Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,585 KWD
Pension
- 127 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 7.93 KWD
Total tax
- 172 KWD
Net pay
* 1,413 KWD
Marginal tax rate
8.5%
Average tax rate
10.9%
89.1%
Net pay
10.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make 19,020 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 2,067 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 16,953 KWD per year, or 1,413 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 10.9% and your marginal tax rate is 8.5%. 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 8.50 KWD, hence, your net pay will only increase by 91.50 KWD.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 915 KWD of net incomes. A 5,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 4,575 KWD of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
KWD 16794
11.7%
1
Taiwan
KWD 16126
15.2%
2
Thailand
KWD 15334
19.4%
3
Kazakhstan
KWD 15326
19.4%
4
South Korea
KWD 14935
21.5%
5
Singapore
KWD 14869
21.8%
6
Australia
KWD 14375
24.4%
7
New Zealand
KWD 14139
25.7%
8
Japan
KWD 14000
26.4%
9
Indonesia
KWD 13998
26.4%
10
Pakistan
KWD 13735
27.8%
11
China
KWD 13499
29.0%
12
Malaysia
KWD 13473
29.2%
13
Philippines
KWD 13311
30.0%
14
Vietnam
KWD 12867
32.4%
15
India
KWD 11115
41.6%
16
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 18069
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 18069
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 17498
8.0%
3
Oman
KWD 17498
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 17118
10.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 16953
10.9%
6
Egypt
KWD 14350
24.6%
7
Lebanon
KWD 14323
24.7%
8
Israel
KWD 14318
24.7%
9
Turkey
KWD 11136
41.5%
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%.