Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
11,440 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 11,169 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
2.4%
97.6%
Net pay
2.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make 137,280 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 134,025 KWD per year, or 11,169 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 2.4% 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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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 119434
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 111883
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 110510
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 105381
23.2%
4
Switzerland
KWD 83388
39.3%
5
Romania
KWD 80309
41.5%
6
Poland
KWD 79857
41.8%
7
United Kingdom
KWD 77876
43.3%
8
Greece
KWD 77508
43.5%
9
Norway
KWD 76547
44.2%
10
Spain
KWD 76532
44.3%
11
Austria
KWD 76500
44.3%
12
Denmark
KWD 74277
45.9%
13
Luxembourg
KWD 73154
46.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 72144
47.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 71583
47.9%
16
Germany
KWD 70720
48.5%
17
Ireland
KWD 70442
48.7%
18
France
KWD 69287
49.5%
19
Italy
KWD 64528
53.0%
20
Finland
KWD 55247
59.8%
21
Belgium
KWD 52984
61.4%
22
Portugal
KWD 52165
62.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 83285
39.3%
1
Canada
KWD 70972
48.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 121464
11.5%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 114950
16.3%
2
Singapore
KWD 109708
20.1%
3
Indonesia
KWD 93942
31.6%
4
Thailand
KWD 93464
31.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 90604
34.0%
6
Taiwan
KWD 90104
34.4%
7
Vietnam
KWD 89736
34.6%
8
Philippines
KWD 87388
36.3%
9
New Zealand
KWD 87010
36.6%
10
Malaysia
KWD 86847
36.7%
11
China
KWD 84224
38.7%
12
Japan
KWD 82096
40.2%
13
South Korea
KWD 81018
41.0%
14
Australia
KWD 78657
42.7%
15
India
KWD 68155
50.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 121742
11.3%
1
Brazil
KWD 99700
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 95627
30.3%
3
Panama
KWD 93675
31.8%
4
Uruguay
KWD 91754
33.2%
5
Colombia
KWD 90974
33.7%
6
Mexico
KWD 90712
33.9%
7
Puerto Rico
KWD 90497
34.1%
8
Chile
KWD 89854
34.6%
9
Argentina
KWD 89230
35.0%
10
Peru
KWD 86503
37.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 82500
39.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 99924
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 96251
29.9%
2
Nigeria
KWD 93416
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 93304
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 91117
33.6%
5
Mozambique
KWD 89910
34.5%
6
Zambia
KWD 84517
38.4%
7
Cameroon
KWD 83961
38.8%
8
Morocco
KWD 83883
38.9%
9
Senegal
KWD 82719
39.7%
10
South Africa
KWD 78555
42.8%
11
Uganda
KWD 76600
44.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 134025
2.4%
1
Bahrain
KWD 133167
3.0%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 132862
3.2%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 130416
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 130416
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 126298
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 103045
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 103018
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 80012
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 76154
44.5%
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%.