Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,490 KWD
Pension
- 119 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.25 KWD
Unemployment
- 7.45 KWD
Total tax
- 164 KWD
Net pay
* 1,326 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 <b>17,880 KWD</b> a year living in <b>Kuwait</b>, you will be taxed <b> 1,967 KWD</b>. That means that your net pay will be <b>15,913 KWD</b> per year, or <b>1,326 KWD</b> per month. Your average tax rate is <b>11.0%</b> and your marginal tax rate is <b>11.0%</b>. This marginal tax rate means that your immediate additional income will be taxed at this rate. For instance, an increase of <b>100 KWD</b> in your salary will be taxed <b>11 KWD</b>, hence, your net pay will only increase by <b>89 KWD</b>.
Bonus Example
A <b>1,000 KWD</b> bonus will generate an extra <b>890 KWD</b> of net incomes. A <b>5,000 KWD</b> bonus will generate an extra <b>4,450 KWD</b> of net incomes.
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. <br><br> 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%.