Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
7,208 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 6,937 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
3.8%
96.2%
Net pay
3.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make 86,496 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 83,241 KWD per year, or 6,937 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 3.8% 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 75252
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 70494
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 69629
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 66278
23.4%
4
Switzerland
KWD 56886
34.2%
5
United Kingdom
KWD 51595
40.4%
6
Poland
KWD 50629
41.5%
7
Romania
KWD 50600
41.5%
8
Spain
KWD 49963
42.2%
9
Norway
KWD 49834
42.4%
10
Austria
KWD 49672
42.6%
11
Greece
KWD 49069
43.3%
12
Denmark
KWD 48265
44.2%
13
France
KWD 47589
45.0%
14
Netherlands
KWD 46498
46.2%
15
Luxembourg
KWD 46329
46.4%
16
Sweden
KWD 46186
46.6%
17
Ireland
KWD 46065
46.7%
18
Germany
KWD 45744
47.1%
19
Italy
KWD 41482
52.0%
20
Finland
KWD 36548
57.8%
21
Portugal
KWD 34456
60.2%
22
Belgium
KWD 34001
60.7%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 55218
36.2%
1
Canada
KWD 47373
45.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 75759
12.4%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 72799
15.8%
2
Singapore
KWD 70075
19.0%
3
Thailand
KWD 60454
30.1%
4
Taiwan
KWD 59634
31.1%
5
Indonesia
KWD 59612
31.1%
6
Pakistan
KWD 57594
33.4%
7
Vietnam
KWD 56726
34.4%
8
China
KWD 56293
34.9%
9
New Zealand
KWD 56032
35.2%
10
Malaysia
KWD 55936
35.3%
11
Philippines
KWD 55859
35.4%
12
Japan
KWD 54698
36.8%
13
South Korea
KWD 53841
37.8%
14
Australia
KWD 51742
40.2%
15
India
KWD 43271
50.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 76794
11.2%
1
Brazil
KWD 62882
27.3%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 61538
28.9%
3
Uruguay
KWD 60910
29.6%
4
Colombia
KWD 59963
30.7%
5
Panama
KWD 59777
30.9%
6
Chile
KWD 59384
31.3%
7
Mexico
KWD 57702
33.3%
8
Puerto Rico
KWD 57665
33.3%
9
Argentina
KWD 56220
35.0%
10
Peru
KWD 55397
36.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 53529
38.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 62979
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 60703
29.8%
2
Nigeria
KWD 58873
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 58653
32.2%
4
Ghana
KWD 57523
33.5%
5
Mozambique
KWD 56901
34.2%
6
Zambia
KWD 53285
38.4%
7
Morocco
KWD 53109
38.6%
8
Cameroon
KWD 53041
38.7%
9
Senegal
KWD 52248
39.6%
10
South Africa
KWD 50624
41.5%
11
Uganda
KWD 48668
43.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 83241
3.8%
1
Bahrain
KWD 82891
4.2%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 82171
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 82171
5.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 82078
5.1%
5
Oman
KWD 79576
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 64957
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 64930
24.9%
8
Israel
KWD 50762
41.3%
9
Turkey
KWD 50435
41.7%
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%.