Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,448 KWD
Pension
- 196 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 12.24 KWD
Total tax
- 246 KWD
Net pay
* 2,202 KWD
Marginal tax rate
8.5%
Average tax rate
10.0%
90.0%
Net pay
10.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make 29,376 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 2,947 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 26,429 KWD per year, or 2,202 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 10.0% 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 25557
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 23941
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 23648
19.5%
3
Switzerland
KWD 22988
21.8%
4
Czech Republic
KWD 22295
24.1%
5
France
KWD 20350
30.7%
6
United Kingdom
KWD 20301
30.9%
7
Norway
KWD 19527
33.5%
8
Spain
KWD 19140
34.8%
9
Denmark
KWD 19007
35.3%
10
Ireland
KWD 18648
36.5%
11
Austria
KWD 18103
38.4%
12
Poland
KWD 17754
39.6%
13
Netherlands
KWD 17652
39.9%
14
Sweden
KWD 17620
40.0%
15
Romania
KWD 17185
41.5%
16
Luxembourg
KWD 17124
41.7%
17
Greece
KWD 17082
41.9%
18
Germany
KWD 16339
44.4%
19
Italy
KWD 15561
47.0%
20
Finland
KWD 15516
47.2%
21
Portugal
KWD 14053
52.2%
22
Belgium
KWD 12649
56.9%
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%.