Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
351,715 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 351,444 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
351,444 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 351,715 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.02 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
0.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0.1% tax rate now rises to 0.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 4,220,580 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 4,217,325 KWD per year, or 351,444 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.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 3671905
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 3439773
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 3397567
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 3249522
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 2469039
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 2429980
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 2364156
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 2271745
46.2%
8
Switzerland
KWD 2241590
46.9%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 2229953
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 2224363
47.3%
11
Spain
KWD 2191681
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 2190984
48.1%
13
Denmark
KWD 2165809
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 2134210
49.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 2113618
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 2076874
50.8%
17
Germany
KWD 2050100
51.4%
18
Ireland
KWD 2030426
51.9%
19
France
KWD 1755992
58.4%
20
Belgium
KWD 1579317
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1558718
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 1522153
63.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 2260337
46.4%
1
Canada
KWD 1968498
53.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 3796434
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 3504089
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 3294682
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 2854253
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 2747609
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 2744749
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 2743881
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 2622437
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 2577823
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 2540084
39.8%
10
Malaysia
KWD 2496067
40.9%
11
China
KWD 2330039
44.8%
12
Japan
KWD 2282702
45.9%
13
Australia
KWD 2242806
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 2209588
47.7%
15
India
KWD 552641
86.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 3735793
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 3060093
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 2836542
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 2819278
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 2744857
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 2743375
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 2730350
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 2587524
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 2581689
38.8%
9
Uruguay
KWD 2571787
39.1%
10
Chile
KWD 2539834
39.8%
11
Ecuador
KWD 2411880
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 3070525
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 2954561
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 2879442
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 2870877
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 2792220
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 2744055
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 2595746
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 2570078
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 2558314
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 2532699
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 2324370
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 2322415
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 4217325
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 4216162
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 4175634
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 4009551
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 4009551
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 3882934
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 3165520
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 3165493
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 2458167
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2117804
49.8%
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%.