Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
105,504 KWD
Pension
- 10.15 KWD
Social Security
** - 1.73 KWD
Unemployment
- 0.63 KWD
Total tax
- 12.52 KWD
Net pay
* 105,491 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
105,491 KWD
Net pay
15.23 KWD
Tax the employer pays
12.52 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
27.75 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 15.23 KWD to pay you 105,504 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 27,431,040 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 27,427,785 KWD per year, or 2,285,649 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 23865005
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 22356298
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 22081987
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 21121577
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 16047158
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 15788645
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 15362013
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 14937693
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 14522941
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 14489718
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 14433064
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 14214699
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 14202397
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 14054578
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 13855492
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 13721037
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 13433418
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 13301370
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 13171447
52.0%
19
France
KWD 11341912
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 10255364
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 10104809
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 9877918
64.0%
23
Show more
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 14631512
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 12754492
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 24685848
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 22768771
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 21398841
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 18544524
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 17834408
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 17831548
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 17830680
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 17032263
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 16736203
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 16466360
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 16190006
41.0%
11
China
KWD 15095792
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 14791477
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 14544350
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 14308897
47.8%
15
India
KWD 3223473
88.3%
16
Show more
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 24278931
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 19887676
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 18416563
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 18312260
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 17831656
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 17830174
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 17735913
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 16803931
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 16739513
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 16668892
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 16466110
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 15652635
42.9%
12
Show more
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 19956135
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 19201883
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 18716519
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 18658632
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 18145939
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 17830854
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 16870179
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 16701767
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 16623574
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 16458975
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 15090123
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 15088168
45.0%
12
Show more
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 27427785
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 27426622
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 27153990
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 26059488
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 26059488
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 25236557
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 20573365
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 20573338
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 15976171
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 13723034
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%.