Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
405,475 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 405,204 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
405,204 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 405,475 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.01 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
0.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0.1% tax rate now rises to 0.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 4,865,700 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 4,862,445 KWD per year, or 405,204 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 4233159
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 3965546
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 3916888
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 3746265
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 2846434
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 2801276
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 2725423
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 2623787
46.1%
8
Switzerland
KWD 2582942
46.9%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 2570705
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 2563696
47.3%
11
Spain
KWD 2525853
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 2524833
48.1%
13
Denmark
KWD 2496249
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 2459996
49.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 2436239
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 2392522
50.8%
17
Germany
KWD 2362822
51.4%
18
Ireland
KWD 2340083
51.9%
19
France
KWD 2022427
58.4%
20
Belgium
KWD 1820462
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1796251
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 1754396
63.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 2604186
46.5%
1
Canada
KWD 2268288
53.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 4377042
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 4039538
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 3797876
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 3290354
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 3166937
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 3164077
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 3163209
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 3022949
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 2971346
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 2927156
39.8%
10
Malaysia
KWD 2876682
40.9%
11
China
KWD 2684855
44.8%
12
Japan
KWD 2630376
45.9%
13
Australia
KWD 2584720
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 2545881
47.7%
15
India
KWD 626876
87.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 4306777
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 3527805
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 3269579
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 3249896
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 3164185
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 3162703
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 3147421
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 2982660
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 2975197
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 2963607
39.1%
10
Chile
KWD 2926906
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 2779898
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 3539850
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 3406145
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 3319623
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 3309687
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 3218966
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 3163383
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 2992495
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 2962859
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 2949249
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 2919771
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 2679186
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 2677231
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 4862445
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 4861282
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 4814303
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 4622415
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 4622415
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 4476444
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 3649360
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 3649333
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 2833891
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2440364
49.9%
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%.