Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
248,040 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 247,769 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
247,769 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 248,040 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 2,976,480 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,973,225 KWD per year, or 247,769 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 2589538
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 2425831
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 2396066
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 2291565
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1741241
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1713945
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 1667460
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 1592839
46.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 1583299
46.8%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1572819
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1569966
47.3%
11
United Kingdom
KWD 1547162
48.0%
12
Spain
KWD 1547237
48.0%
13
Denmark
KWD 1528561
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1505940
49.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 1491451
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 1468154
50.7%
17
Germany
KWD 1447022
51.4%
18
Ireland
KWD 1433258
51.9%
19
France
KWD 1242179
58.3%
20
Belgium
KWD 1114274
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1100640
63.0%
22
Portugal
KWD 1074277
63.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1597232
46.3%
1
Canada
KWD 1390360
53.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2676744
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2471486
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 2324284
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 2013241
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 1938944
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1936084
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 1935216
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1850058
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1818922
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1793624
39.7%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1762061
40.8%
11
China
KWD 1645784
44.7%
12
Japan
KWD 1612222
45.8%
13
Australia
KWD 1583433
46.8%
14
South Korea
KWD 1561055
47.6%
15
India
KWD 409483
86.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2634664
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 2158120
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 2001440
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 1988841
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 1936192
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1934710
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1926040
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 1825513
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 1822818
38.8%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1816171
39.0%
10
Chile
KWD 1793374
39.8%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1702164
42.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 2165442
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 2083691
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 2030561
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 2024640
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1969247
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1935390
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1830625
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1812608
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1804404
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1786239
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1640115
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 1638160
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 2973225
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2972062
0.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2943975
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2827656
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2827656
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2738362
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 2232445
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 2232418
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1733590
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1495754
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%.