Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
217,100 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 216,829 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
216,829 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 217,100 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 2,605,200 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,601,945 KWD per year, or 216,829 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 2266524
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 2123238
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 2097186
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 2005680
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1524042
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1500257
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 1459543
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 1390232
46.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 1386844
46.8%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1376709
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1374673
47.2%
11
United Kingdom
KWD 1355025
48.0%
12
Spain
KWD 1354914
48.0%
13
Denmark
KWD 1338385
48.6%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1318443
49.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 1305776
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 1286492
50.6%
17
Germany
KWD 1267044
51.4%
18
Ireland
KWD 1255043
51.8%
19
France
KWD 1088840
58.2%
20
Belgium
KWD 975490
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 963935
63.0%
22
Portugal
KWD 940616
63.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1399339
46.3%
1
Canada
KWD 1217825
53.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2342592
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2163323
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 2034686
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1762256
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 1697612
34.8%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1694752
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 1693884
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1619555
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1592441
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1570856
39.7%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1543009
40.8%
11
China
KWD 1441580
44.7%
12
Japan
KWD 1412128
45.8%
13
Australia
KWD 1386655
46.8%
14
South Korea
KWD 1367512
47.5%
15
India
KWD 366759
85.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2306051
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1888942
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1752218
32.7%
3
Panama
KWD 1741012
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 1694860
34.9%
5
Argentina
KWD 1693378
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1686007
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 1598104
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 1596346
38.7%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1590670
38.9%
10
Chile
KWD 1570606
39.7%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1490362
42.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1895336
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1823795
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1777228
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1772095
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1723646
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1694058
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1602288
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1586554
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1579413
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1563471
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1435911
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 1433956
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 2601945
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2600782
0.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2576408
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2474940
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2474940
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2396784
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1953985
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 1953958
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1517353
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1310114
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%.