Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
8,999,988 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 8,999,717 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 107,999,856 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 107,996,601 KWD per year, or 8,999,717 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.
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 57574691
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 50195143
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 97197783
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 89640888
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 84242517
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 73009043
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 70200411
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 70201278
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 70204138
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 67052068
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 65883181
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 64807650
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 63724802
41.0%
11
China
KWD 59408641
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 58212296
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 57245823
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 56308364
47.9%
15
India
KWD 12494542
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 95588859
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 78300068
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 72498381
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 72091945
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 70201386
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 70199904
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 69823652
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 66152330
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 65884559
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 65603168
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 64807400
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 61614324
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 78569948
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 75600055
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 73690636
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 73461540
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 71442211
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 70200585
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 66420001
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 65756090
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 65447310
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 64800264
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 59402972
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 59401016
45.0%
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%.