Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
445,900 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 445,629 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
445,629 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 445,900 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 5,350,800 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 5,347,545 KWD per year, or 445,629 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 4655196
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 4360902
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 4307394
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 4119792
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 3130218
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 3080473
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 2997079
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 2888506
46.0%
8
Switzerland
KWD 2839623
46.9%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 2826935
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 2818858
47.3%
11
Spain
KWD 2777135
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 2775873
48.1%
13
Denmark
KWD 2744725
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 2704971
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 2678835
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 2629874
50.9%
17
Germany
KWD 2597974
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 2572931
51.9%
19
France
KWD 2222773
58.5%
20
Belgium
KWD 2001792
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1974865
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 1929032
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 2862744
46.5%
1
Canada
KWD 2493716
53.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 4813632
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 4442171
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 4176254
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 3618281
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 3482252
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 3479392
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 3478524
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 3324115
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 3267257
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 3218216
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 3162886
40.9%
11
China
KWD 2951660
44.8%
12
Japan
KWD 2891810
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 2841823
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 2798757
47.7%
15
India
KWD 682696
87.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 4736130
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 3879502
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 3595202
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 3573700
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 3479500
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 3478018
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 3461038
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 3279784
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 3271096
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 3258238
39.1%
10
Chile
KWD 3217966
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 3056631
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 3892760
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 3745715
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 3650619
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 3639652
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 3539860
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 3478698
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 3290832
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 3258213
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 3243214
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 3210831
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 2945991
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 2944036
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%.