Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,962,828 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,962,557 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
1,962,557 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 1,962,828 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 23,553,936 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 23,550,681 KWD per year, or 1,962,557 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 20491924
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 19196458
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 18960918
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 18136206
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 13779053
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 13557197
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 13190835
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 12821957
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 12471449
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 12441831
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 12393708
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 12206359
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 12195995
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 12068663
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 11897555
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 11782119
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 11536406
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 11421944
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 11310437
52.0%
19
France
KWD 9740668
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 8806106
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 8677259
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 8482161
64.0%
23
Show more
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 12565016
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 10952786
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 21196455
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 19550774
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 18374700
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 15923601
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 15314290
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 15311430
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 15310562
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 14625228
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 14371170
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 14140098
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 13902554
41.0%
11
China
KWD 12963385
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 12701996
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 12489485
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 12287813
47.8%
15
India
KWD 2777334
88.2%
16
Show more
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 20847379
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 17076776
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 15814057
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 15724293
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 15311538
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 15310056
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 15229365
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 14429204
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 14374573
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 14314094
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 14139848
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 13440883
42.9%
12
Show more
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 17135542
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 16487911
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 16071074
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 16021425
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 15581235
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 15310737
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 14485760
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 14341192
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 14274096
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 14132712
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 12957716
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 12955760
45.0%
12
Show more
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 23550681
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 23549518
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 23315657
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 22376239
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 22376239
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 21669621
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 17665537
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 17665510
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 13718107
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 11784482
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%.