Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
20,522 KWD
Pension
- 1.27 KWD
Social Security
** - 0.22 KWD
Unemployment
- 0.08 KWD
Total tax
- 1.56 KWD
Net pay
* 20,520 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 42,685,760 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 42,682,505 KWD per year, or 3,556,875 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 37136611
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 34788894
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 34362037
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 32867711
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 24971170
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 24568422
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 23904657
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 23262193
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 22594671
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 22547261
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 22457047
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 22116644
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 22096714
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 21868289
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 21559126
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 21349835
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 20897332
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 20696096
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 20493712
52.0%
19
France
KWD 17642112
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 15957563
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 15721597
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 15369617
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 22762278
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 19843421
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 38415096
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 35430188
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 33297522
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 28856714
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 27749976
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 27746248
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 27747116
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 26502901
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 26041583
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 25619192
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 25190139
41.0%
11
China
KWD 23485888
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 23012678
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 22629352
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 22260982
47.9%
15
India
KWD 4978837
88.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 37780593
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 30947348
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 28656294
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 28494786
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 27747224
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 27745742
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 27598089
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 26147447
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 26044527
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 25933999
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 25618942
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 24354919
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 31053944
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 29880187
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 29125196
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 29034892
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 28236936
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 27746422
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 26251832
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 25989603
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 25867751
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 25611807
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 23480219
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 23478264
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 42681342
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 42682505
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 42256163
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 40551472
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 40551472
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 39270899
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 32014405
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 32014378
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 24860672
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 21350394
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%.