Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
392,995 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 392,724 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
392,724 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 392,995 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 4,715,940 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 4,712,685 KWD per year, or 392,724 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 4102868
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 3843491
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 3796332
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 3630950
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 2758825
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 2715082
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 2641557
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 2542062
46.1%
8
Switzerland
KWD 2503700
46.9%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 2491602
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 2484922
47.3%
11
Spain
KWD 2448278
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 2447332
48.1%
13
Denmark
KWD 2419540
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 2384367
49.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 2361345
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 2319246
50.8%
17
Germany
KWD 2290226
51.4%
18
Ireland
KWD 2268199
51.9%
19
France
KWD 1960576
58.4%
20
Belgium
KWD 1764482
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1741109
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 1700482
63.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 2524364
46.5%
1
Canada
KWD 2198694
53.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 4242258
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 3915238
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 3681063
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 3189116
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 3069593
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 3066733
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 3065865
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 2929973
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 2879992
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 2837300
39.8%
10
Malaysia
KWD 2788325
40.9%
11
China
KWD 2602487
44.8%
12
Japan
KWD 2549666
45.9%
13
Australia
KWD 2505347
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 2467813
47.7%
15
India
KWD 609643
87.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 4174227
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 3419229
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 3169052
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 3149931
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 3066841
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 3065359
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 3050601
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 2890932
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 2883847
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 2872649
39.1%
10
Chile
KWD 2837050
39.8%
11
Ecuador
KWD 2694465
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 3430899
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 3301313
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 3217438
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 3207821
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 3119900
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 3066039
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 2900393
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 2871678
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 2858496
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 2829915
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 2596818
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 2594863
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 4712685
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 4711522
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 4666041
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 4480143
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 4480143
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 4338665
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 3537040
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 3537013
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 2746669
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2365484
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%.