Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
242,280 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 242,009 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
242,009 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 242,280 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 2,907,360 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,904,105 KWD per year, or 242,009 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 2529403
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 2369498
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 2340425
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 2238343
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1700806
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1674163
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 1628753
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 1555120
46.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 1546726
46.8%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1536310
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1533609
47.3%
11
United Kingdom
KWD 1511392
48.0%
12
Spain
KWD 1511433
48.0%
13
Denmark
KWD 1493156
48.6%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1471034
49.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 1456885
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 1434334
50.7%
17
Germany
KWD 1413516
51.4%
18
Ireland
KWD 1400080
51.8%
19
France
KWD 1213632
58.3%
20
Belgium
KWD 1088437
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1075190
63.0%
22
Portugal
KWD 1049393
63.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1560391
46.3%
1
Canada
KWD 1358240
53.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2614536
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2414116
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 2270370
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1966516
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 1894016
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1891156
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 1890288
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1807146
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1776759
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1752152
39.7%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1721281
40.8%
11
China
KWD 1607768
44.7%
12
Japan
KWD 1574971
45.8%
13
Australia
KWD 1546800
46.8%
14
South Korea
KWD 1525024
47.6%
15
India
KWD 401529
86.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2573487
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 2108008
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1955043
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 1942704
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 1891264
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1889782
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1881354
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 1783177
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 1780656
38.8%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1774190
39.0%
10
Chile
KWD 1751902
39.7%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1662734
42.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 2115158
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 2035307
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1983399
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1977624
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1923525
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1890462
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1788116
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1770524
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1762518
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1744767
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1602099
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 1600144
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 2904105
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2902942
0.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2875547
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2761992
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2761992
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2674771
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 2180605
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 2180578
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1693334
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1461194
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%.