Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
47,105 KWD
Pension
- 50.77 KWD
Social Security
** - 8.65 KWD
Unemployment
- 3.17 KWD
Total tax
- 62.60 KWD
Net pay
* 47,042 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
47,042 KWD
Net pay
76.15 KWD
Tax the employer pays
62.60 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
139 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 76.15 KWD to pay you 47,105 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 2,449,460 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,446,205 KWD per year, or 203,850 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 2131030
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1996310
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1971815
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1885760
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1432934
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1410621
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 1372329
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 1305244
46.7%
8
Switzerland
KWD 1304437
46.8%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1294447
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1292753
47.2%
11
United Kingdom
KWD 1274429
48.0%
12
Spain
KWD 1274241
48.0%
13
Denmark
KWD 1258613
48.6%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1239794
49.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 1227891
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 1210290
50.6%
17
Germany
KWD 1191549
51.4%
18
Ireland
KWD 1180288
51.8%
19
France
KWD 1024520
58.2%
20
Belgium
KWD 917274
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 906591
63.0%
22
Portugal
KWD 884549
63.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1316330
46.3%
1
Canada
KWD 1145452
53.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2202426
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2034059
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1913208
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1656976
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 1596381
34.8%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1593521
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 1592653
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1522866
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1497440
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1477412
39.7%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1451124
40.8%
11
China
KWD 1355923
44.6%
12
Japan
KWD 1328196
45.8%
13
Australia
KWD 1304113
46.8%
14
South Korea
KWD 1286327
47.5%
15
India
KWD 348838
85.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2168209
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1776031
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1647677
32.7%
3
Panama
KWD 1637056
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 1593629
34.9%
5
Argentina
KWD 1592147
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1585321
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 1502713
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 1501348
38.7%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1496080
38.9%
10
Chile
KWD 1477162
39.7%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1401518
42.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1782035
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1714777
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1670962
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1666161
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1620624
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1592827
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1506507
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1491732
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1485036
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1470027
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1350254
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 1348299
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 2446205
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2445042
0.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2422226
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2326987
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2326987
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2253503
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1837180
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 1837153
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1426649
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1232244
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%.