Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
230,707 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 230,436 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
230,436 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 230,707 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 2,768,484 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,765,229 KWD per year, or 230,436 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 2408581
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 2256314
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 2228630
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 2131408
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1619563
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1594234
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 1550982
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 1479336
46.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 1473242
46.8%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1462955
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1460560
47.2%
11
United Kingdom
KWD 1439524
48.0%
12
Spain
KWD 1439495
48.0%
13
Denmark
KWD 1422022
48.6%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1400902
49.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 1387434
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 1366384
50.7%
17
Germany
KWD 1346196
51.4%
18
Ireland
KWD 1333420
51.8%
19
France
KWD 1156277
58.2%
20
Belgium
KWD 1036525
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1024056
63.0%
22
Portugal
KWD 999398
63.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1486370
46.3%
1
Canada
KWD 1293703
53.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2489548
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2298849
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 2162047
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1872636
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 1803747
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1800887
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 1800018
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1720927
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1692044
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1668826
39.7%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1639345
40.8%
11
China
KWD 1531386
44.7%
12
Japan
KWD 1500127
45.8%
13
Australia
KWD 1473196
46.8%
14
South Korea
KWD 1452630
47.5%
15
India
KWD 385549
86.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2450571
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 2007323
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1861822
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 1850004
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 1800995
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1799512
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1791570
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 1698115
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 1695945
38.7%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1689842
39.0%
10
Chile
KWD 1668577
39.7%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1583510
42.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 2014125
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1938094
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1888640
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1883161
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1831658
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1800193
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1702707
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1685969
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1678361
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1661441
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1525717
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 1523762
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 2765229
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2764066
0.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2738059
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2630060
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2630060
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2547005
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 2076448
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 2076421
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1612452
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1391756
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%.