Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
376,480 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 376,209 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
376,209 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 376,480 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 4,517,760 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 4,514,505 KWD per year, or 376,209 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 3930451
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 3681974
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 3636797
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 3478351
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 2642890
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 2601021
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 2530577
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 2433916
46.1%
8
Switzerland
KWD 2398837
46.9%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 2386923
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 2380679
47.3%
11
Spain
KWD 2345620
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 2344774
48.1%
13
Denmark
KWD 2318029
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 2284286
49.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 2262236
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 2222280
50.8%
17
Germany
KWD 2194158
51.4%
18
Ireland
KWD 2173072
51.9%
19
France
KWD 1878728
58.4%
20
Belgium
KWD 1690403
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1668139
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 1629137
63.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 2418734
46.5%
1
Canada
KWD 2106599
53.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 4063896
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 3750748
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 3526482
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 3055146
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 2940776
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 2937916
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 2937048
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 2806936
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 2759103
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 2718392
39.8%
10
Malaysia
KWD 2671400
40.9%
11
China
KWD 2493488
44.8%
12
Japan
KWD 2442861
45.9%
13
Australia
KWD 2400312
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 2364505
47.7%
15
India
KWD 586838
87.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 3998822
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 3275548
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 3036024
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 3017646
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 2938024
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 2936542
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 2922477
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 2769547
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 2762962
38.8%
9
Uruguay
KWD 2752282
39.1%
10
Chile
KWD 2718142
39.8%
11
Ecuador
KWD 2581410
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 3286724
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 3162587
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 3082215
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 3073018
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 2988804
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 2937222
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 2778512
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 2751016
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 2738401
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 2711007
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 2487819
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 2485864
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 4514505
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 4513342
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 4469843
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 4291872
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 4291872
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 4156339
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 3388405
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 3388378
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 2631247
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2266394
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%.