Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
205,920 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 205,649 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
205,649 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 205,920 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.03 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
0.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0.1% tax rate now rises to 0.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 2,471,040 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,467,785 KWD per year, or 205,649 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 2149805
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 2013898
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1989187
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1902377
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1445558
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1423041
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 1384413
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 1317021
46.7%
8
Switzerland
KWD 1315856
46.8%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1305846
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1304104
47.2%
11
United Kingdom
KWD 1285597
48.0%
12
Spain
KWD 1285419
48.0%
13
Denmark
KWD 1269666
48.6%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1250692
49.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 1238683
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 1220849
50.6%
17
Germany
KWD 1202010
51.4%
18
Ireland
KWD 1190647
51.8%
19
France
KWD 1033432
58.2%
20
Belgium
KWD 925341
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 914537
63.0%
22
Portugal
KWD 892318
63.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1327832
46.3%
1
Canada
KWD 1155480
53.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2221848
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2051971
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1930041
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1671564
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 1610408
34.8%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1607548
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 1606680
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1536264
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1510603
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1490360
39.7%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1463856
40.8%
11
China
KWD 1367792
44.7%
12
Japan
KWD 1339826
45.8%
13
Australia
KWD 1315550
46.8%
14
South Korea
KWD 1297576
47.5%
15
India
KWD 351322
85.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2187309
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1791676
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1662163
32.7%
3
Panama
KWD 1651460
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 1607656
34.9%
5
Argentina
KWD 1606174
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1599273
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 1515931
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 1514512
38.7%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1509187
38.9%
10
Chile
KWD 1490110
39.7%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1413828
42.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1797735
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1729883
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1685687
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1680840
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1634899
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1606854
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1519779
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1504871
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1498114
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1482975
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1362123
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 1360168
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 2467785
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2466622
0.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2443590
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2347488
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2347488
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2273357
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1853365
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 1853338
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1439217
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1243034
49.7%
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%.