Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,125,001 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,124,730 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.0%
100.0%
Net pay
0.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make 13,500,012 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 13,496,757 KWD per year, or 1,124,730 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 11745010
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 11002510
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 10867510
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 10394685
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 7897507
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 7770711
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 7560638
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 7335531
45.7%
8
Switzerland
KWD 7151616
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 7131349
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 7105344
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 6998427
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 6993090
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 6918882
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 6820323
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 6754209
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 6617166
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 6548305
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 6484553
52.0%
19
France
KWD 5588398
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 5047959
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 4975405
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 4862748
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 7206274
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 6280687
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 12147923
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 11206017
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 10532639
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 9127149
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 8779240
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 8776380
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 8775512
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 8383417
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 8238276
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 8107743
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 7970839
41.0%
11
China
KWD 7433727
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 7283651
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 7160905
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 7046835
47.8%
15
India
KWD 1620427
88.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 11948842
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 9787681
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 9065360
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 9013299
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 8776488
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 8775006
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 8729503
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 8271176
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 8241920
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 8207743
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 8107494
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 7705471
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 9821312
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 9450164
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 9211030
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 9182746
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 8930564
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 8775686
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 8302597
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 8219860
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 8181538
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 8100358
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 7428058
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 7426102
45.0%
12
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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%.