Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
37,808 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 37,537 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.7%
99.3%
Net pay
0.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make 453,696 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 450,441 KWD per year, or 37,537 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.7% 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 394716
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 369762
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 365225
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 349022
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 265412
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 261969
42.3%
6
Greece
KWD 254701
43.9%
7
Switzerland
KWD 248419
45.3%
8
Norway
KWD 242982
46.4%
9
United Kingdom
KWD 241621
46.7%
10
Spain
KWD 240435
47.0%
11
Luxembourg
KWD 240284
47.0%
12
Denmark
KWD 236350
47.9%
13
Austria
KWD 233792
48.5%
14
Netherlands
KWD 231934
48.9%
15
Sweden
KWD 229821
49.3%
16
Germany
KWD 224103
50.6%
17
Ireland
KWD 222321
51.0%
18
Italy
KWD 216156
52.4%
19
France
KWD 200269
55.9%
20
Finland
KWD 171751
62.1%
21
Belgium
KWD 171260
62.3%
22
Portugal
KWD 166074
63.4%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 252588
44.3%
1
Canada
KWD 218012
52.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 406239
10.5%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 377575
16.8%
2
Singapore
KWD 356512
21.4%
3
Indonesia
KWD 307839
32.2%
4
Thailand
KWD 299134
34.1%
5
Pakistan
KWD 296274
34.7%
6
Vietnam
KWD 295406
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 283829
37.4%
8
New Zealand
KWD 280024
38.3%
9
Taiwan
KWD 279954
38.3%
10
Malaysia
KWD 273643
39.7%
11
China
KWD 258253
43.1%
12
Japan
KWD 252622
44.3%
13
Australia
KWD 246358
45.7%
14
South Korea
KWD 245961
45.8%
15
India
KWD 119185
73.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 401796
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 329102
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 308021
32.1%
3
Panama
KWD 304883
32.8%
4
Mexico
KWD 296382
34.7%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 295060
35.0%
6
Argentina
KWD 294900
35.0%
7
Colombia
KWD 283980
37.4%
8
Uruguay
KWD 283933
37.4%
9
Peru
KWD 280307
38.2%
10
Chile
KWD 279704
38.4%
11
Ecuador
KWD 263004
42.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 330117
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 317743
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 309203
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 308642
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 300426
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 295581
34.9%
6
Zambia
KWD 279113
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 276611
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 275627
39.3%
9
Senegal
KWD 272568
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 252584
44.3%
11
Uganda
KWD 250628
44.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 450441
0.7%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 449278
1.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 446419
1.6%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 431011
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 431011
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 417400
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 340357
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 340330
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 264296
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 234362
48.3%
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%.