Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,057,599,951 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 3,057,599,680 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
3,057,599,680 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 3,057,599,951 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 36,691,199,412 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 36,691,196,157 KWD per year, or 3,057,599,680 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 8.9% 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 31921343488
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 29903327521
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 29536415527
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 28252223223
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 21464351656
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 21117437212
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 20547072302
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 20022356093
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 19414422699
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 19380292172
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 19299575228
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 19006046716
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 18987702529
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 18793823358
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 18529058520
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 18349062112
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 17952487324
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 17786063089
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 17611780265
52.0%
19
France
KWD 15153478250
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 13715135317
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 13509704324
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 13208834532
64.0%
23
Show more
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 19556420054
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 17050554309
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 33022077383
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 30453696519
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 28619138171
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 23849280990
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 23849283850
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 22779120869
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 22381634910
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 22014727383
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 21647446708
41.0%
11
China
KWD 20180168397
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 19773935671
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 19446341587
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 19126650354
47.9%
15
India
KWD 4222130218
88.5%
16
Show more
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 26692847625
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 25683839744
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 25035322273
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 0
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 24271228717
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 23849280296
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 22565087728
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 22339437140
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 22234427242
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 22014719998
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 20180162728
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 0
45.0%
12
Show more
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 36324284678
1.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 36691194994
1.2%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 34856639441
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 34856639441
5.0%
4
Oman
KWD 33755903459
8.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 36691196157
8.9%
6
Egypt
KWD 27518399644
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 21369321508
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 18345607220
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%.