Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,050 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 3,779 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
6.7%
93.3%
Net pay
6.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make 48,600 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 45,345 KWD per year, or 3,779 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 6.7% 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.
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 42282
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 39609
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 39123
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 37098
23.7%
4
Switzerland
KWD 35445
27.1%
5
United Kingdom
KWD 31210
35.8%
6
France
KWD 30341
37.6%
7
Norway
KWD 29822
38.6%
8
Spain
KWD 29575
39.2%
9
Austria
KWD 29089
40.2%
10
Denmark
KWD 28854
40.6%
11
Poland
KWD 28818
40.7%
12
Romania
KWD 28431
41.5%
13
Ireland
KWD 27875
42.6%
14
Greece
KWD 27847
42.7%
15
Netherlands
KWD 27360
43.7%
16
Sweden
KWD 27235
44.0%
17
Germany
KWD 26138
46.2%
18
Luxembourg
KWD 26123
46.3%
19
Italy
KWD 24285
50.0%
20
Finland
KWD 22595
53.5%
21
Portugal
KWD 21455
55.9%
22
Belgium
KWD 19835
59.2%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 33166
31.8%
1
Canada
KWD 29583
39.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 41652
14.3%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 41345
14.9%
2
Singapore
KWD 39918
17.9%
3
Taiwan
KWD 36704
24.5%
4
Thailand
KWD 35726
26.5%
5
China
KWD 35116
27.8%
6
Indonesia
KWD 33994
30.1%
7
Pakistan
KWD 32962
32.2%
8
New Zealand
KWD 32915
32.3%
9
South Korea
KWD 32790
32.5%
10
Japan
KWD 32528
33.1%
11
Malaysia
KWD 32391
33.4%
12
Philippines
KWD 32323
33.5%
13
Vietnam
KWD 32094
34.0%
14
Australia
KWD 31657
34.9%
15
India
KWD 26147
46.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 43253
11.0%
1
Costa Rica
KWD 36100
25.7%
2
Colombia
KWD 35599
26.8%
3
Chile
KWD 35555
26.8%
4
Brazil
KWD 35407
27.2%
5
Uruguay
KWD 35335
27.3%
6
Panama
KWD 34482
29.1%
7
Puerto Rico
KWD 33050
32.0%
8
Mexico
KWD 32970
32.2%
9
Peru
KWD 32186
33.8%
10
Ecuador
KWD 31911
34.3%
11
Argentina
KWD 31588
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 35410
27.1%
1
Kenya
KWD 34175
29.7%
2
Nigeria
KWD 33096
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 32796
32.5%
4
Ghana
KWD 32455
33.2%
5
Mozambique
KWD 32268
33.6%
6
Morocco
KWD 30144
38.0%
7
Zambia
KWD 29979
38.3%
8
Cameroon
KWD 29968
38.3%
9
South Africa
KWD 29781
38.7%
10
Senegal
KWD 29511
39.3%
11
Uganda
KWD 27826
42.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 46170
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 46170
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 45374
6.6%
3
Kuwait
KWD 45345
6.7%
4
Oman
KWD 44712
8.0%
5
Saudi Arabia
KWD 44182
9.1%
6
Egypt
KWD 36535
24.8%
7
Lebanon
KWD 36508
24.9%
8
Israel
KWD 31182
35.8%
9
Turkey
KWD 28364
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%.