Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
48,325 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 48,054 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.6%
99.4%
Net pay
0.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
48,054 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 48,325 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.12 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
1.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0.6% tax rate now rises to 1.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 579,900 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 576,645 KWD per year, or 48,054 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.6% 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 504513
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 472619
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 466820
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 446199
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 339242
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 334605
42.3%
6
Greece
KWD 325375
43.9%
7
Switzerland
KWD 315197
45.7%
8
Norway
KWD 309365
46.7%
9
United Kingdom
KWD 306932
47.1%
10
Luxembourg
KWD 306945
47.1%
11
Spain
KWD 305809
47.3%
12
Denmark
KWD 300994
48.1%
13
Netherlands
KWD 295667
49.0%
14
Austria
KWD 295541
49.0%
15
Sweden
KWD 292935
49.5%
16
Germany
KWD 285280
50.8%
17
Italy
KWD 285025
50.9%
18
Ireland
KWD 282899
51.2%
19
France
KWD 252391
56.5%
20
Belgium
KWD 218434
62.3%
21
Finland
KWD 218219
62.4%
22
Portugal
KWD 211508
63.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 319854
44.8%
1
Canada
KWD 276660
52.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 519822
10.4%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 482324
16.8%
2
Singapore
KWD 454952
21.6%
3
Indonesia
KWD 393153
32.2%
4
Thailand
KWD 381167
34.3%
5
Pakistan
KWD 378307
34.8%
6
Vietnam
KWD 377439
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 362181
37.5%
8
New Zealand
KWD 357008
38.4%
9
Taiwan
KWD 355676
38.7%
10
Malaysia
KWD 348102
40.0%
11
China
KWD 327665
43.5%
12
Japan
KWD 320637
44.7%
13
Australia
KWD 313246
46.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 311750
46.2%
15
India
KWD 133708
76.9%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 421930
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 406085
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 395315
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 394486
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 383910
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 377613
34.9%
6
Zambia
KWD 356728
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 353450
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 352105
39.3%
9
Senegal
KWD 348291
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 321996
44.5%
11
Uganda
KWD 320041
44.8%
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%.