Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
810 KWD
Pension
- 64.80 KWD
Social Security
** - 20.25 KWD
Unemployment
- 4.05 KWD
Total tax
- 89.10 KWD
Net pay
* 721 KWD
Marginal tax rate
11.0%
Average tax rate
11.0%
89.0%
Net pay
11.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make 9,720 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 1,069 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 8,651 KWD per year, or 721 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 11.0% and your marginal tax rate is 11.0%. 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 11 KWD, hence, your net pay will only increase by 89 KWD.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 890 KWD of net incomes. A 5,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 4,450 KWD of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
KWD 8601
11.5%
1
Russia
KWD 8456
13.0%
2
Ireland
KWD 8293
14.7%
3
United Kingdom
KWD 8136
16.3%
4
France
KWD 8127
16.4%
5
Hungary
KWD 7922
18.5%
6
Ukraine
KWD 7825
19.5%
7
Norway
KWD 7705
20.7%
8
Luxembourg
KWD 7647
21.3%
9
Czech Republic
KWD 7590
21.9%
10
Spain
KWD 7511
22.7%
11
Austria
KWD 7371
24.2%
12
Sweden
KWD 6909
28.9%
13
Greece
KWD 6827
29.8%
14
Germany
KWD 6707
31.0%
15
Poland
KWD 6589
32.2%
16
Italy
KWD 6553
32.6%
17
Denmark
KWD 6537
32.7%
18
Finland
KWD 6308
35.1%
19
Netherlands
KWD 6117
37.1%
20
Portugal
KWD 6040
37.9%
21
Romania
KWD 5686
41.5%
22
Belgium
KWD 5294
45.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 7922
18.5%
1
Canada
KWD 7184
26.1%
2
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%.