Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,333 KWD
Pension
- 187 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 11.67 KWD
Total tax
- 236 KWD
Net pay
* 2,097 KWD
Marginal tax rate
8.5%
Average tax rate
10.1%
89.9%
Net pay
10.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make 27,996 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 2,830 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 25,166 KWD per year, or 2,097 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 10.1% and your marginal tax rate is 8.5%. 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 8.50 KWD, hence, your net pay will only increase by 91.50 KWD.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 915 KWD of net incomes. A 5,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 4,575 KWD of net incomes.
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 24357
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 22817
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 22537
19.5%
3
Switzerland
KWD 22026
21.3%
4
Czech Republic
KWD 21233
24.2%
5
France
KWD 19613
29.9%
6
United Kingdom
KWD 19518
30.3%
7
Norway
KWD 18785
32.9%
8
Spain
KWD 18387
34.3%
9
Denmark
KWD 18300
34.6%
10
Ireland
KWD 17985
35.8%
11
Austria
KWD 17302
38.2%
12
Poland
KWD 16960
39.4%
13
Netherlands
KWD 16955
39.4%
14
Sweden
KWD 16930
39.5%
15
Luxembourg
KWD 16492
41.1%
16
Romania
KWD 16378
41.5%
17
Greece
KWD 16309
41.8%
18
Germany
KWD 15659
44.1%
19
Finland
KWD 15008
46.4%
20
Italy
KWD 14935
46.7%
21
Portugal
KWD 13522
51.7%
22
Belgium
KWD 12133
56.7%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 20336
27.4%
1
Canada
KWD 18803
32.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
KWD 24244
13.4%
1
Kazakhstan
KWD 23109
17.5%
2
Taiwan
KWD 22867
18.3%
3
Singapore
KWD 22798
18.6%
4
Thailand
KWD 21617
22.8%
5
South Korea
KWD 20873
25.4%
6
China
KWD 20279
27.6%
7
Australia
KWD 20081
28.3%
8
Indonesia
KWD 20066
28.3%
9
New Zealand
KWD 20052
28.4%
10
Japan
KWD 19778
29.4%
11
Pakistan
KWD 19569
30.1%
12
Malaysia
KWD 19262
31.2%
13
Philippines
KWD 19176
31.5%
14
Vietnam
KWD 18701
33.2%
15
India
KWD 15809
43.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 25017
10.6%
1
Chile
KWD 22132
21.0%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 21924
21.7%
3
Panama
KWD 20728
26.0%
4
Puerto Rico
KWD 20609
26.4%
5
Uruguay
KWD 20560
26.6%
6
Colombia
KWD 20527
26.7%
7
Brazil
KWD 20469
26.9%
8
Ecuador
KWD 20050
28.4%
9
Peru
KWD 19566
30.1%
10
Mexico
KWD 19372
30.8%
11
Argentina
KWD 18195
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 20420
27.1%
1
Kenya
KWD 19753
29.4%
2
Nigeria
KWD 19081
31.8%
3
Mozambique
KWD 18876
32.6%
4
Ghana
KWD 18825
32.8%
5
Ivory Coast
KWD 18737
33.1%
6
South Africa
KWD 18389
34.3%
7
Morocco
KWD 17658
36.9%
8
Cameroon
KWD 17423
37.8%
9
Zambia
KWD 17307
38.2%
10
Senegal
KWD 17148
38.8%
11
Uganda
KWD 16493
41.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 26596
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 26596
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 25756
8.0%
3
Oman
KWD 25756
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 25196
10.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 25166
10.1%
6
Egypt
KWD 21082
24.7%
7
Lebanon
KWD 21055
24.8%
8
Israel
KWD 19573
30.1%
9
Turkey
KWD 16364
41.6%
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%.