Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
247,695 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 247,424 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
247,424 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 247,695 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 2,972,340 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,969,085 KWD per year, or 247,424 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 2585936
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 2422457
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 2392734
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 2288378
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1738819
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1711562
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 1665141
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 1590580
46.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 1581109
46.8%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1570632
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1567788
47.3%
11
United Kingdom
KWD 1545019
48.0%
12
Spain
KWD 1545093
48.0%
13
Denmark
KWD 1526440
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1503849
49.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 1489381
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 1466128
50.7%
17
Germany
KWD 1445016
51.4%
18
Ireland
KWD 1431271
51.9%
19
France
KWD 1240469
58.3%
20
Belgium
KWD 1112726
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1099116
63.0%
22
Portugal
KWD 1072786
63.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1595025
46.3%
1
Canada
KWD 1388436
53.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2673018
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2468050
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 2321055
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 2010443
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 1936253
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1933393
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 1932525
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1847488
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1816396
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1791140
39.7%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1759618
40.8%
11
China
KWD 1643507
44.7%
12
Japan
KWD 1609990
45.8%
13
Australia
KWD 1581239
46.8%
14
South Korea
KWD 1558897
47.6%
15
India
KWD 409006
86.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2631000
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 2155119
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1998661
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 1986078
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 1933501
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1932019
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1923363
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 1822977
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 1820293
38.8%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1813656
39.0%
10
Chile
KWD 1790890
39.8%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1699802
42.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 2162430
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 2080793
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 2027736
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 2021824
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1966509
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1932699
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1828079
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1810087
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1801895
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1783755
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1637838
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 1635883
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 2969085
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2967922
0.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2939877
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2823723
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2823723
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2734553
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 2229340
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 2229313
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1731179
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1493684
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%.