Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
270,060 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 269,789 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
269,789 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 270,060 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 3,240,720 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 3,237,465 KWD per year, or 269,789 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 2819426
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 2641187
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 2608780
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 2495030
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1895821
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1866027
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 1815434
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 1737035
46.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 1723117
46.8%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1712391
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1708956
47.3%
11
Spain
KWD 1684114
48.0%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 1683906
48.0%
13
Denmark
KWD 1663909
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1639381
49.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 1623596
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 1597442
50.7%
17
Germany
KWD 1575113
51.4%
18
Ireland
KWD 1560093
51.9%
19
France
KWD 1351310
58.3%
20
Belgium
KWD 1213046
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1197933
63.0%
22
Portugal
KWD 1169403
63.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1738071
46.4%
1
Canada
KWD 1513153
53.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2914560
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2690805
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 2530391
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 2191867
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 2110700
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 2107840
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 2106972
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 2014107
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1980108
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1952168
39.8%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1917960
40.8%
11
China
KWD 1791116
44.7%
12
Japan
KWD 1754628
45.9%
13
Australia
KWD 1723481
46.8%
14
South Korea
KWD 1698800
47.6%
15
India
KWD 439889
86.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2868538
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 2349694
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 2178811
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 2165222
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 2107948
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 2106466
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 2096871
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 1987360
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 1983998
38.8%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1976659
39.0%
10
Chile
KWD 1951918
39.8%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1852904
42.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 2357677
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 2268659
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 2210859
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 2204376
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 2144042
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 2107146
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1993132
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1973490
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1964530
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1944783
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1785447
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 1783492
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 3237465
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 3236302
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 3205573
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 3078684
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 3078684
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2981462
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 2430625
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 2430598
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1887486
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1627874
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%.