Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
20,696 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 20,425 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
1.3%
98.7%
Net pay
1.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make 248,352 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 245,097 KWD per year, or 20,425 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 1.3% and your marginal tax rate is 0.0%. 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 0 KWD, hence, your net pay will only increase by 100 KWD.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 1,000 KWD of net incomes. A 5,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 5,000 KWD of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 216066
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 202407
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 199923
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 190907
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 145286
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 143784
42.1%
6
Switzerland
KWD 140448
43.5%
7
Greece
KWD 139708
43.8%
8
United Kingdom
KWD 135356
45.5%
9
Norway
KWD 134971
45.7%
10
Spain
KWD 134067
46.0%
11
Austria
KWD 133193
46.4%
12
Luxembourg
KWD 131822
46.9%
13
Denmark
KWD 131170
47.2%
14
Netherlands
KWD 128235
48.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 127130
48.8%
16
Germany
KWD 124562
49.8%
17
Ireland
KWD 123756
50.2%
18
France
KWD 115462
53.5%
19
Italy
KWD 114933
53.7%
20
Finland
KWD 96143
61.3%
21
Belgium
KWD 94502
62.0%
22
Portugal
KWD 92150
62.9%
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%.