Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,555,056 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,554,785 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 18,660,672 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 18,657,417 KWD per year, or 1,554,785 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 16234785
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 15208448
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 15021841
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 14368393
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 10916493
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 10740903
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 10450607
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 10151703
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 9882276
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 9857209
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 9819851
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 9671649
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 9663731
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 9562255
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 9426457
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 9335026
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 9142203
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 9049934
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 8961670
52.0%
19
France
KWD 7719750
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 6977009
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 6875560
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 6720586
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 9956906
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 8678867
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 16792517
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 15489365
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 14557954
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 12615755
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 12133669
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 12130809
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 12129941
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 11587327
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 11386279
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 11204139
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 11015577
41.0%
11
China
KWD 10272090
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 10064877
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 9896055
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 9737019
47.8%
15
India
KWD 2214266
88.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 16516444
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 13529159
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 12529454
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 12458040
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 12130917
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 12129435
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 12065870
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 11432080
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 11389799
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 11342122
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 11203890
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 10649447
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 13575692
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 13062626
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 12732278
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 12693027
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 12344340
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 12130115
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 11476403
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 11361928
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 11308836
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 11196754
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 10266421
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 10264465
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 18656254
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 18657417
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 18471326
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 17727638
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 17727638
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 17167818
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 13995589
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 13995562
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 10868221
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 9337850
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%.