Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
57,360 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 57,089 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.5%
99.5%
Net pay
0.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make 688,320 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 685,065 KWD per year, or 57,089 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.5% 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 598838
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 560981
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 554098
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 529682
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 402667
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 397006
42.3%
6
Greece
KWD 386090
43.9%
7
Switzerland
KWD 372565
45.9%
8
Norway
KWD 366394
46.8%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 364213
47.1%
10
United Kingdom
KWD 363039
47.3%
11
Spain
KWD 361970
47.4%
12
Denmark
KWD 356529
48.2%
13
Netherlands
KWD 350419
49.1%
14
Austria
KWD 348590
49.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 347155
49.6%
16
Italy
KWD 344190
50.0%
17
Germany
KWD 337837
50.9%
18
Ireland
KWD 334941
51.3%
19
France
KWD 297169
56.8%
20
Belgium
KWD 258962
62.4%
21
Finland
KWD 258140
62.5%
22
Portugal
KWD 250539
63.6%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 377642
45.1%
1
Canada
KWD 327043
52.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 617400
10.3%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 572313
16.9%
2
Singapore
KWD 539519
21.6%
3
Indonesia
KWD 466445
32.2%
4
Thailand
KWD 451640
34.4%
5
Pakistan
KWD 448780
34.8%
6
Vietnam
KWD 447912
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 429492
37.6%
8
New Zealand
KWD 423144
38.5%
9
Taiwan
KWD 420728
38.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 412069
40.1%
11
China
KWD 387296
43.7%
12
Japan
KWD 379067
44.9%
13
Australia
KWD 370709
46.1%
14
South Korea
KWD 368268
46.5%
15
India
KWD 146184
78.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 609457
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 499204
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 465512
32.4%
3
Panama
KWD 461495
33.0%
4
Mexico
KWD 448888
34.8%
5
Argentina
KWD 447406
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 446744
35.1%
7
Colombia
KWD 427095
38.0%
8
Uruguay
KWD 426434
38.1%
9
Peru
KWD 424015
38.4%
10
Chile
KWD 420478
38.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 396849
42.4%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 500806
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 481979
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 469292
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 468233
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 455630
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 448086
34.9%
6
Zambia
KWD 423406
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 419462
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 417807
39.3%
9
Senegal
KWD 413343
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 381627
44.6%
11
Uganda
KWD 379672
44.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 685065
0.5%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 683902
0.6%
2
Bahrain
KWD 678697
1.4%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 653904
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 653904
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 633254
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 516325
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 516298
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 400943
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 351674
48.9%
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%.