Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,620,024 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,619,753 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 19,440,288 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 19,437,033 KWD per year, or 1,619,753 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 16913051
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 15843835
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 15649432
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 14968697
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 11372568
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 11189607
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 10887192
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 10577139
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 10294794
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 10269002
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 10229929
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 10075490
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 10067183
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 9961587
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 9820163
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 9724907
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 9523658
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 9427853
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 9335886
52.0%
19
France
KWD 8041732
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 7268429
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 7162614
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 7001247
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 10372441
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 9041157
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 17494172
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 16136447
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 15166054
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 13142775
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 12640419
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 12637559
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 12636691
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 12071338
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 11861845
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 11671909
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 11475543
41.0%
11
China
KWD 10700879
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 10485034
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 10309252
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 10143423
47.8%
15
India
KWD 2303976
88.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 17206468
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 14094381
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 13052771
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 12978433
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 12637667
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 12636185
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 12569892
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 11909595
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 11865346
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 11815629
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 11671659
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 11094190
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 14142863
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 13608357
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 13264229
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 13223322
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 12860056
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 12636865
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 11955867
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 11836597
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 11781274
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 11664524
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 10695210
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 10693254
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 19435870
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 19437033
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 19243145
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 18468274
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 18468274
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 17885065
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 14580301
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 14580274
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 11322277
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 9727658
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%.