Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
48,945 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 48,674 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.6%
99.4%
Net pay
0.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make 587,340 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 584,085 KWD per year, or 48,674 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.6% 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 510986
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 478682
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 472809
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 451928
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 343594
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 338887
42.3%
6
Greece
KWD 329541
43.9%
7
Switzerland
KWD 319134
45.7%
8
Norway
KWD 313278
46.7%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 310875
47.1%
10
United Kingdom
KWD 310782
47.1%
11
Spain
KWD 309663
47.3%
12
Denmark
KWD 304805
48.1%
13
Netherlands
KWD 299424
49.0%
14
Austria
KWD 299182
49.1%
15
Sweden
KWD 296656
49.5%
16
Italy
KWD 289085
50.8%
17
Germany
KWD 288887
50.8%
18
Ireland
KWD 286471
51.2%
19
France
KWD 255464
56.5%
20
Belgium
KWD 221215
62.3%
21
Finland
KWD 220959
62.4%
22
Portugal
KWD 214186
63.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 323820
44.9%
1
Canada
KWD 280117
52.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 526518
10.4%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 488500
16.8%
2
Singapore
KWD 460755
21.6%
3
Indonesia
KWD 398183
32.2%
4
Thailand
KWD 386003
34.3%
5
Pakistan
KWD 383143
34.8%
6
Vietnam
KWD 382275
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 366800
37.6%
8
New Zealand
KWD 361546
38.4%
9
Taiwan
KWD 360140
38.7%
10
Malaysia
KWD 352492
40.0%
11
China
KWD 331757
43.5%
12
Japan
KWD 324646
44.7%
13
Australia
KWD 317189
46.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 315628
46.3%
15
India
KWD 134564
77.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 520082
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 425994
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 397729
32.3%
3
Panama
KWD 394091
32.9%
4
Mexico
KWD 383251
34.8%
5
Argentina
KWD 381769
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 381461
35.1%
7
Colombia
KWD 365500
37.8%
8
Uruguay
KWD 365103
37.8%
9
Peru
KWD 362164
38.3%
10
Chile
KWD 359890
38.7%
11
Ecuador
KWD 339243
42.2%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 427343
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 411293
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 400391
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 399547
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 388831
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 382449
34.9%
6
Zambia
KWD 361304
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 357980
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 356614
39.3%
9
Senegal
KWD 352755
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 326088
44.5%
11
Uganda
KWD 324133
44.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 584085
0.6%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 582922
0.8%
2
Bahrain
KWD 578727
1.5%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 557973
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 557973
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 540353
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 440590
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 440563
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 342131
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 301184
48.7%
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%.