Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,429,920,960 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,429,920,689 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
1,429,920,689 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 1,429,920,960 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 17,159,051,520 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 17,159,048,265 KWD per year, or 1,429,920,689 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 1.9% 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 14928374822
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 13984626989
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 13813036474
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 13212469346
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 10038045139
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 9875807154
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 9609069482
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 9363662988
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 9079377285
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 9063411655
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 9025665437
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 8888394108
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 8879815995
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 8789144693
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 8665323835
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 8581146553
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 8395688623
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 8317854398
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 8236349277
52.0%
19
France
KWD 7086701170
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 6414037968
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 6317967470
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 6177261291
64.0%
23
Show more
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 9145785228
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 7973887055
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 15443144280
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 14242013769
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 13384062815
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 11153384860
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 11153387720
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 10652912879
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 10467024696
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 10295438648
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 10123674773
41.0%
11
China
KWD 9437487056
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 9247507435
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 9094303205
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 8944797902
47.9%
15
India
KWD 1974562274
88.5%
16
Show more
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 15187150717
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 12440312524
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 11518016810
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 11453668931
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 11153384968
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 11153383486
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 11093328553
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 10509921475
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 0
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 10421729907
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 10295438398
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 9788642512
43.0%
12
Show more
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 12483210034
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 12011336219
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 11708049463
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 11671586882
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 11350712886
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 11153384166
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 10552816774
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 10447288896
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 10398180005
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 10295431263
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 9437481387
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 0
45.0%
12
Show more
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 16987458265
1.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 17159048265
1.9%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 17159047102
2.6%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 16301098944
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 16301098944
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 15786327398
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 12869288725
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 9993603255
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 8579533274
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%.