Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
310,609 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 310,338 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
310,338 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 310,609 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 3,727,308 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 3,724,053 KWD per year, or 310,338 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 3242758
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 3037756
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 3000483
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 2869703
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 2180475
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 2146080
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 2087924
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 2002566
46.3%
8
Switzerland
KWD 1980585
46.9%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1969406
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1964901
47.3%
11
Spain
KWD 1936166
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 1935715
48.1%
13
Denmark
KWD 1913147
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1885108
49.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 1866936
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 1835523
50.8%
17
Germany
KWD 1810986
51.4%
18
Ireland
KWD 1793655
51.9%
19
France
KWD 1552271
58.4%
20
Belgium
KWD 1394932
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1377095
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 1344575
63.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1997423
46.4%
1
Canada
KWD 1739273
53.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 3352490
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 3094673
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 2909930
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 2520801
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 2426982
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 2424122
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 2423254
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 2316197
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 2276927
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 2244121
39.8%
10
Malaysia
KWD 2205042
40.8%
11
China
KWD 2058740
44.8%
12
Japan
KWD 2016864
45.9%
13
Australia
KWD 1981372
46.8%
14
South Korea
KWD 1952452
47.6%
15
India
KWD 495881
86.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 3299208
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 2702471
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 2505433
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 2490019
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 2424230
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 2422748
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 2411450
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 2285395
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 2280805
38.8%
9
Uruguay
KWD 2272194
39.0%
10
Chile
KWD 2243871
39.8%
11
Ecuador
KWD 2130485
42.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 2711670
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 2609271
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 2542870
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 2535353
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 2465920
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 2423428
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 2292384
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 2269749
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 2259397
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 2236736
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 2053071
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 2051115
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 3724053
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 3722890
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 3687295
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 3540943
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 3540943
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 3429123
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 2795566
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 2795539
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 2170880
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1871168
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%.