Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
8,098,600 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 8,098,329 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 97,183,200 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 97,179,945 KWD per year, or 8,098,329 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.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 51809413
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 45168600
53.5%
2
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 97178782
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 97179945
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 96208628
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 92324040
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 92324040
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 89408544
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 72887485
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 72887458
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 56600526
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 48599114
50.0%
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%.