Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
79,344 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 79,073 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.3%
99.7%
Net pay
0.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make 952,128 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 948,873 KWD per year, or 79,073 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.3% 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 828351
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 775984
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 766463
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 732814
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 556995
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 548839
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 533823
43.9%
7
Switzerland
KWD 512154
46.2%
8
Norway
KWD 505157
46.9%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 503556
47.1%
10
United Kingdom
KWD 499560
47.5%
11
Spain
KWD 498623
47.6%
12
Denmark
KWD 491655
48.4%
13
Italy
KWD 488150
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 483642
49.2%
15
Sweden
KWD 479084
49.7%
16
Austria
KWD 477667
49.8%
17
Germany
KWD 465718
51.1%
18
Ireland
KWD 461569
51.5%
19
France
KWD 406122
57.4%
20
Belgium
KWD 357573
62.4%
21
Finland
KWD 355274
62.7%
22
Portugal
KWD 345510
63.7%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 518252
45.6%
1
Canada
KWD 449635
52.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 854828
10.2%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 791274
16.9%
2
Singapore
KWD 745289
21.7%
3
Indonesia
KWD 644779
32.3%
4
Thailand
KWD 623115
34.6%
5
Pakistan
KWD 620255
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 619387
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 593273
37.7%
8
New Zealand
KWD 584067
38.7%
9
Taiwan
KWD 579013
39.2%
10
Malaysia
KWD 567713
40.4%
11
China
KWD 532391
44.1%
12
Japan
KWD 521241
45.3%
13
Australia
KWD 510527
46.4%
14
South Korea
KWD 505787
46.9%
15
India
KWD 176540
81.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 842949
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 690465
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 642593
32.5%
3
Panama
KWD 637587
33.0%
4
Mexico
KWD 620363
34.8%
5
Argentina
KWD 618881
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 617296
35.2%
7
Colombia
KWD 588012
38.2%
8
Uruguay
KWD 586660
38.4%
9
Peru
KWD 585597
38.5%
10
Chile
KWD 578763
39.2%
11
Ecuador
KWD 547342
42.5%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 692726
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 666645
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 649295
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 647676
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 630139
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 619561
34.9%
6
Zambia
KWD 585648
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 580081
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 577671
39.3%
9
Senegal
KWD 571628
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 526722
44.7%
11
Uganda
KWD 524766
44.9%
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%.