Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,090 KWD
Pension
- 87.20 KWD
Social Security
** - 27.25 KWD
Unemployment
- 5.45 KWD
Total tax
- 120 KWD
Net pay
*
970 KWD
Marginal tax rate
11.0%
Average tax rate
11.0%
89.0%
Net pay
11.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
970 KWD
Net pay
131 KWD
Tax the employer pays
120 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
251 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 131 KWD to pay you 1,090 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 2.30 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
20.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 11% tax rate now rises to 20.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 13,080 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 1,439 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 11,641 KWD per year, or 970 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
Russia
KWD 11380
13.0%
1
Switzerland
KWD 11242
14.1%
2
Hungary
KWD 10660
18.5%
3
Ukraine
KWD 10529
19.5%
4
Ireland
KWD 10483
19.9%
5
United Kingdom
KWD 10379
20.7%
6
France
KWD 10265
21.5%
7
Czech Republic
KWD 10076
23.0%
8
Norway
KWD 9923
24.1%
9
Spain
KWD 9693
25.9%
10
Luxembourg
KWD 9595
26.6%
11
Austria
KWD 9262
29.2%
12
Sweden
KWD 9237
29.4%
13
Denmark
KWD 8813
32.6%
14
Greece
KWD 8789
32.8%
15
Germany
KWD 8513
34.9%
16
Poland
KWD 8401
35.8%
17
Netherlands
KWD 8231
37.1%
18
Finland
KWD 8022
38.7%
19
Italy
KWD 7968
39.1%
20
Portugal
KWD 7706
41.1%
21
Romania
KWD 7652
41.5%
22
Belgium
KWD 6494
50.4%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 10408
20.4%
1
Canada
KWD 9411
28.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
KWD 11890
9.1%
1
Taiwan
KWD 11466
12.3%
2
Thailand
KWD 10943
16.3%
3
South Korea
KWD 10622
18.8%
4
Kazakhstan
KWD 10515
19.6%
5
Australia
KWD 10485
19.8%
6
New Zealand
KWD 10241
21.7%
7
Singapore
KWD 10066
23.0%
8
Indonesia
KWD 9969
23.8%
9
Pakistan
KWD 9870
24.5%
10
Japan
KWD 9784
25.2%
11
Malaysia
KWD 9611
26.5%
12
Philippines
KWD 9430
27.9%
13
Vietnam
KWD 9039
30.9%
14
China
KWD 8614
34.1%
15
India
KWD 8140
37.8%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 11815
9.7%
1
Puerto Rico
KWD 11122
15.0%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 11027
15.7%
3
Chile
KWD 10726
18.0%
4
Ecuador
KWD 10667
18.5%
5
Panama
KWD 10401
20.5%
6
Colombia
KWD 10184
22.1%
7
Peru
KWD 9837
24.8%
8
Mexico
KWD 9661
26.1%
9
Brazil
KWD 9655
26.2%
10
Uruguay
KWD 9059
30.7%
11
Argentina
KWD 8500
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
KWD 9573
26.8%
1
Angola
KWD 9569
26.8%
2
Kenya
KWD 9311
28.8%
3
Mozambique
KWD 9180
29.8%
4
Ghana
KWD 8958
31.5%
5
Nigeria
KWD 8935
31.7%
6
Ivory Coast
KWD 8754
33.1%
7
Morocco
KWD 8619
34.1%
8
Cameroon
KWD 8342
36.2%
9
Uganda
KWD 8290
36.6%
10
Senegal
KWD 8199
37.3%
11
Zambia
KWD 8134
37.8%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 12426
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 12426
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 12034
8.0%
3
Oman
KWD 12034
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 11772
10.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 11641
11.0%
6
Israel
KWD 10429
20.3%
7
Egypt
KWD 9895
24.4%
8
Lebanon
KWD 9868
24.6%
9
Turkey
KWD 7677
41.3%
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%.