Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
248,004 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 247,733 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
247,733 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 248,004 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 2,976,048 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,972,793 KWD per year, or 247,733 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 2589162
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 2425479
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 2395719
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 2291233
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1740988
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1713696
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 1667218
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 1592603
46.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 1583071
46.8%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1572591
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1569739
47.3%
11
United Kingdom
KWD 1546938
48.0%
12
Spain
KWD 1547013
48.0%
13
Denmark
KWD 1528339
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1505721
49.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 1491235
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 1467942
50.7%
17
Germany
KWD 1446813
51.4%
18
Ireland
KWD 1433050
51.9%
19
France
KWD 1242001
58.3%
20
Belgium
KWD 1114112
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1100481
63.0%
22
Portugal
KWD 1074121
63.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1597001
46.3%
1
Canada
KWD 1390159
53.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2676356
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2471127
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 2323947
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 2012949
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 1938663
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1935803
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 1934935
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1849790
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1818658
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1793365
39.7%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1761806
40.8%
11
China
KWD 1645547
44.7%
12
Japan
KWD 1611989
45.8%
13
Australia
KWD 1583204
46.8%
14
South Korea
KWD 1560830
47.6%
15
India
KWD 409433
86.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2634282
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 2157807
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 2001150
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 1988553
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 1935911
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1934429
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1925761
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 1825248
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 1822555
38.8%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1815908
39.0%
10
Chile
KWD 1793115
39.8%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1701918
42.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 2165128
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 2083389
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 2030266
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 2024346
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1968962
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1935109
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1830359
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1812345
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1804142
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1785980
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1639878
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 1637922
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 2972793
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2971630
0.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2943548
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2827246
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2827246
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2737964
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 2232121
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 2232094
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1733339
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1495538
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%.