Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,149 KWD
Pension
- 91.92 KWD
Social Security
** - 28.73 KWD
Unemployment
- 5.75 KWD
Total tax
- 126 KWD
Net pay
*
1,023 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
1,023 KWD
Net pay
138 KWD
Tax the employer pays
126 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
264 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 138 KWD to pay you 1,149 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 13,788 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 1,517 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 12,271 KWD per year, or 1,023 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.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 11996
13.0%
1
Switzerland
KWD 11789
14.5%
2
Hungary
KWD 11237
18.5%
3
Ukraine
KWD 11099
19.5%
4
United Kingdom
KWD 10851
21.3%
5
Ireland
KWD 10848
21.3%
6
France
KWD 10713
22.3%
7
Czech Republic
KWD 10600
23.1%
8
Norway
KWD 10390
24.6%
9
Spain
KWD 10109
26.7%
10
Luxembourg
KWD 9945
27.9%
11
Sweden
KWD 9724
29.5%
12
Austria
KWD 9670
29.9%
13
Denmark
KWD 9289
32.6%
14
Greece
KWD 9179
33.4%
15
Germany
KWD 8876
35.6%
16
Poland
KWD 8782
36.3%
17
Netherlands
KWD 8677
37.1%
18
Finland
KWD 8382
39.2%
19
Italy
KWD 8299
39.8%
20
Romania
KWD 8066
41.5%
21
Portugal
KWD 8018
41.9%
22
Belgium
KWD 6785
50.8%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 10931
20.7%
1
Canada
KWD 9875
28.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
KWD 12465
9.6%
1
Taiwan
KWD 12022
12.8%
2
Thailand
KWD 11474
16.8%
3
South Korea
KWD 11164
19.0%
4
Kazakhstan
KWD 11088
19.6%
5
Australia
KWD 10948
20.6%
6
New Zealand
KWD 10706
22.4%
7
Singapore
KWD 10582
23.3%
8
Indonesia
KWD 10450
24.2%
9
Pakistan
KWD 10334
25.1%
10
Japan
KWD 10266
25.5%
11
Malaysia
KWD 10073
26.9%
12
Philippines
KWD 9893
28.3%
13
Vietnam
KWD 9479
31.3%
14
China
KWD 9053
34.3%
15
India
KWD 8542
38.1%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 12442
9.8%
1
Puerto Rico
KWD 11677
15.3%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 11565
16.1%
3
Chile
KWD 11339
17.8%
4
Ecuador
KWD 11180
18.9%
5
Panama
KWD 10937
20.7%
6
Colombia
KWD 10663
22.7%
7
Peru
KWD 10351
24.9%
8
Brazil
KWD 10169
26.3%
9
Mexico
KWD 10137
26.5%
10
Uruguay
KWD 9489
31.2%
11
Argentina
KWD 8960
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 10084
26.9%
1
South Africa
KWD 10005
27.4%
2
Kenya
KWD 9807
28.9%
3
Mozambique
KWD 9640
30.1%
4
Ghana
KWD 9427
31.6%
5
Nigeria
KWD 9417
31.7%
6
Ivory Coast
KWD 9192
33.3%
7
Morocco
KWD 9048
34.4%
8
Cameroon
KWD 8773
36.4%
9
Uganda
KWD 8679
37.1%
10
Senegal
KWD 8624
37.5%
11
Zambia
KWD 8569
37.9%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 13099
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 13099
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 12685
8.0%
3
Oman
KWD 12685
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 12409
10.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 12271
11.0%
6
Israel
KWD 10928
20.8%
7
Egypt
KWD 10426
24.4%
8
Lebanon
KWD 10399
24.6%
9
Turkey
KWD 8089
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%.