Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
197,280 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 197,009 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
197,009 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 197,280 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.03 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
0.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0.1% tax rate now rises to 0.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 2,367,360 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,364,105 KWD per year, or 197,009 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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1272571
46.3%
1
Canada
KWD 1107299
53.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2128536
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1965916
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1849170
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1601476
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 1543016
34.8%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1540156
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 1539288
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1471896
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1447359
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1428152
39.7%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1402686
40.8%
11
China
KWD 1310768
44.6%
12
Japan
KWD 1283949
45.8%
13
Australia
KWD 1260600
46.8%
14
South Korea
KWD 1243529
47.5%
15
India
KWD 339391
85.7%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1722308
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1657307
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1614943
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1610316
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1566315
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1539462
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1456016
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1441745
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1435285
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1420767
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1305099
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 1303144
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 2364105
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2362942
0.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2340947
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2248992
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2248992
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2177971
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1775605
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 1775578
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1378833
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1191194
49.7%
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%.