Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
290,025 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 289,754 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
289,754 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 290,025 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 3,480,300 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 3,477,045 KWD per year, or 289,754 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 3027861
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 2836445
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 2801641
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 2679507
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 2035976
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 2003916
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 1949599
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 1867774
46.3%
8
Switzerland
KWD 1849886
46.9%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1838937
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1834975
47.3%
11
Spain
KWD 1808216
48.0%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 1807889
48.1%
13
Denmark
KWD 1786625
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1760369
49.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 1743409
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 1714665
50.7%
17
Germany
KWD 1691249
51.4%
18
Ireland
KWD 1675091
51.9%
19
France
KWD 1450257
58.3%
20
Belgium
KWD 1302601
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1286147
63.0%
22
Portugal
KWD 1255652
63.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1865768
46.4%
1
Canada
KWD 1624487
53.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 3130182
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2889656
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 2717264
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 2353824
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 2266427
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 2263567
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 2262699
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 2162846
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 2126252
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 2095916
39.8%
10
Malaysia
KWD 2059309
40.8%
11
China
KWD 1922885
44.8%
12
Japan
KWD 1883744
45.9%
13
Australia
KWD 1850458
46.8%
14
South Korea
KWD 1823690
47.6%
15
India
KWD 467457
86.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 3080586
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 2523390
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 2339629
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 2325141
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 2263675
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 2262193
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 2251759
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 2134102
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 2130136
38.8%
9
Uruguay
KWD 2122171
39.0%
10
Chile
KWD 2095666
39.8%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1989576
42.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 2531971
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 2436365
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 2374330
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 2367338
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 2302524
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 2262873
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 2140474
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 2119359
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 2109713
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 2088531
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1917216
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 1915261
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 3477045
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 3475882
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 3442757
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 3306285
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 3306285
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 3201876
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 2610310
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 2610283
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 2027020
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1747664
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%.