Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
305,994 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 305,723 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
305,723 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 305,994 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 3,671,928 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 3,668,673 KWD per year, or 305,723 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 3194577
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 2992621
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 2955902
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 2827060
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 2148078
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 2114206
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 2056911
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 1972345
46.3%
8
Switzerland
KWD 1951282
46.9%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1940155
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1935772
47.3%
11
Spain
KWD 1907479
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 1907056
48.1%
13
Denmark
KWD 1884780
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1857141
49.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 1839241
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 1808426
50.8%
17
Germany
KWD 1784141
51.4%
18
Ireland
KWD 1767073
51.9%
19
France
KWD 1529399
58.4%
20
Belgium
KWD 1374231
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1356704
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 1324638
63.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1967905
46.4%
1
Canada
KWD 1713537
53.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 3302648
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 3048708
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 2866733
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 2483364
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 2390985
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 2388125
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 2387257
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 2281815
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 2243145
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 2210893
39.8%
10
Malaysia
KWD 2172368
40.8%
11
China
KWD 2028281
44.8%
12
Japan
KWD 1987018
45.9%
13
Australia
KWD 1952021
46.8%
14
South Korea
KWD 1923583
47.6%
15
India
KWD 489508
86.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 3250192
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 2662320
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 2468259
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 2453053
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 2388233
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 2386751
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 2375647
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 2251474
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 2247025
38.8%
9
Uruguay
KWD 2238558
39.0%
10
Chile
KWD 2210643
39.8%
11
Ecuador
KWD 2098893
42.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 2671381
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 2570505
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 2505083
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 2497684
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 2429286
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 2387431
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 2258325
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 2236031
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 2225837
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 2203508
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 2022612
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 2020656
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 3668673
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 3667510
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 3632469
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 3488332
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 3488332
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 3378174
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 2754031
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 2754004
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 2138626
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1843478
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%.