Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
699,924 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 699,653 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.0%
100.0%
Net pay
0.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make 8,399,088 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 8,395,833 KWD per year, or 699,653 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.0% 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 4487482
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 3910268
53.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 7557092
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 6972251
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 6553918
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 5678924
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 5463639
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 5460779
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 5459911
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 5216593
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 5126713
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 5047189
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 4961345
40.9%
11
China
KWD 4628219
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 4534619
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 4457416
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 4387790
47.8%
15
India
KWD 1033463
87.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 7434111
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 6089511
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 5641365
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 5608432
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 5460887
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 5459405
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 5431756
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 5146860
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 5130479
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 5109646
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 5046939
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 4795572
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 6110390
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 5879517
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 5730542
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 5713098
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 5556303
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 5460085
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 5165529
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 5114163
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 5090440
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 5039804
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 4622550
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 4620594
45.0%
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%.