Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,080 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 3,809 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
6.6%
93.4%
Net pay
6.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
3,809 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 4,080 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 1.47 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
13.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 6.6% tax rate now rises to 13.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 48,960 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 45,705 KWD per year, or 3,809 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 6.7% 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.
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 41976
14.3%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 41644
14.9%
2
Singapore
KWD 40208
17.9%
3
Taiwan
KWD 36925
24.6%
4
Thailand
KWD 35962
26.6%
5
China
KWD 35321
27.9%
6
Indonesia
KWD 34238
30.1%
7
Pakistan
KWD 33196
32.2%
8
New Zealand
KWD 33135
32.3%
9
South Korea
KWD 32993
32.6%
10
Japan
KWD 32750
33.1%
11
Malaysia
KWD 32618
33.4%
12
Philippines
KWD 32547
33.5%
13
Vietnam
KWD 32328
34.0%
14
Australia
KWD 31848
35.0%
15
India
KWD 26335
46.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 43572
11.0%
1
Costa Rica
KWD 36342
25.8%
2
Colombia
KWD 35861
26.8%
3
Chile
KWD 35789
26.9%
4
Brazil
KWD 35668
27.2%
5
Uruguay
KWD 35592
27.3%
6
Panama
KWD 34722
29.1%
7
Puerto Rico
KWD 33286
32.0%
8
Mexico
KWD 33208
32.2%
9
Peru
KWD 32407
33.8%
10
Ecuador
KWD 32116
34.4%
11
Argentina
KWD 31822
35.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 46512
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 46512
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 45731
6.6%
3
Kuwait
KWD 45705
6.7%
4
Oman
KWD 45043
8.0%
5
Saudi Arabia
KWD 44542
9.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 36805
24.8%
7
Lebanon
KWD 36778
24.9%
8
Israel
KWD 31379
35.9%
9
Turkey
KWD 28574
41.6%
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%.