Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
10,046 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
9,775 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
2.7%
97.3%
Net pay
2.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
9,775 KWD
Net pay
330 KWD
Tax the employer pays
271 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
601 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 330 KWD to pay you 10,046 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.60 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
5.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 2.7% tax rate now rises to 5.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 3.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 120,552 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 117,297 KWD per year, or 9,775 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 2.7% 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 104880
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 98250
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 97044
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 92501
23.3%
4
Switzerland
KWD 74794
38.0%
5
Romania
KWD 70523
41.5%
6
Poland
KWD 70230
41.7%
7
United Kingdom
KWD 69219
42.6%
8
Greece
KWD 68140
43.5%
9
Spain
KWD 67856
43.7%
10
Norway
KWD 67748
43.8%
11
Austria
KWD 67716
43.8%
12
Denmark
KWD 65709
45.5%
13
Luxembourg
KWD 64318
46.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 63696
47.2%
15
Sweden
KWD 63218
47.6%
16
Germany
KWD 62611
48.1%
17
Ireland
KWD 62412
48.2%
18
France
KWD 62211
48.4%
19
Italy
KWD 56937
52.8%
20
Finland
KWD 49087
59.3%
21
Belgium
KWD 46731
61.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 46142
61.7%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 74035
38.6%
1
Canada
KWD 63199
47.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 106409
11.7%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 101066
16.2%
2
Singapore
KWD 96660
19.8%
3
Indonesia
KWD 82634
31.5%
4
Thailand
KWD 82591
31.5%
5
Taiwan
KWD 80067
33.6%
6
Pakistan
KWD 79731
33.9%
7
Vietnam
KWD 78862
34.6%
8
Philippines
KWD 77003
36.1%
9
New Zealand
KWD 76806
36.3%
10
Malaysia
KWD 76713
36.4%
11
China
KWD 75024
37.8%
12
Japan
KWD 73081
39.4%
13
South Korea
KWD 72234
40.1%
14
Australia
KWD 69792
42.1%
15
India
KWD 59958
50.3%
16
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 87755
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 84542
29.9%
2
Nigeria
KWD 82038
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 81890
32.1%
4
Ghana
KWD 80051
33.6%
5
Mozambique
KWD 79037
34.4%
6
Zambia
KWD 74229
38.4%
7
Cameroon
KWD 73776
38.8%
8
Morocco
KWD 73746
38.8%
9
Senegal
KWD 72682
39.7%
10
South Africa
KWD 69355
42.5%
11
Uganda
KWD 67399
44.1%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 117297
2.7%
1
Bahrain
KWD 116607
3.3%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 116134
3.7%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 114524
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 114524
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 110908
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 90499
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 90472
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 70269
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 67790
43.8%
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%.
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%.