Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,550 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 5,279 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
4.9%
95.1%
Net pay
4.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make 66,600 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 63,345 KWD per year, or 5,279 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 4.9% 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.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 44273
33.5%
1
Canada
KWD 38127
42.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 57852
13.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 56285
15.5%
2
Singapore
KWD 54426
18.3%
3
Taiwan
KWD 47696
28.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 47522
28.7%
5
Indonesia
KWD 46162
30.7%
6
China
KWD 45350
31.9%
7
Pakistan
KWD 44662
32.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 43895
34.1%
9
Vietnam
KWD 43794
34.2%
10
Malaysia
KWD 43718
34.4%
11
Philippines
KWD 43507
34.7%
12
Japan
KWD 43166
35.2%
13
South Korea
KWD 42872
35.6%
14
Australia
KWD 41197
38.1%
15
India
KWD 34568
48.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 59185
11.1%
1
Brazil
KWD 48457
27.2%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 48183
27.7%
3
Uruguay
KWD 48177
27.7%
4
Colombia
KWD 47443
28.8%
5
Chile
KWD 47174
29.2%
6
Panama
KWD 46497
30.2%
7
Puerto Rico
KWD 44802
32.7%
8
Mexico
KWD 44742
32.8%
9
Argentina
KWD 43288
35.0%
10
Peru
KWD 43211
35.1%
11
Ecuador
KWD 42179
36.7%
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%.