Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
250,467 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 250,196 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
250,196 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 250,467 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 3,005,604 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 3,002,349 KWD per year, or 250,196 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 2614875
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 2449567
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 2419511
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 2313991
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1758278
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1730707
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 1683769
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 1608732
46.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 1598710
46.8%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1588202
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1585285
47.3%
11
United Kingdom
KWD 1562234
48.0%
12
Spain
KWD 1562323
48.0%
13
Denmark
KWD 1543478
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1520647
49.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 1506016
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 1482403
50.7%
17
Germany
KWD 1461140
51.4%
18
Ireland
KWD 1447237
51.9%
19
France
KWD 1254207
58.3%
20
Belgium
KWD 1125160
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1111364
63.0%
22
Portugal
KWD 1084761
63.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1612755
46.3%
1
Canada
KWD 1403894
53.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2702956
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2495659
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 2347001
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 2032929
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 1957875
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1955015
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 1954146
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1868139
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1836687
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1811098
39.7%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1779243
40.8%
11
China
KWD 1661802
44.7%
12
Japan
KWD 1627917
45.8%
13
Australia
KWD 1598869
46.8%
14
South Korea
KWD 1576237
47.6%
15
India
KWD 412834
86.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2660441
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 2179235
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 2020989
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 2008282
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 1955123
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1953640
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1944868
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 1843351
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 1840583
38.8%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1833859
39.0%
10
Chile
KWD 1810849
39.8%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1718778
42.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 2186630
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 2104078
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 2050433
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 2044450
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1988513
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1954321
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1848536
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1830340
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1822053
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1803713
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1656133
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 1654178
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 3002349
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 3001186
0.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2972808
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2855324
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2855324
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2765156
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 2254288
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 2254261
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1750553
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1510316
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%.