Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
387,720 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 387,449 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
387,449 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 387,720 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 4,652,640 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 4,649,385 KWD per year, or 387,449 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 4047797
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 3791902
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 3745375
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 3582209
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 2721794
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 2678650
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 2606109
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 2507520
46.1%
8
Switzerland
KWD 2470206
46.9%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 2458167
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 2451626
47.3%
11
Spain
KWD 2415488
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 2414575
48.1%
13
Denmark
KWD 2387117
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 2352400
49.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 2329689
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 2288274
50.8%
17
Germany
KWD 2259541
51.4%
18
Ireland
KWD 2237815
51.9%
19
France
KWD 1934433
58.4%
20
Belgium
KWD 1740821
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1717802
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 1677694
63.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 2490625
46.5%
1
Canada
KWD 2169278
53.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 4185288
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 3862699
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 3631689
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 3146325
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 3028448
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 3025588
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 3024720
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 2890674
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 2841379
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 2799320
39.8%
10
Malaysia
KWD 2750978
40.9%
11
China
KWD 2567672
44.8%
12
Japan
KWD 2515552
45.9%
13
Australia
KWD 2471798
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 2434816
47.7%
15
India
KWD 602359
87.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 4118202
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 3373336
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 3126562
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 3107678
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 3025696
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 3024214
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 3009677
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 2852161
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 2845235
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 2834203
39.1%
10
Chile
KWD 2799070
39.8%
11
Ecuador
KWD 2658355
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 3384849
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 3257003
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 3174247
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 3164764
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 3078027
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 3024894
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 2861463
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 2833138
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 2820137
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 2791935
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 2562003
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 2560048
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 4649385
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 4648222
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 4603374
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 4420008
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 4420008
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 4280429
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 3489565
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 3489538
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 2709803
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2333834
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%.