Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,285 KWD
Pension
- 103 KWD
Social Security
** - 32.13 KWD
Unemployment
- 6.43 KWD
Total tax
- 141 KWD
Net pay
* 1,144 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 15,420 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 1,696 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 13,724 KWD per year, or 1,144 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 13415
13.0%
1
Switzerland
KWD 13027
15.5%
2
Hungary
KWD 12567
18.5%
3
Ukraine
KWD 12413
19.5%
4
United Kingdom
KWD 11941
22.6%
5
Czech Republic
KWD 11808
23.4%
6
France
KWD 11746
23.8%
7
Ireland
KWD 11688
24.2%
8
Norway
KWD 11467
25.6%
9
Spain
KWD 11076
28.2%
10
Luxembourg
KWD 10728
30.4%
11
Sweden
KWD 10641
31.0%
12
Austria
KWD 10569
31.5%
13
Denmark
KWD 10387
32.6%
14
Greece
KWD 10042
34.9%
15
Poland
KWD 9722
37.0%
16
Netherlands
KWD 9704
37.1%
17
Germany
KWD 9703
37.1%
18
Finland
KWD 9196
40.4%
19
Italy
KWD 9063
41.2%
20
Romania
KWD 9021
41.5%
21
Portugal
KWD 8736
43.4%
22
Belgium
KWD 7446
51.7%
23
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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%.