Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
349,960 KWD
Pension
- 110 KWD
Social Security
** - 18.75 KWD
Unemployment
- 6.88 KWD
Total tax
- 136 KWD
Net pay
* 349,824 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 8,399,040 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 8,395,785 KWD per year, or 699,649 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.
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 7307165
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 6845218
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 6761227
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 6466937
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 4913438
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 4834872
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 4704093
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 4551930
45.8%
8
Switzerland
KWD 4452539
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 4437015
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 4422232
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 4356123
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 4353337
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 4306083
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 4244332
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 4203242
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 4121334
50.9%
17
Germany
KWD 4075608
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 4036087
52.0%
19
France
KWD 3481696
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 3141221
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 3097227
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 3026398
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 4487456
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 3910245
53.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 7557048
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 6972211
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 6553881
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 5678892
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 5463608
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 5460748
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 5459880
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 5216564
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 5126683
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 5047160
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 4961317
40.9%
11
China
KWD 4628192
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 4534593
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 4457390
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 4387765
47.8%
15
India
KWD 1033458
87.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 7434069
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 6089476
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 5641333
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 5608400
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 5460856
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 5459374
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 5431725
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 5146831
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 5130450
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 5109617
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 5046910
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 4795545
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 6110355
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 5879483
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 5730509
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 5713065
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 5556271
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 5460054
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 5165499
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 5114133
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 5090410
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 5039775
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 4622523
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 4620568
45.0%
12
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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%.