Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
368,208 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 367,937 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.1%
99.9%
Net pay
0.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
367,937 KWD
Net pay
330 KWD
Tax the employer pays
271 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
601 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 330 KWD to pay you 368,208 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.02 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
0.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0.1% tax rate now rises to 0.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 4,418,496 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 4,415,241 KWD per year, or 367,937 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.1% and your marginal tax rate is 0.0%. This marginal tax rate means that your immediate additional income will be taxed at this rate. For instance, an increase of 100 KWD in your salary will be taxed 0 KWD, hence, your net pay will only increase by 100 KWD.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 1,000 KWD of net incomes. A 5,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 5,000 KWD of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 3844092
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 3601074
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 3556889
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 3401918
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 2584820
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 2543890
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 2474989
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 2379747
46.1%
8
Switzerland
KWD 2346313
46.9%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 2334492
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 2328466
47.3%
11
Spain
KWD 2294202
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 2293405
48.1%
13
Denmark
KWD 2267184
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 2234158
49.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 2212595
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 2173711
50.8%
17
Germany
KWD 2146040
51.4%
18
Ireland
KWD 2125425
51.9%
19
France
KWD 1837732
58.4%
20
Belgium
KWD 1653298
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1631590
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 1593402
63.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 2365826
46.5%
1
Canada
KWD 2060471
53.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 3974559
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 3668359
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 3449056
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 2988044
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 2876254
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 2873394
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 2872526
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 2745309
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 2698552
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 2658834
39.8%
10
Malaysia
KWD 2612836
40.9%
11
China
KWD 2438893
44.8%
12
Japan
KWD 2389365
45.9%
13
Australia
KWD 2347702
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 2312760
47.7%
15
India
KWD 575416
87.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 3910965
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 3203582
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 2969393
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 2951387
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 2873502
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 2872020
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 2858303
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 2708747
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 2702413
38.8%
9
Uruguay
KWD 2691993
39.1%
10
Chile
KWD 2658584
39.8%
11
Ecuador
KWD 2524784
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 3214509
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 3093103
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 3014485
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 3005499
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 2923141
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 2872701
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 2717465
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 2690579
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 2678249
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 2651448
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 2433224
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 2431268
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 4415241
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 4414078
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 4371571
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 4197571
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 4197571
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 4065016
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 3313957
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 3313930
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 2573435
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2216762
49.8%
10
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NOTE* Deductions are calculated based on the tables of Kuwait, income tax. For simplification purposes some variables (such as marital status and others) have been assumed. This document does not represent legal authority and shall be used for approximation purposes only.

NOTE** Since January 1st, 2015, employee contributions to Kuwait's social security have increased by 2.5%, for a total of 10.5%. After a certain salary cap, the contribution goes back to 8%.