Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
224,261 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 223,990 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
223,990 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 224,261 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 2,691,132 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,687,877 KWD per year, or 223,990 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 2341285
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 2193273
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 2166361
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 2071847
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1574312
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1549714
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 1507665
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 1437125
46.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 1432313
46.8%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1422098
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1419873
47.2%
11
United Kingdom
KWD 1399494
48.0%
12
Spain
KWD 1399427
48.0%
13
Denmark
KWD 1382401
48.6%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1361839
49.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 1348750
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 1328537
50.6%
17
Germany
KWD 1308700
51.4%
18
Ireland
KWD 1296291
51.8%
19
France
KWD 1124330
58.2%
20
Belgium
KWD 1007611
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 995575
63.0%
22
Portugal
KWD 971551
63.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1445141
46.3%
1
Canada
KWD 1257758
53.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2419931
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2234647
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 2101713
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1820346
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 1753468
34.8%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1750608
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 1749739
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1672904
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1644860
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1622415
39.7%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1593708
40.8%
11
China
KWD 1488843
44.7%
12
Japan
KWD 1458439
45.8%
13
Australia
KWD 1432199
46.8%
14
South Korea
KWD 1412307
47.5%
15
India
KWD 376648
86.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2382108
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1951243
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1809900
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 1798372
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 1750716
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1749234
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1741562
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 1650737
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 1648763
38.7%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1642862
39.0%
10
Chile
KWD 1622166
39.7%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1539383
42.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1957852
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1883948
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1835861
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1830546
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1780490
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1749914
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1655136
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1638874
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1631487
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1615030
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1483174
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 1481218
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 2687877
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2686714
0.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2661481
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2556575
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2556575
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2475841
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 2018434
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 2018407
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1567401
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1353080
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%.