Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,845 KWD
Pension
- 148 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 9.23 KWD
Total tax
- 194 KWD
Net pay
* 1,651 KWD
Marginal tax rate
8.5%
Average tax rate
10.5%
89.5%
Net pay
10.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make 22,140 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 2,332 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 19,808 KWD per year, or 1,651 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 10.5% 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 19384
12.5%
1
Taiwan
KWD 18597
16.0%
2
Kazakhstan
KWD 17853
19.4%
3
Singapore
KWD 17630
20.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 17518
20.9%
5
South Korea
KWD 17157
22.5%
6
Australia
KWD 16419
25.8%
7
New Zealand
KWD 16186
26.9%
8
China
KWD 16180
26.9%
9
Indonesia
KWD 16107
27.3%
10
Japan
KWD 16098
27.3%
11
Pakistan
KWD 15763
28.8%
12
Malaysia
KWD 15485
30.1%
13
Philippines
KWD 15350
30.7%
14
Vietnam
KWD 14895
32.7%
15
India
KWD 12666
42.8%
16
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 21033
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 21033
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 20369
8.0%
3
Oman
KWD 20369
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 19926
10.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 19808
10.5%
6
Egypt
KWD 16690
24.6%
7
Lebanon
KWD 16663
24.7%
8
Israel
KWD 16200
26.8%
9
Turkey
KWD 12953
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%.