Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
207,696 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 207,425 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
207,425 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 207,696 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 2,492,352 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,489,097 KWD per year, or 207,425 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 2168346
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 2031267
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 2006343
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1918787
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1458026
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1435307
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 1396348
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 1328651
46.7%
8
Switzerland
KWD 1327133
46.8%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1317103
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1315315
47.2%
11
United Kingdom
KWD 1296626
48.0%
12
Spain
KWD 1296459
48.0%
13
Denmark
KWD 1280583
48.6%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1261455
49.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 1249342
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 1231277
50.6%
17
Germany
KWD 1212341
51.4%
18
Ireland
KWD 1200876
51.8%
19
France
KWD 1042234
58.2%
20
Belgium
KWD 933307
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 922384
63.0%
22
Portugal
KWD 899990
63.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1339191
46.3%
1
Canada
KWD 1165384
53.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2241029
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2069660
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1946664
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1685971
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 1624261
34.8%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1621401
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 1620532
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1549495
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1523604
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1503147
39.7%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1476430
40.8%
11
China
KWD 1379514
44.7%
12
Japan
KWD 1351311
45.8%
13
Australia
KWD 1326846
46.8%
14
South Korea
KWD 1308686
47.5%
15
India
KWD 353774
85.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2206172
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1807127
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1676469
32.7%
3
Panama
KWD 1665686
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 1621509
34.9%
5
Argentina
KWD 1620027
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1613051
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 1528984
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 1527512
38.7%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1522131
38.9%
10
Chile
KWD 1502898
39.7%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1425986
42.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1813239
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1744802
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1700229
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1695336
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1648997
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1620707
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1532886
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1517846
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1511028
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1495762
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1373845
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 1371889
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 2489097
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2487934
0.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2464689
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2367734
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2367734
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2292964
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1869349
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 1869322
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1451629
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1253690
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%.