Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
270,776 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 270,505 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
270,505 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 270,776 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 3,249,312 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 3,246,057 KWD per year, or 270,505 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 2826901
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 2648189
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 2615696
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 2501646
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1900848
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1870972
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 1820246
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 1741724
46.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 1727663
46.8%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1716929
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1713476
47.3%
11
Spain
KWD 1688564
48.0%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 1688352
48.0%
13
Denmark
KWD 1668310
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1643720
49.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 1627893
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 1601646
50.7%
17
Germany
KWD 1579278
51.4%
18
Ireland
KWD 1564217
51.9%
19
France
KWD 1354859
58.3%
20
Belgium
KWD 1216258
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1201097
63.0%
22
Portugal
KWD 1172496
63.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1742651
46.4%
1
Canada
KWD 1517146
53.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2922293
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2697936
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 2537093
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 2197676
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 2116285
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 2113425
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 2112557
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 2019441
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1985349
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1957323
39.8%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1923029
40.8%
11
China
KWD 1795842
44.7%
12
Japan
KWD 1759258
45.9%
13
Australia
KWD 1728034
46.8%
14
South Korea
KWD 1703279
47.6%
15
India
KWD 440877
86.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2876143
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 2355923
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 2184578
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 2170957
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 2113533
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 2112051
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 2102426
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 1992622
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 1989239
38.8%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1981878
39.0%
10
Chile
KWD 1957074
39.8%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1857805
42.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 2363928
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 2274674
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 2216721
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 2210220
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 2149726
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 2112731
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1998416
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1978722
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1969737
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1949938
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1790173
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 1788217
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 3246057
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 3244894
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 3214079
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 3086846
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 3086846
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2989367
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 2437069
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 2437042
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1892491
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1632170
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%.