Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
242,448 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 242,177 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
242,177 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 242,448 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 2,909,376 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,906,121 KWD per year, or 242,177 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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1561465
46.3%
1
Canada
KWD 1359176
53.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2616351
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2415790
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 2271943
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1967879
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 1895326
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1892466
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 1891598
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1808397
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1777988
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1753362
39.7%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1722470
40.8%
11
China
KWD 1608877
44.7%
12
Japan
KWD 1576057
45.8%
13
Australia
KWD 1547868
46.8%
14
South Korea
KWD 1526075
47.6%
15
India
KWD 401761
86.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2575272
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 2109470
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1956396
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 1944050
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 1892574
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1891092
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1882657
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 1784411
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 1781886
38.8%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1775414
39.0%
10
Chile
KWD 1753112
39.7%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1663884
42.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 2116624
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 2036719
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1984774
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1978996
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1924858
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1891773
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1789356
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1771752
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1763740
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1745976
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1603208
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 1601252
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 2906121
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2904958
0.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2877542
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2763907
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2763907
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2676626
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 2182117
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 2182090
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1694508
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1462202
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%.