Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
198,370 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 198,099 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
198,099 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 198,370 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 2,380,440 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,377,185 KWD per year, or 198,099 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 2070983
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1940059
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1916254
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1832615
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1392557
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1370897
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 1333677
44.0%
7
Switzerland
KWD 1267917
46.7%
8
Italy
KWD 1267580
46.8%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1257991
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1256449
47.2%
11
United Kingdom
KWD 1238711
48.0%
12
Spain
KWD 1238489
48.0%
13
Denmark
KWD 1223259
48.6%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1204939
49.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 1193375
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 1176520
50.6%
17
Germany
KWD 1158092
51.4%
18
Ireland
KWD 1147159
51.8%
19
France
KWD 996014
58.2%
20
Belgium
KWD 891474
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 881178
63.0%
22
Portugal
KWD 859702
63.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1279542
46.3%
1
Canada
KWD 1113378
53.2%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2107120
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1725991
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1601348
32.7%
3
Panama
KWD 1590985
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 1548766
34.9%
5
Argentina
KWD 1547284
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1540700
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 1460438
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 1459248
38.7%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1454160
38.9%
10
Chile
KWD 1435750
39.7%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1362144
42.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1731823
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1666463
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1623868
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1619213
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1574967
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1547964
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1464060
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1449709
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1443211
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1428615
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1312293
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 1310338
45.0%
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%.