Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,150,000 KWD
Pension
- 110 KWD
Social Security
** - 18.75 KWD
Unemployment
- 6.88 KWD
Total tax
- 136 KWD
Net pay
* 2,149,864 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 51,600,000 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 51,596,745 KWD per year, or 4,299,729 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 27513568
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 23985904
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 46437912
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 42829007
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 40250630
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 34882740
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 33544232
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 33540504
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 33541372
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 32037159
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 31479269
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 30967736
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 30449451
41.0%
11
China
KWD 28388720
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 27816815
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 27353899
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 26907859
47.9%
15
India
KWD 6004600
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 45670418
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 37410172
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 34639977
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 34445041
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 33541480
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 33539998
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 33361145
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 31607419
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 31481999
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 31348152
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 30967486
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 29440180
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 37539053
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 36120155
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 35207605
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 35098358
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 34133706
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 33540678
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 31734090
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 31417038
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 31269674
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 30960351
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 28383051
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 28381096
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 51595582
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 51596745
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 51081260
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 49020000
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 49020000
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 47472000
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 38700085
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 38700058
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 30052415
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 25807514
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%.