Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,817 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 4,546 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
5.6%
94.4%
Net pay
5.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make 57,804 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 54,549 KWD per year, or 4,546 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 5.6% 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.
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 49936
13.6%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 48985
15.3%
2
Singapore
KWD 47336
18.1%
3
Taiwan
KWD 42351
26.7%
4
Thailand
KWD 41775
27.7%
5
China
KWD 40361
30.2%
6
Indonesia
KWD 40216
30.4%
7
Pakistan
KWD 38945
32.6%
8
New Zealand
KWD 38529
33.3%
9
Malaysia
KWD 38189
33.9%
10
Vietnam
KWD 38076
34.1%
11
Philippines
KWD 38046
34.2%
12
Japan
KWD 37977
34.3%
13
South Korea
KWD 37965
34.3%
14
Australia
KWD 36535
36.8%
15
India
KWD 30944
46.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 51399
11.1%
1
Costa Rica
KWD 42278
26.9%
2
Brazil
KWD 42080
27.2%
3
Uruguay
KWD 41901
27.5%
4
Colombia
KWD 41857
27.6%
5
Chile
KWD 41516
28.2%
6
Panama
KWD 40625
29.7%
7
Puerto Rico
KWD 39083
32.4%
8
Mexico
KWD 38993
32.5%
9
Peru
KWD 37824
34.6%
10
Argentina
KWD 37570
35.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 37162
35.7%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 42106
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 40618
29.7%
2
Nigeria
KWD 39356
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 39076
32.4%
4
Ghana
KWD 38543
33.3%
5
Mozambique
KWD 38251
33.8%
6
Morocco
KWD 35722
38.2%
7
Zambia
KWD 35639
38.4%
8
Cameroon
KWD 35572
38.5%
9
Senegal
KWD 35033
39.4%
10
South Africa
KWD 34843
39.7%
11
Uganda
KWD 32888
43.1%
12
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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%.