Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
203,992 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 203,721 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
203,721 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 203,992 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 2,447,904 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,444,649 KWD per year, or 203,721 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 2129676
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1995042
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1970563
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1884562
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1432024
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1409726
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 1371457
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 1304395
46.7%
8
Switzerland
KWD 1303614
46.8%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1293625
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1291935
47.2%
11
United Kingdom
KWD 1273624
48.0%
12
Spain
KWD 1273435
48.0%
13
Denmark
KWD 1257816
48.6%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1239009
49.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 1227113
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 1209529
50.6%
17
Germany
KWD 1190795
51.4%
18
Ireland
KWD 1179541
51.8%
19
France
KWD 1023877
58.2%
20
Belgium
KWD 916692
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 906018
63.0%
22
Portugal
KWD 883989
63.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1315501
46.3%
1
Canada
KWD 1144729
53.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2201026
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2032768
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1911995
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1655924
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 1595370
34.8%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1592510
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 1591641
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1521900
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1496490
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1476478
39.7%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1450206
40.8%
11
China
KWD 1355067
44.6%
12
Japan
KWD 1327357
45.8%
13
Australia
KWD 1303288
46.8%
14
South Korea
KWD 1285516
47.5%
15
India
KWD 348659
85.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2166832
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1774903
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1646633
32.7%
3
Panama
KWD 1636017
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 1592618
34.9%
5
Argentina
KWD 1591135
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1584315
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 1501760
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 1500399
38.7%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1495135
38.9%
10
Chile
KWD 1476229
39.7%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1400630
42.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1780903
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1713688
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1669901
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1665102
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1619594
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1591816
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1505551
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1490784
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1484093
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1469093
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1349398
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 1347443
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 2444649
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2443486
0.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2420685
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2325509
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2325509
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2252072
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1836013
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 1835986
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1425743
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1231466
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%.