Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
235,040 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 234,769 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
234,769 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 235,040 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 2,820,480 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,817,225 KWD per year, or 234,769 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 2453818
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 2298691
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 2270486
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 2171445
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1649981
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1624160
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 1580100
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 1507710
46.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 1500755
46.8%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1490420
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1487910
47.3%
11
United Kingdom
KWD 1466432
48.0%
12
Spain
KWD 1466429
48.0%
13
Denmark
KWD 1448655
48.6%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1427160
49.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 1413436
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 1391825
50.7%
17
Germany
KWD 1371401
51.4%
18
Ireland
KWD 1358378
51.8%
19
France
KWD 1177751
58.2%
20
Belgium
KWD 1055961
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1043201
63.0%
22
Portugal
KWD 1018117
63.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1514084
46.3%
1
Canada
KWD 1317866
53.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2536344
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2342006
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 2202604
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1907785
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 1837544
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1834684
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 1833816
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1753208
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1723762
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1700024
39.7%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1670022
40.8%
11
China
KWD 1559984
44.7%
12
Japan
KWD 1528149
45.8%
13
Australia
KWD 1500753
46.8%
14
South Korea
KWD 1479735
47.5%
15
India
KWD 391532
86.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2496592
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 2045020
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1896725
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 1884711
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 1834792
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1833310
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1825186
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 1729963
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 1727662
38.8%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1721423
39.0%
10
Chile
KWD 1699774
39.7%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1613172
42.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 2051952
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1974491
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1924119
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1918529
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1866053
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1833990
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1734685
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1717627
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1709870
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1692639
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1554315
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 1552360
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 2817225
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2816062
0.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2789535
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2679456
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2679456
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2594842
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 2115445
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 2115418
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1642735
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1417754
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%.