Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
22,696 KWD
Pension
- 10.15 KWD
Social Security
** - 1.73 KWD
Unemployment
- 0.63 KWD
Total tax
- 12.52 KWD
Net pay
* 22,683 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.1%
99.9%
Net pay
0.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make 5,900,960 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 5,897,705 KWD per year, or 491,475 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.1% 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 5133835
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 4809282
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 4750273
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 4543415
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 3452062
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 3397115
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 3305169
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 3188728
46.0%
8
Switzerland
KWD 3130729
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 3117529
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 3108242
47.3%
11
Spain
KWD 3062118
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 3060580
48.1%
13
Denmark
KWD 3026526
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 2982802
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 2953967
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 2899059
50.9%
17
Germany
KWD 2864664
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 2837008
51.9%
19
France
KWD 2449989
58.5%
20
Belgium
KWD 2207441
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 2177434
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 2127089
64.0%
23
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Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 5308776
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 4898804
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 4605378
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 3990190
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 3839856
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 3836996
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 3836128
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 3665672
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 3602855
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 3548312
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 3487475
40.9%
11
China
KWD 3254248
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 3188307
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 3133408
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 3085549
47.7%
15
India
KWD 746003
87.4%
16
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 5897705
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 5896542
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 5839211
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 5605912
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 5605912
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 5428883
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 4425805
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 4425778
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 3436837
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2957994
49.9%
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%.