Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,638,960 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,638,689 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 19,667,520 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 19,664,265 KWD per year, or 1,638,689 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.
Compare average tax
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 17698680
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 16325049
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 15343295
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 13296384
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 12788120
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 12785260
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 12784392
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 12212411
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 12000456
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 11808248
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 11609607
41.0%
11
China
KWD 10825856
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 10607496
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 10429685
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 10261876
47.8%
15
India
KWD 2330124
88.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 17407587
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 14259124
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 13205300
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 13130111
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 12785368
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 12783886
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 12716797
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 12048775
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 12003952
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 11953641
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 11807998
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 11223818
42.9%
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%.