Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,296,165,888 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,296,165,617 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 15,553,990,656 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 15,553,987,401 KWD per year, or 1,296,165,617 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 2.1% 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 13531971871
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 12676502385
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 12520962478
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 11976572481
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 9099084534
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 8952022399
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 8710235398
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 8487781275
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 8230091430
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 8215618507
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 8181403422
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 8056972580
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 8049196998
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 7967006838
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 7854768098
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 7778464786
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 7610355455
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 7539801144
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 7465920062
52.0%
19
France
KWD 6423811034
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 5814067822
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 5726984060
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 5599439380
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 8290287787
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 7228008852
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 13998589503
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 12909813252
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 12132115341
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 10110095298
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 10110098158
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 9656437633
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 9487937569
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 9332402130
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 9176704914
41.0%
11
China
KWD 8554703581
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 8382494632
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 8243620947
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 8108100731
47.9%
15
India
KWD 1789867618
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 13766541842
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 11276643398
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 10440619705
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 10382290804
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 10110095406
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 10110093924
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 10055656705
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 9526821695
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 0
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 9446880141
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 9332401880
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 8873011466
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 11315528255
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 10887793615
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 10612876309
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 10579824482
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 10288965125
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 10110094605
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 9565704343
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 9470047589
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 9425532383
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 9332394744
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 8554697912
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 0
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 15398448010
1.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 15553987401
2.1%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 15553986238
2.8%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 14776291123
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 14776291123
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 14309671404
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 11665493077
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 9058799757
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 7777002842
50.0%
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%.