Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
28,380 KWD
Pension
- 2,270 KWD
Social Security
** - 450 KWD
Unemployment
- 142 KWD
Total tax
- 2,862 KWD
Net pay
* 25,518 KWD
Marginal tax rate
8.5%
Average tax rate
10.1%
89.9%
Net pay
10.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make 28,380 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 2,862 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 25,518 KWD per year, or 2,126 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 10.1% 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 24691
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 23130
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 22846
19.5%
3
Switzerland
KWD 22294
21.5%
4
Czech Republic
KWD 21528
24.1%
5
France
KWD 19818
30.2%
6
United Kingdom
KWD 19735
30.5%
7
Norway
KWD 18992
33.1%
8
Spain
KWD 18596
34.5%
9
Denmark
KWD 18497
34.8%
10
Ireland
KWD 18170
36.0%
11
Austria
KWD 17525
38.3%
12
Poland
KWD 17181
39.5%
13
Netherlands
KWD 17149
39.6%
14
Sweden
KWD 17122
39.7%
15
Luxembourg
KWD 16668
41.3%
16
Romania
KWD 16602
41.5%
17
Greece
KWD 16524
41.8%
18
Germany
KWD 15848
44.2%
19
Finland
KWD 15150
46.6%
20
Italy
KWD 15109
46.8%
21
Portugal
KWD 13670
51.8%
22
Belgium
KWD 12277
56.7%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 20582
27.5%
1
Canada
KWD 19020
33.0%
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%.