Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
9,200 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 8,929 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
2.9%
97.1%
Net pay
2.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make 110,400 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 107,145 KWD per year, or 8,929 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 3.0% 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 68420
38.0%
1
Canada
KWD 58481
47.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 97272
11.9%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 92639
16.1%
2
Singapore
KWD 88742
19.6%
3
Thailand
KWD 75992
31.2%
4
Indonesia
KWD 75771
31.4%
5
Taiwan
KWD 73976
33.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 73132
33.8%
7
Vietnam
KWD 72264
34.5%
8
Philippines
KWD 70700
36.0%
9
New Zealand
KWD 70613
36.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 70520
36.1%
11
China
KWD 69440
37.1%
12
Japan
KWD 67610
38.8%
13
South Korea
KWD 66769
39.5%
14
Australia
KWD 64411
41.7%
15
India
KWD 54984
50.2%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 80369
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 77435
29.9%
2
Nigeria
KWD 75132
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 74963
32.1%
4
Ghana
KWD 73335
33.6%
5
Mozambique
KWD 72438
34.4%
6
Zambia
KWD 67986
38.4%
7
Morocco
KWD 67594
38.8%
8
Cameroon
KWD 67595
38.8%
9
Senegal
KWD 66591
39.7%
10
South Africa
KWD 63771
42.2%
11
Uganda
KWD 61816
44.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 107145
3.0%
1
Bahrain
KWD 106556
3.5%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 105982
4.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 104880
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 104880
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 101568
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 82885
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 82858
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 64357
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 62714
43.2%
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%.