Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
375,592 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 375,321 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
375,321 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 375,592 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 4,507,104 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 4,503,849 KWD per year, or 375,321 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 3921180
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 3673290
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 3628219
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 3470146
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 2636656
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 2594888
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 2524609
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 2428101
46.1%
8
Switzerland
KWD 2393198
46.9%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 2381295
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 2375074
47.3%
11
Spain
KWD 2340100
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 2339260
48.1%
13
Denmark
KWD 2312571
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 2278905
49.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 2256907
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 2217066
50.8%
17
Germany
KWD 2188992
51.4%
18
Ireland
KWD 2167957
51.9%
19
France
KWD 1874327
58.4%
20
Belgium
KWD 1686419
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1664216
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 1625301
63.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 2413054
46.5%
1
Canada
KWD 2101647
53.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 4054306
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 3741904
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 3518171
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 3047943
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 2933850
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 2930990
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 2930121
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 2800320
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 2752602
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 2711998
39.8%
10
Malaysia
KWD 2665113
40.9%
11
China
KWD 2487627
44.8%
12
Japan
KWD 2437118
45.9%
13
Australia
KWD 2394664
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 2358950
47.7%
15
India
KWD 585612
87.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 3989390
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 3267823
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 3028871
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 3010533
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 2931098
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 2929615
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 2915588
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 2763020
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 2756462
38.8%
9
Uruguay
KWD 2745810
39.1%
10
Chile
KWD 2711749
39.8%
11
Ecuador
KWD 2575332
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 3278971
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 3155128
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 3074944
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 3065770
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 2981755
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 2930296
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 2771959
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 2744528
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 2731944
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 2704613
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 2481958
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 2480003
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 4503849
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 4502686
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 4459293
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 4281749
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 4281749
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 4146536
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 3380413
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 3380386
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 2625041
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2261066
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%.