Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
214,933 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 214,662 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
214,662 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 214,933 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 2,579,196 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,575,941 KWD per year, or 214,662 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 2243901
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 2102045
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 2076253
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1985657
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1508830
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1485290
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 1444981
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 1376041
46.7%
8
Switzerland
KWD 1373084
46.8%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1362974
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1360995
47.2%
11
United Kingdom
KWD 1341567
48.0%
12
Spain
KWD 1341444
48.0%
13
Denmark
KWD 1325065
48.6%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1305311
49.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 1292772
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 1273768
50.6%
17
Germany
KWD 1254439
51.4%
18
Ireland
KWD 1242561
51.8%
19
France
KWD 1078101
58.2%
20
Belgium
KWD 965769
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 954360
63.0%
22
Portugal
KWD 931254
63.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1385479
46.3%
1
Canada
KWD 1205740
53.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2319189
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2141740
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 2014402
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1744677
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 1680709
34.8%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1677849
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 1676981
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1603411
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1576579
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1555254
39.7%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1527667
40.8%
11
China
KWD 1427278
44.7%
12
Japan
KWD 1398114
45.8%
13
Australia
KWD 1372873
46.8%
14
South Korea
KWD 1353957
47.5%
15
India
KWD 363767
85.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2283036
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1870089
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1734763
32.7%
3
Panama
KWD 1723654
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 1677957
34.9%
5
Argentina
KWD 1676475
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1669196
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 1582176
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 1580484
38.7%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1574876
38.9%
10
Chile
KWD 1555004
39.7%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1475528
42.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1876418
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1805593
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1759484
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1754407
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1706444
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1677156
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1586295
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1570721
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1563655
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1547868
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1421609
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 1419653
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 2575941
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2574778
0.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2550664
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2450236
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2450236
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2372860
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1934482
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 1934455
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1502208
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1297112
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%.