Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
8,750 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 8,479 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
3.1%
96.9%
Net pay
3.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make 105,000 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 101,745 KWD per year, or 8,479 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 3.1% 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 65434
37.7%
1
Canada
KWD 55972
46.7%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 93172
11.3%
1
Brazil
KWD 76297
27.3%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 73959
29.6%
3
Uruguay
KWD 72149
31.3%
4
Panama
KWD 72129
31.3%
5
Colombia
KWD 71283
32.1%
6
Chile
KWD 70486
32.9%
7
Mexico
KWD 69730
33.6%
8
Puerto Rico
KWD 69628
33.7%
9
Argentina
KWD 68248
35.0%
10
Peru
KWD 66731
36.5%
11
Ecuador
KWD 64085
39.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 101745
3.1%
1
Bahrain
KWD 101210
3.6%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 100582
4.2%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 99750
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 99750
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 96600
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 78835
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 78808
24.9%
8
Turkey
KWD 61212
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 60014
42.8%
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%.