Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
310,240 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 309,969 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
309,969 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 310,240 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 3,722,880 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 3,719,625 KWD per year, or 309,969 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 3238906
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 3034147
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 2996918
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 2866293
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 2177885
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 2143532
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 2085444
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 2000150
46.3%
8
Switzerland
KWD 1978242
46.9%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1967067
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1962572
47.3%
11
Spain
KWD 1933872
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 1933424
48.1%
13
Denmark
KWD 1910879
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1882872
49.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 1864722
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 1833356
50.8%
17
Germany
KWD 1808840
51.4%
18
Ireland
KWD 1791530
51.9%
19
France
KWD 1550442
58.4%
20
Belgium
KWD 1393277
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1375465
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 1342981
63.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1995063
46.4%
1
Canada
KWD 1737215
53.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 3348504
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 3090998
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 2906476
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 2517808
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 2424104
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 2421244
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 2420376
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 2313448
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 2274226
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 2241464
39.8%
10
Malaysia
KWD 2202429
40.8%
11
China
KWD 2056304
44.8%
12
Japan
KWD 2014478
45.9%
13
Australia
KWD 1979025
46.8%
14
South Korea
KWD 1950144
47.6%
15
India
KWD 495371
86.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 3295289
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 2699260
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 2502461
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 2487063
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 2421352
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 2419870
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 2408587
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 2282683
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 2278104
38.8%
9
Uruguay
KWD 2269504
39.0%
10
Chile
KWD 2241214
39.8%
11
Ecuador
KWD 2127959
42.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 2708448
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 2606171
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 2539849
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 2532341
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 2462991
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 2420550
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 2289661
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 2267053
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 2256714
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 2234079
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 2050635
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 2048680
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 3719625
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 3718462
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 3682911
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 3536736
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 3536736
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 3425050
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 2792245
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 2792218
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 2168301
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1868954
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%.