Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
245,396 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 245,125 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
245,125 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 245,396 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 2,944,752 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,941,497 KWD per year, or 245,125 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 2561934
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 2399973
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 2370525
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 2267135
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1722680
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1695684
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 1649692
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 1575525
46.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 1566511
46.8%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1556060
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1553277
47.3%
11
United Kingdom
KWD 1530743
48.0%
12
Spain
KWD 1530802
48.0%
13
Denmark
KWD 1512309
48.6%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1489917
49.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 1475584
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 1452629
50.7%
17
Germany
KWD 1431642
51.4%
18
Ireland
KWD 1418028
51.9%
19
France
KWD 1229075
58.3%
20
Belgium
KWD 1102414
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1088958
63.0%
22
Portugal
KWD 1062854
63.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1580321
46.3%
1
Canada
KWD 1375616
53.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2648189
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2445152
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 2299536
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1991793
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 1918321
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1915461
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 1914593
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1830360
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1799568
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1774587
39.7%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1743341
40.8%
11
China
KWD 1628334
44.7%
12
Japan
KWD 1595122
45.8%
13
Australia
KWD 1566618
46.8%
14
South Korea
KWD 1544516
47.6%
15
India
KWD 405832
86.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2606582
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 2135117
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1980142
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 1967663
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 1915569
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1914087
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1905528
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 1806079
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 1803465
38.8%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1796900
39.0%
10
Chile
KWD 1774338
39.8%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1684064
42.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 2142360
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 2061482
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 2008912
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 2003058
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1948259
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1914767
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1811112
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1793290
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1785177
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1767202
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1622665
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 1620709
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 2941497
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2940334
0.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2912565
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2797514
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2797514
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2709172
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 2208649
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 2208622
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1715112
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1479890
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%.