Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
14,556 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 14,285 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
1.9%
98.1%
Net pay
1.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make 174,672 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 171,417 KWD per year, or 14,285 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 1.9% 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 151965
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 142358
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 140611
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 134173
23.2%
4
Switzerland
KWD 102597
41.3%
5
Romania
KWD 102183
41.5%
6
Poland
KWD 101378
42.0%
7
Greece
KWD 98447
43.6%
8
United Kingdom
KWD 97226
44.3%
9
Norway
KWD 96215
44.9%
10
Austria
KWD 95951
45.1%
11
Spain
KWD 95901
45.1%
12
Denmark
KWD 93430
46.5%
13
Luxembourg
KWD 92904
46.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 91027
47.9%
15
Sweden
KWD 90283
48.3%
16
Germany
KWD 88846
49.1%
17
Ireland
KWD 88390
49.4%
18
France
KWD 85005
51.3%
19
Italy
KWD 81497
53.3%
20
Finland
KWD 69014
60.5%
21
Belgium
KWD 66961
61.7%
22
Portugal
KWD 65626
62.4%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 103765
40.6%
1
Canada
KWD 88349
49.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 155117
11.2%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 145985
16.4%
2
Singapore
KWD 138874
20.5%
3
Indonesia
KWD 119219
31.8%
4
Thailand
KWD 117769
32.6%
5
Pakistan
KWD 114909
34.2%
6
Vietnam
KWD 114040
34.7%
7
Taiwan
KWD 112539
35.6%
8
Philippines
KWD 110602
36.7%
9
New Zealand
KWD 109819
37.1%
10
Malaysia
KWD 109022
37.6%
11
China
KWD 104790
40.0%
12
Japan
KWD 102248
41.5%
13
South Korea
KWD 100510
42.5%
14
Australia
KWD 98475
43.6%
15
India
KWD 86477
50.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 154837
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 126809
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 120726
30.9%
3
Panama
KWD 118635
32.1%
4
Mexico
KWD 115017
34.2%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 114671
34.4%
6
Uruguay
KWD 114465
34.5%
7
Colombia
KWD 113782
34.9%
8
Argentina
KWD 113535
35.0%
9
Chile
KWD 112290
35.7%
10
Peru
KWD 109405
37.4%
11
Ecuador
KWD 103831
40.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 171417
1.9%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 170254
2.5%
2
Bahrain
KWD 170186
2.6%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 165938
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 165938
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 160698
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 131089
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 131062
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 101789
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 94850
45.7%
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%.