Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,346,367 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,346,096 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.0%
100.0%
Net pay
0.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
1,346,096 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 1,346,367 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
0.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0% tax rate now rises to 0.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 16,156,404 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 16,153,149 KWD per year, or 1,346,096 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.0% 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 14056071
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 13167469
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 13005905
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 12440107
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 9451496
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 9299584
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 9048217
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 8785124
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 8557193
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 8534455
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 8502606
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 8374438
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 8367773
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 8279529
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 8161801
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 8082656
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 7916901
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 7835991
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 7759621
52.0%
19
France
KWD 6685488
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 6040916
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 5953488
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 5819049
64.0%
23
Show more
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 8622131
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 7515123
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 14538676
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 13410823
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 12604625
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 10922870
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 10505895
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 10503035
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 10502166
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 10032594
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 9858675
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 9701578
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 9538084
41.0%
11
China
KWD 8894742
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 8715256
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 8568793
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 8431577
47.8%
15
India
KWD 1926099
88.1%
16
Show more
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 14299964
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 11713565
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 10848464
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 10786441
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 10503143
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 10501660
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 10446861
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 9898216
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 9862256
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 9821129
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 9701329
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 9220850
42.9%
12
Show more
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 11753837
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 11309638
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 11023553
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 10989624
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 10687767
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 10502341
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 9936278
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 9837205
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 9791280
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 9694193
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 8889073
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 8887118
45.0%
12
Show more
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 16153149
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 16151986
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 15992100
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 15348584
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 15348584
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 14863892
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 12117388
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 12117361
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 9409710
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 8085716
50.0%
10
Show more
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%.