Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
224,554 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 224,283 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
224,283 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 224,554 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 2,694,648 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,691,393 KWD per year, or 224,283 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 2344344
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 2196138
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 2169192
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 2074555
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1576369
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1551738
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 1509634
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 1439043
46.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 1434174
46.8%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1423955
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1421722
47.2%
11
United Kingdom
KWD 1401314
48.0%
12
Spain
KWD 1401248
48.0%
13
Denmark
KWD 1384202
48.6%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1363614
49.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 1350509
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 1330257
50.6%
17
Germany
KWD 1310404
51.4%
18
Ireland
KWD 1297978
51.8%
19
France
KWD 1125782
58.2%
20
Belgium
KWD 1008925
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 996870
63.0%
22
Portugal
KWD 972817
63.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1447015
46.3%
1
Canada
KWD 1259391
53.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2423096
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2237565
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 2104455
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1822723
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 1755753
34.8%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1752893
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 1752025
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1675087
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1647004
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1624525
39.7%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1595783
40.8%
11
China
KWD 1490777
44.7%
12
Japan
KWD 1460334
45.8%
13
Australia
KWD 1434062
46.8%
14
South Korea
KWD 1414140
47.5%
15
India
KWD 377052
86.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2385220
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1953792
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1812260
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 1800719
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 1753001
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1751519
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1743835
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 1652890
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 1650907
38.7%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1644997
39.0%
10
Chile
KWD 1624275
39.7%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1541389
42.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1960410
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1886409
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1838260
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1832938
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1782816
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1752199
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1657298
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1641014
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1633617
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1617140
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1485108
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 1483152
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 2691393
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2690230
0.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2664962
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2559916
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2559916
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2479076
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 2021071
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 2021044
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1569449
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1354838
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%.