Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,131,166 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,130,895 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 13,573,992 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 13,570,737 KWD per year, or 1,130,895 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 11809373
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 11062803
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 10927064
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 10451650
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 7940785
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 7813290
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 7602067
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 7375901
45.7%
8
Switzerland
KWD 7190761
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 7170425
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 7144257
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 7036748
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 7031374
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 6956776
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 6857683
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 6791206
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 6653364
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 6584166
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 6520064
52.0%
19
France
KWD 5618951
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 5075613
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 5002644
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 4889381
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 7245705
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 6315066
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 12214505
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 11267421
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 10590343
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 9177159
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 8827327
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 8824467
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 8823599
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 8429346
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 8283404
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 8152131
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 8014487
41.0%
11
China
KWD 7474416
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 7323521
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 7200115
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 7085399
47.8%
15
India
KWD 1628940
88.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 12014321
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 9841316
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 9115020
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 9062681
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 8824575
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 8823093
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 8777331
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 8316489
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 8287046
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 8252676
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 8151882
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 7747674
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 9875132
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 9501950
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 9261509
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 9233067
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 8979502
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 8823773
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 8348095
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 8264903
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 8226369
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 8144746
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 7468747
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 7466791
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 13570737
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 13569574
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 13435512
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 12895292
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 12895292
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 12488073
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 10180579
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 10180552
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 7905687
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 6794510
49.9%
10
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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%.