Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
285,744 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 285,473 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
285,473 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 285,744 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 3,428,928 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 3,425,673 KWD per year, or 285,473 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 2983167
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 2794576
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 2760287
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 2639950
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 2005923
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1974349
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 1920831
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 1839740
46.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 1822703
46.8%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1811802
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1807954
47.3%
11
Spain
KWD 1781605
48.0%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 1781304
48.1%
13
Denmark
KWD 1760312
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1734426
49.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 1717718
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 1689530
50.7%
17
Germany
KWD 1666347
51.4%
18
Ireland
KWD 1650433
51.9%
19
France
KWD 1429040
58.3%
20
Belgium
KWD 1283398
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1267231
63.0%
22
Portugal
KWD 1237158
63.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1838386
46.4%
1
Canada
KWD 1600614
53.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 3083948
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2847018
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 2677193
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 2319096
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 2233035
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 2230175
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 2229307
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 2130953
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 2094915
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 2065093
39.8%
10
Malaysia
KWD 2029000
40.8%
11
China
KWD 1894631
44.8%
12
Japan
KWD 1856059
45.9%
13
Australia
KWD 1823231
46.8%
14
South Korea
KWD 1796911
47.6%
15
India
KWD 461546
86.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 3035117
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 2486145
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 2305145
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 2290851
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 2230283
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 2228801
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 2218547
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 2102637
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 2098800
38.8%
9
Uruguay
KWD 2090969
39.0%
10
Chile
KWD 2064843
39.8%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1960270
42.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 2494598
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 2400405
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 2339278
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 2332395
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 2268542
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 2229481
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 2108880
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 2088081
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 2078582
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 2057708
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1888962
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 1887006
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 3425673
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 3424510
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 3391899
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 3257482
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 3257482
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 3154614
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 2571781
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 2571754
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1997101
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1721978
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%.