Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
216,443 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 216,172 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
216,172 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 216,443 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 2,597,316 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,594,061 KWD per year, or 216,172 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 2259665
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 2116813
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 2090839
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1999609
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1519430
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1495719
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 1455128
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 1385929
46.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 1382672
46.8%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1372545
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1370526
47.2%
11
United Kingdom
KWD 1350945
48.0%
12
Spain
KWD 1350830
48.0%
13
Denmark
KWD 1334347
48.6%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1314462
49.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 1301833
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 1282634
50.6%
17
Germany
KWD 1263223
51.4%
18
Ireland
KWD 1251259
51.8%
19
France
KWD 1085584
58.2%
20
Belgium
KWD 972543
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 961032
63.0%
22
Portugal
KWD 937777
63.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1395137
46.3%
1
Canada
KWD 1214161
53.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2335497
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2156780
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 2028536
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1756926
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 1692487
34.8%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1689627
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 1688759
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1614660
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1587632
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1566126
39.7%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1538358
40.8%
11
China
KWD 1437244
44.7%
12
Japan
KWD 1407879
45.8%
13
Australia
KWD 1382477
46.8%
14
South Korea
KWD 1363402
47.5%
15
India
KWD 365852
85.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2299073
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1883226
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1746926
32.7%
3
Panama
KWD 1735750
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 1689735
34.9%
5
Argentina
KWD 1688253
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1680910
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 1593275
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 1591537
38.7%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1585882
38.9%
10
Chile
KWD 1565876
39.7%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1485864
42.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1889601
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1818277
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1771848
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1766732
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1718430
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1688934
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1597439
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1581754
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1574635
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1558740
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1431575
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 1429619
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 2594061
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2592898
0.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2568603
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2467450
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2467450
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2389531
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1948072
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 1948045
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1512762
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1306172
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%.