Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
48,334 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 48,063 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
48,063 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 48,334 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 580,008 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 576,753 KWD per year, or 48,063 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 504607
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 472707
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 466906
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 446282
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 339305
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 334667
42.3%
6
Greece
KWD 325436
43.9%
7
Switzerland
KWD 315254
45.7%
8
Norway
KWD 309422
46.7%
9
United Kingdom
KWD 306988
47.1%
10
Luxembourg
KWD 307002
47.1%
11
Spain
KWD 305865
47.3%
12
Denmark
KWD 301049
48.1%
13
Netherlands
KWD 295721
49.0%
14
Austria
KWD 295594
49.0%
15
Sweden
KWD 292989
49.5%
16
Germany
KWD 285333
50.8%
17
Italy
KWD 285084
50.9%
18
Ireland
KWD 282951
51.2%
19
France
KWD 252436
56.5%
20
Belgium
KWD 218475
62.3%
21
Finland
KWD 218259
62.4%
22
Portugal
KWD 211547
63.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 319912
44.8%
1
Canada
KWD 276710
52.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 519920
10.4%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 482414
16.8%
2
Singapore
KWD 455036
21.6%
3
Indonesia
KWD 393226
32.2%
4
Thailand
KWD 381237
34.3%
5
Pakistan
KWD 378377
34.8%
6
Vietnam
KWD 377509
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 362248
37.5%
8
New Zealand
KWD 357074
38.4%
9
Taiwan
KWD 355741
38.7%
10
Malaysia
KWD 348166
40.0%
11
China
KWD 327725
43.5%
12
Japan
KWD 320695
44.7%
13
Australia
KWD 313303
46.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 311806
46.2%
15
India
KWD 133720
77.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 513592
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 420678
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 392808
32.3%
3
Panama
KWD 389196
32.9%
4
Mexico
KWD 378485
34.7%
5
Argentina
KWD 377003
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 376721
35.1%
7
Colombia
KWD 361028
37.8%
8
Uruguay
KWD 360649
37.8%
9
Peru
KWD 357673
38.3%
10
Chile
KWD 355491
38.7%
11
Ecuador
KWD 335061
42.2%
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%.