Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,821,300 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,821,029 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 21,855,600 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 21,852,345 KWD per year, or 1,821,029 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 19667952
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 18141155
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 17049998
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 14775526
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 14210372
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 14207512
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 14206644
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 13570844
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 13335185
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 13121096
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 12900553
41.0%
11
China
KWD 12029300
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 11786715
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 11589367
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 11402493
47.8%
15
India
KWD 2581907
88.2%
16
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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%.