Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
353,560 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 353,289 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.1%
99.9%
Net pay
0.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make 4,242,720 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 4,239,465 KWD per year, or 353,289 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.1% 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 3691166
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 3457817
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 3415390
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 3266570
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 2481991
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 2442723
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 2376554
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 2283826
46.2%
8
Switzerland
KWD 2253305
46.9%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 2241647
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 2236008
47.3%
11
Spain
KWD 2203150
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 2202441
48.1%
13
Denmark
KWD 2177149
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 2145391
49.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 2124691
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 2087707
50.8%
17
Germany
KWD 2060832
51.4%
18
Ireland
KWD 2041053
51.9%
19
France
KWD 1765136
58.4%
20
Belgium
KWD 1587593
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1566870
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 1530123
63.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 2272137
46.5%
1
Canada
KWD 1978787
53.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 3816360
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 3522465
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 3311951
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 2869219
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 2762000
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 2759140
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 2758272
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 2636182
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 2591328
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 2553368
39.8%
10
Malaysia
KWD 2509130
40.9%
11
China
KWD 2342216
44.8%
12
Japan
KWD 2294634
45.9%
13
Australia
KWD 2254541
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 2221130
47.7%
15
India
KWD 555189
86.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 3755389
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 3076144
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 2851403
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 2834057
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 2759248
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 2757766
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 2744664
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 2601085
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 2595194
38.8%
9
Uruguay
KWD 2585234
39.1%
10
Chile
KWD 2553118
39.8%
11
Ecuador
KWD 2424510
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 3086632
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 2970059
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 2894548
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 2885936
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 2806865
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 2758446
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 2609362
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 2583558
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 2571730
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 2545983
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 2336547
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 2334592
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 4239465
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 4238302
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 4197553
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 4030584
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 4030584
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 3903302
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 3182125
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 3182098
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 2471061
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2128874
49.8%
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%.