Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
245,876 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 245,605 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
245,605 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 245,876 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 2,950,512 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,947,257 KWD per year, or 245,605 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 2566945
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 2404667
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 2375162
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 2271570
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1726050
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1698999
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 1652918
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 1578668
46.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 1569559
46.8%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1559103
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1556307
47.3%
11
United Kingdom
KWD 1533723
48.0%
12
Spain
KWD 1533786
48.0%
13
Denmark
KWD 1515259
48.6%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1492826
49.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 1478465
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 1455448
50.7%
17
Germany
KWD 1434434
51.4%
18
Ireland
KWD 1420793
51.9%
19
France
KWD 1231454
58.3%
20
Belgium
KWD 1104567
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1091079
63.0%
22
Portugal
KWD 1064928
63.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1583391
46.3%
1
Canada
KWD 1378292
53.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2653373
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2449932
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 2304029
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1995687
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 1922065
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1919205
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 1918337
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1833936
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1803081
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1778043
39.7%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1746740
40.8%
11
China
KWD 1631502
44.7%
12
Japan
KWD 1598227
45.8%
13
Australia
KWD 1569670
46.8%
14
South Korea
KWD 1547519
47.6%
15
India
KWD 406495
86.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2611680
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 2139293
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1984009
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 1971508
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 1919313
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1917831
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1909251
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 1809607
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 1806978
38.8%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1800399
39.0%
10
Chile
KWD 1777794
39.8%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1687350
42.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 2146551
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 2065514
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 2012843
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 2006976
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1952070
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1918511
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1814654
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1796797
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1788668
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1770658
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1625833
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 1623877
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 2947257
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2946094
0.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2918267
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2802986
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2802986
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2714471
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 2212969
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 2212942
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1718466
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1482770
49.8%
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%.