Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
413,928 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 413,657 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
413,657 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 413,928 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 4,967,136 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 4,963,881 KWD per year, or 413,657 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 2658251
46.5%
1
Canada
KWD 2315426
53.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 4468335
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 4123730
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 3876996
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 3358925
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 3232870
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 3230010
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 3229142
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 3085923
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 3033222
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 2988018
39.8%
10
Malaysia
KWD 2936528
40.9%
11
China
KWD 2740645
44.8%
12
Japan
KWD 2685042
45.9%
13
Australia
KWD 2638481
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 2598758
47.7%
15
India
KWD 638548
87.1%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 3613645
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 3477151
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 3388836
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 3378684
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 3286066
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 3229317
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 3054878
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 3024619
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 3010718
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 2980632
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 2734976
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 2733020
45.0%
12
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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%.