Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
74,013 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 73,742 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.4%
99.6%
Net pay
0.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make 888,156 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 884,901 KWD per year, or 73,742 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.4% 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 772696
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 723847
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 714966
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 683556
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 519571
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 512020
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 497998
43.9%
7
Switzerland
KWD 478304
46.2%
8
Norway
KWD 471507
46.9%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 469766
47.1%
10
United Kingdom
KWD 466454
47.5%
11
Spain
KWD 465485
47.6%
12
Denmark
KWD 458888
48.3%
13
Italy
KWD 453241
49.0%
14
Netherlands
KWD 451336
49.2%
15
Sweden
KWD 447092
49.7%
16
Austria
KWD 446367
49.7%
17
Germany
KWD 434707
51.1%
18
Ireland
KWD 430862
51.5%
19
France
KWD 379701
57.3%
20
Belgium
KWD 333660
62.4%
21
Finland
KWD 331719
62.7%
22
Portugal
KWD 322480
63.7%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 484155
45.5%
1
Canada
KWD 419907
52.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 797253
10.2%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 738177
16.9%
2
Singapore
KWD 695391
21.7%
3
Indonesia
KWD 601534
32.3%
4
Thailand
KWD 581533
34.5%
5
Pakistan
KWD 578673
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 577805
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 553557
37.7%
8
New Zealand
KWD 545044
38.6%
9
Taiwan
KWD 540630
39.1%
10
Malaysia
KWD 529970
40.3%
11
China
KWD 497206
44.0%
12
Japan
KWD 486765
45.2%
13
Australia
KWD 476622
46.3%
14
South Korea
KWD 472440
46.8%
15
India
KWD 169179
81.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 786328
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 644085
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 599652
32.5%
3
Panama
KWD 594885
33.0%
4
Mexico
KWD 578781
34.8%
5
Argentina
KWD 577299
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 575938
35.2%
7
Colombia
KWD 548990
38.2%
8
Uruguay
KWD 547806
38.3%
9
Peru
KWD 546414
38.5%
10
Chile
KWD 540380
39.2%
11
Ecuador
KWD 510848
42.5%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 646187
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 621865
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 605646
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 604162
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 587821
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 577980
34.9%
6
Zambia
KWD 546305
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 541132
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 538905
39.3%
9
Senegal
KWD 533244
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 491537
44.7%
11
Uganda
KWD 489581
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 884901
0.4%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 883738
0.5%
2
Bahrain
KWD 876535
1.3%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 843748
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 843748
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 817104
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 666202
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 666175
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 517330
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 451592
49.2%
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%.