Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
7,400 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 7,129 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
3.7%
96.3%
Net pay
3.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make 88,800 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 85,545 KWD per year, or 7,129 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 3.7% 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 56486
36.4%
1
Canada
KWD 48443
45.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 77832
12.4%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 74711
15.9%
2
Singapore
KWD 71881
19.1%
3
Thailand
KWD 61952
30.2%
4
Indonesia
KWD 61170
31.1%
5
Taiwan
KWD 61016
31.3%
6
Pakistan
KWD 59092
33.5%
7
Vietnam
KWD 58224
34.4%
8
China
KWD 57560
35.2%
9
New Zealand
KWD 57437
35.3%
10
Malaysia
KWD 57345
35.4%
11
Philippines
KWD 57290
35.5%
12
Japan
KWD 55945
37.0%
13
South Korea
KWD 55090
38.0%
14
Australia
KWD 52963
40.4%
15
India
KWD 44400
50.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 78833
11.2%
1
Brazil
KWD 64552
27.3%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 63084
29.0%
3
Uruguay
KWD 62309
29.8%
4
Colombia
KWD 61402
30.9%
5
Panama
KWD 61315
31.0%
6
Chile
KWD 60766
31.6%
7
Mexico
KWD 59200
33.3%
8
Puerto Rico
KWD 59155
33.4%
9
Argentina
KWD 57718
35.0%
10
Peru
KWD 56809
36.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 54844
38.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 85545
3.7%
1
Bahrain
KWD 85172
4.1%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 84382
5.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 84360
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 84360
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 81696
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 66685
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 66658
24.9%
8
Israel
KWD 51914
41.5%
9
Turkey
KWD 51777
41.7%
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%.