Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,215 KWD
Pension
- 97.20 KWD
Social Security
** - 30.38 KWD
Unemployment
- 6.08 KWD
Total tax
- 134 KWD
Net pay
*
1,081 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
1,081 KWD
Net pay
146 KWD
Tax the employer pays
134 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
279 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 146 KWD to pay you 1,215 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 14,580 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 1,604 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 12,976 KWD per year, or 1,081 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 12685
13.0%
1
Switzerland
KWD 12391
15.0%
2
Hungary
KWD 11883
18.5%
3
Ukraine
KWD 11737
19.5%
4
United Kingdom
KWD 11380
22.0%
5
Ireland
KWD 11256
22.8%
6
France
KWD 11214
23.1%
7
Czech Republic
KWD 11186
23.3%
8
Norway
KWD 10913
25.2%
9
Spain
KWD 10575
27.5%
10
Luxembourg
KWD 10337
29.1%
11
Sweden
KWD 10221
29.9%
12
Austria
KWD 10127
30.5%
13
Denmark
KWD 9822
32.6%
14
Greece
KWD 9614
34.1%
15
Germany
KWD 9283
36.3%
16
Poland
KWD 9238
36.6%
17
Netherlands
KWD 9175
37.1%
18
Finland
KWD 8784
39.8%
19
Italy
KWD 8670
40.5%
20
Romania
KWD 8529
41.5%
21
Portugal
KWD 8366
42.6%
22
Belgium
KWD 7111
51.2%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 11517
21.0%
1
Canada
KWD 10409
28.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
KWD 13114
10.1%
1
Taiwan
KWD 12643
13.3%
2
Thailand
KWD 12068
17.2%
3
South Korea
KWD 11767
19.3%
4
Kazakhstan
KWD 11730
19.6%
5
Australia
KWD 11467
21.4%
6
New Zealand
KWD 11225
23.0%
7
Singapore
KWD 11161
23.5%
8
Indonesia
KWD 10988
24.6%
9
Pakistan
KWD 10849
25.6%
10
Japan
KWD 10806
25.9%
11
Malaysia
KWD 10588
27.4%
12
Philippines
KWD 10410
28.6%
13
Vietnam
KWD 9981
31.6%
14
China
KWD 9571
34.4%
15
India
KWD 8992
38.3%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 13143
9.9%
1
Puerto Rico
KWD 12215
16.2%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 12168
16.5%
3
Chile
KWD 12020
17.6%
4
Ecuador
KWD 11651
20.1%
5
Panama
KWD 11536
20.9%
6
Colombia
KWD 11191
23.3%
7
Peru
KWD 10925
25.1%
8
Brazil
KWD 10743
26.3%
9
Mexico
KWD 10666
26.8%
10
Uruguay
KWD 9970
31.6%
11
Argentina
KWD 9475
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 10660
26.9%
1
South Africa
KWD 10474
28.2%
2
Kenya
KWD 10361
28.9%
3
Mozambique
KWD 10155
30.4%
4
Nigeria
KWD 9955
31.7%
5
Ghana
KWD 9951
31.8%
6
Ivory Coast
KWD 9683
33.6%
7
Morocco
KWD 9528
34.7%
8
Cameroon
KWD 9255
36.5%
9
Uganda
KWD 9115
37.5%
10
Senegal
KWD 9099
37.6%
11
Zambia
KWD 9056
37.9%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 13851
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 13851
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 13414
8.0%
3
Oman
KWD 13414
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 13122
10.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 12976
11.0%
6
Israel
KWD 11485
21.2%
7
Egypt
KWD 11020
24.4%
8
Lebanon
KWD 10993
24.6%
9
Turkey
KWD 8550
41.4%
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%.