Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,005 KWD
Pension
- 80.40 KWD
Social Security
** - 25.13 KWD
Unemployment
- 5.03 KWD
Total tax
- 111 KWD
Net pay
* 894 KWD
Marginal tax rate
11.0%
Average tax rate
11.0%
89.0%
Net pay
11.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make 12,060 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 1,327 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 10,733 KWD per year, or 894 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 11.0% and your marginal tax rate is 11.0%. 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 11 KWD, hence, your net pay will only increase by 89 KWD.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 890 KWD of net incomes. A 5,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 4,450 KWD of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 10492
13.0%
1
Switzerland
KWD 10453
13.3%
2
Ireland
KWD 9886
18.0%
3
Hungary
KWD 9829
18.5%
4
Ukraine
KWD 9708
19.5%
5
United Kingdom
KWD 9698
19.6%
6
France
KWD 9619
20.2%
7
Czech Republic
KWD 9321
22.7%
8
Norway
KWD 9250
23.3%
9
Spain
KWD 9034
25.1%
10
Luxembourg
KWD 9033
25.1%
11
Austria
KWD 8666
28.2%
12
Sweden
KWD 8523
29.3%
13
Greece
KWD 8229
31.8%
14
Denmark
KWD 8127
32.6%
15
Germany
KWD 7973
33.9%
16
Poland
KWD 7871
34.7%
17
Netherlands
KWD 7589
37.1%
18
Italy
KWD 7571
37.2%
19
Finland
KWD 7504
37.8%
20
Portugal
KWD 7226
40.1%
21
Romania
KWD 7055
41.5%
22
Belgium
KWD 6074
49.6%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 9653
20.0%
1
Canada
KWD 8753
27.4%
2
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%.