Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
241,272 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 241,001 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
241,001 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 241,272 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.02 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
0.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0.1% tax rate now rises to 0.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 2,895,264 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,892,009 KWD per year, or 241,001 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 2518880
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 2359640
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 2330688
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 2229029
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1693729
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1667201
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 1621979
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 1548520
46.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 1540326
46.8%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1529921
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1527246
47.3%
11
United Kingdom
KWD 1505133
48.0%
12
Spain
KWD 1505167
48.0%
13
Denmark
KWD 1486961
48.6%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1464925
49.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 1450835
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 1428416
50.7%
17
Germany
KWD 1407653
51.4%
18
Ireland
KWD 1394274
51.8%
19
France
KWD 1208637
58.3%
20
Belgium
KWD 1083915
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1070736
63.0%
22
Portugal
KWD 1045039
63.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1553943
46.3%
1
Canada
KWD 1352619
53.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2603650
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2404077
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 2260935
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1958339
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 1886154
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1883294
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 1882425
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1799636
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1769380
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1744894
39.7%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1714144
40.8%
11
China
KWD 1601115
44.7%
12
Japan
KWD 1568452
45.8%
13
Australia
KWD 1540389
46.8%
14
South Korea
KWD 1518719
47.5%
15
India
KWD 400137
86.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2562781
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 2099239
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1946923
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 1934630
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 1883402
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1881919
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1873534
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 1775768
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 1773278
38.8%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1766843
39.0%
10
Chile
KWD 1744645
39.7%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1655833
42.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 2106358
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 2026840
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1975146
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1969397
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1915523
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1882600
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1780677
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1763159
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1755188
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1737509
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1595446
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 1593491
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 2892009
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2890846
0.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2863572
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2750501
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2750501
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2663643
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 2171533
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 2171506
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1686289
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1455146
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%.