Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
99,336 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 99,065 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 1,192,032 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,188,777 KWD per year, or 99,065 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 1037068
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 971506
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 959586
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 917540
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 697339
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 686915
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 668169
44.0%
7
Switzerland
KWD 639094
46.4%
8
Norway
KWD 631346
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 630274
47.1%
10
United Kingdom
KWD 623710
47.7%
11
Spain
KWD 622893
47.8%
12
Italy
KWD 619066
48.1%
13
Denmark
KWD 614538
48.5%
14
Netherlands
KWD 604793
49.3%
15
Sweden
KWD 599059
49.7%
16
Austria
KWD 595049
50.1%
17
Germany
KWD 582011
51.2%
18
Ireland
KWD 576723
51.6%
19
France
KWD 505202
57.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 447249
62.5%
21
Finland
KWD 443606
62.8%
22
Portugal
KWD 431875
63.8%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 646121
45.8%
1
Canada
KWD 561120
52.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1070741
10.2%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 990394
16.9%
2
Singapore
KWD 932415
21.8%
3
Indonesia
KWD 806954
32.3%
4
Thailand
KWD 779053
34.6%
5
Pakistan
KWD 776193
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 775324
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 742213
37.7%
8
New Zealand
KWD 730409
38.7%
9
Taiwan
KWD 722955
39.4%
10
Malaysia
KWD 709254
40.5%
11
China
KWD 664338
44.3%
12
Japan
KWD 650532
45.4%
13
Australia
KWD 637676
46.5%
14
South Korea
KWD 630846
47.1%
15
India
KWD 204146
82.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1055283
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 864395
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 803629
32.6%
3
Panama
KWD 797722
33.1%
4
Mexico
KWD 776301
34.9%
5
Argentina
KWD 774819
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 772394
35.2%
7
Colombia
KWD 734348
38.4%
8
Peru
KWD 732538
38.6%
9
Uruguay
KWD 732368
38.6%
10
Chile
KWD 722706
39.4%
11
Ecuador
KWD 684199
42.6%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 867256
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 834578
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 812988
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 810858
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 788835
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 775499
34.9%
6
Zambia
KWD 733189
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 726147
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 723050
39.3%
9
Senegal
KWD 715570
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 658669
44.7%
11
Uganda
KWD 656713
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 1188777
0.3%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1187614
0.4%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1177372
1.2%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1132430
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1132430
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1096669
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 894109
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 894082
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 694310
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 603530
49.4%
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%.