Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
255,000 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 254,729 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
254,729 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 255,000 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 3,060,000 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 3,056,745 KWD per year, or 254,729 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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1641748
46.4%
1
Canada
KWD 1429172
53.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2751912
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2540807
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 2389430
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 2069701
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 1993232
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1990372
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 1989504
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1901910
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1869869
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1843736
39.8%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1811337
40.8%
11
China
KWD 1691720
44.7%
12
Japan
KWD 1657233
45.8%
13
Australia
KWD 1627699
46.8%
14
South Korea
KWD 1604593
47.6%
15
India
KWD 419093
86.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2708586
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 2218672
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 2057502
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 2044591
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 1990480
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1988998
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1980035
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 1876669
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 1873763
38.8%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1866897
39.0%
10
Chile
KWD 1843486
39.8%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1749809
42.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 2226203
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 2142155
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 2087549
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 2081450
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 2024496
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1989678
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1881990
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1863459
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1855016
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1836351
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1686051
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 1684096
45.0%
12
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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%.