Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,650 KWD
Pension
- 132 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 8.25 KWD
Total tax
- 178 KWD
Net pay
* 1,472 KWD
Marginal tax rate
8.5%
Average tax rate
10.8%
89.2%
Net pay
10.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make 19,800 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 2,133 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 17,667 KWD per year, or 1,472 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 10.8% 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.
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%.