Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
214,934 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 214,663 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
214,663 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 214,934 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 2,579,208 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,575,953 KWD per year, or 214,663 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 2243911
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 2102055
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 2076262
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1985666
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1508837
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1485297
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 1444988
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 1376048
46.7%
8
Switzerland
KWD 1373091
46.8%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1362980
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1361001
47.2%
11
United Kingdom
KWD 1341574
48.0%
12
Spain
KWD 1341450
48.0%
13
Denmark
KWD 1325072
48.6%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1305317
49.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 1292778
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 1273774
50.6%
17
Germany
KWD 1254445
51.4%
18
Ireland
KWD 1242567
51.8%
19
France
KWD 1078106
58.2%
20
Belgium
KWD 965774
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 954365
63.0%
22
Portugal
KWD 931259
63.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1385486
46.3%
1
Canada
KWD 1205746
53.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2319200
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2141750
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 2014412
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1744685
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 1680717
34.8%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1677857
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 1676989
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1603418
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1576586
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1555261
39.7%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1527674
40.8%
11
China
KWD 1427285
44.7%
12
Japan
KWD 1398120
45.8%
13
Australia
KWD 1372879
46.8%
14
South Korea
KWD 1353963
47.5%
15
India
KWD 363768
85.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2283046
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1870098
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1734771
32.7%
3
Panama
KWD 1723662
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 1677965
34.9%
5
Argentina
KWD 1676483
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1669203
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 1582183
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 1580492
38.7%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1574884
38.9%
10
Chile
KWD 1555011
39.7%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1475534
42.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1876427
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1805601
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1759493
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1754415
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1706452
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1677163
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1586302
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1570729
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1563662
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1547876
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1421616
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 1419660
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 2575953
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2574790
0.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2550676
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2450248
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2450248
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2372871
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1934491
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 1934464
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1502215
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1297118
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%.