Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
8,676 KWD
Pension
- 1.27 KWD
Social Security
** - 0.22 KWD
Unemployment
- 0.08 KWD
Total tax
- 1.56 KWD
Net pay
* 8,674 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 18,046,080 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 18,042,825 KWD per year, or 1,503,569 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 15700090
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 14707555
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 14527094
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 13895157
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 10556957
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 10387178
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 10106436
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 9816320
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 9557077
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 9532582
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 9496576
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 9353290
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 9345680
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 9247451
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 9116088
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 9027672
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 8841492
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 8752011
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 8666666
52.0%
19
France
KWD 7465924
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 6747275
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 6649267
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 6499333
64.0%
23
Show more
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 9629328
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 8393263
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 15972481
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 13083580
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 12116909
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 12047799
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 11731432
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 11729950
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 11668536
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 11055643
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 11014913
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 10968843
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 10835134
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 10298844
42.9%
12
Show more
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 13128576
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 12632411
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 12312926
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 12274982
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 11937788
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 11730630
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 11098429
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 10987734
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 10936401
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 10827999
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 9928395
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 9926440
45.0%
12
Show more
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 18041662
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 18042825
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 17862879
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 17143776
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 17143776
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 16602394
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 13534645
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 13534618
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 10510276
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 9030554
50.0%
10
Show more
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%.