Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,145 KWD
Pension
- 91.60 KWD
Social Security
** - 28.63 KWD
Unemployment
- 5.73 KWD
Total tax
- 126 KWD
Net pay
*
1,019 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
1,019 KWD
Net pay
137 KWD
Tax the employer pays
126 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
263 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 137 KWD to pay you 1,145 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 13,740 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 1,511 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 12,229 KWD per year, or 1,019 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 11954
13.0%
1
Switzerland
KWD 11752
14.5%
2
Hungary
KWD 11198
18.5%
3
Ukraine
KWD 11061
19.5%
4
Ireland
KWD 10823
21.2%
5
United Kingdom
KWD 10819
21.3%
6
France
KWD 10682
22.3%
7
Czech Republic
KWD 10565
23.1%
8
Norway
KWD 10359
24.6%
9
Spain
KWD 10081
26.6%
10
Luxembourg
KWD 9922
27.8%
11
Sweden
KWD 9692
29.5%
12
Austria
KWD 9643
29.8%
13
Denmark
KWD 9257
32.6%
14
Greece
KWD 9152
33.4%
15
Germany
KWD 8851
35.6%
16
Poland
KWD 8755
36.3%
17
Netherlands
KWD 8647
37.1%
18
Finland
KWD 8358
39.2%
19
Italy
KWD 8277
39.8%
20
Romania
KWD 8038
41.5%
21
Portugal
KWD 7997
41.8%
22
Belgium
KWD 6766
50.8%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 10896
20.7%
1
Canada
KWD 9844
28.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
KWD 12426
9.6%
1
Taiwan
KWD 11984
12.8%
2
Thailand
KWD 11438
16.8%
3
South Korea
KWD 11127
19.0%
4
Kazakhstan
KWD 11049
19.6%
5
Australia
KWD 10917
20.6%
6
New Zealand
KWD 10674
22.3%
7
Singapore
KWD 10547
23.2%
8
Indonesia
KWD 10417
24.2%
9
Pakistan
KWD 10303
25.0%
10
Japan
KWD 10234
25.5%
11
Malaysia
KWD 10042
26.9%
12
Philippines
KWD 9862
28.2%
13
Vietnam
KWD 9449
31.2%
14
China
KWD 9023
34.3%
15
India
KWD 8515
38.0%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 12399
9.8%
1
Puerto Rico
KWD 11639
15.3%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 11529
16.1%
3
Chile
KWD 11298
17.8%
4
Ecuador
KWD 11145
18.9%
5
Panama
KWD 10901
20.7%
6
Colombia
KWD 10631
22.6%
7
Peru
KWD 10316
24.9%
8
Brazil
KWD 10134
26.3%
9
Mexico
KWD 10105
26.5%
10
Uruguay
KWD 9460
31.2%
11
Argentina
KWD 8929
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 10049
26.9%
1
South Africa
KWD 9976
27.4%
2
Kenya
KWD 9773
28.9%
3
Mozambique
KWD 9609
30.1%
4
Ghana
KWD 9395
31.6%
5
Nigeria
KWD 9384
31.7%
6
Ivory Coast
KWD 9162
33.3%
7
Morocco
KWD 9019
34.4%
8
Cameroon
KWD 8744
36.4%
9
Uganda
KWD 8653
37.0%
10
Senegal
KWD 8595
37.5%
11
Zambia
KWD 8540
37.9%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 13053
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 13053
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 12641
8.0%
3
Oman
KWD 12641
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 12366
10.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 12229
11.0%
6
Israel
KWD 10894
20.7%
7
Egypt
KWD 10390
24.4%
8
Lebanon
KWD 10363
24.6%
9
Turkey
KWD 8061
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%.