Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
252,200 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 251,929 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
251,929 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 252,200 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 3,026,400 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 3,023,145 KWD per year, or 251,929 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 2632968
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 2466516
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 2436252
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 2330004
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1770444
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1742676
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 1695415
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 1620081
46.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 1609714
46.8%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1599187
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1596224
47.3%
11
United Kingdom
KWD 1572996
48.0%
12
Spain
KWD 1573096
48.0%
13
Denmark
KWD 1554131
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1531149
49.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 1516416
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 1492579
50.7%
17
Germany
KWD 1471221
51.4%
18
Ireland
KWD 1457219
51.9%
19
France
KWD 1262796
58.3%
20
Belgium
KWD 1132934
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1119021
63.0%
22
Portugal
KWD 1092248
63.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1623839
46.3%
1
Canada
KWD 1413558
53.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2721672
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2512919
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 2363222
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 2046987
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 1971392
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1968532
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 1967664
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1881050
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1849373
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1823576
39.7%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1791513
40.8%
11
China
KWD 1673240
44.7%
12
Japan
KWD 1639125
45.8%
13
Australia
KWD 1609891
46.8%
14
South Korea
KWD 1587078
47.6%
15
India
KWD 415227
86.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2678847
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 2194312
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 2034948
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 2022163
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 1968640
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1967158
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1958313
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 1856089
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 1853268
38.8%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1846490
39.0%
10
Chile
KWD 1823326
39.8%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1730642
42.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 2201759
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 2118635
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 2064623
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 2058595
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 2002269
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1967838
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1861326
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1843002
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1834655
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1816191
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1667571
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 1665616
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 3023145
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 3021982
0.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2993396
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2875080
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2875080
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2784288
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 2269885
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 2269858
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1762664
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1520714
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%.