Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
12,300 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
12,029 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
2.2%
97.8%
Net pay
2.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
12,029 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 12,300 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.49 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
4.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 2.2% tax rate now rises to 4.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 2.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 147,600 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 144,345 KWD per year, or 12,029 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 2.2% 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.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 128412
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 120294
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 118818
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 113328
23.2%
4
Switzerland
KWD 88689
39.9%
5
Romania
KWD 86346
41.5%
6
Poland
KWD 85797
41.9%
7
Greece
KWD 83287
43.6%
8
United Kingdom
KWD 83217
43.6%
9
Norway
KWD 81975
44.5%
10
Spain
KWD 81877
44.5%
11
Austria
KWD 81871
44.5%
12
Denmark
KWD 79563
46.1%
13
Luxembourg
KWD 78605
46.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 77355
47.6%
15
Sweden
KWD 76744
48.0%
16
Germany
KWD 75723
48.7%
17
Ireland
KWD 75395
48.9%
18
France
KWD 73653
50.1%
19
Italy
KWD 69211
53.1%
20
Finland
KWD 59047
60.0%
21
Belgium
KWD 56841
61.5%
22
Portugal
KWD 55880
62.1%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 88992
39.7%
1
Canada
KWD 75768
48.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 130752
11.4%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 123515
16.3%
2
Singapore
KWD 117758
20.2%
3
Indonesia
KWD 100918
31.6%
4
Thailand
KWD 100172
32.1%
5
Pakistan
KWD 97312
34.1%
6
Vietnam
KWD 96444
34.7%
7
Taiwan
KWD 96296
34.8%
8
Philippines
KWD 93795
36.5%
9
New Zealand
KWD 93305
36.8%
10
Malaysia
KWD 93013
37.0%
11
China
KWD 89900
39.1%
12
Japan
KWD 87658
40.6%
13
South Korea
KWD 86397
41.5%
14
Australia
KWD 84127
43.0%
15
India
KWD 73212
50.4%
16
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 107432
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 103475
29.9%
2
Nigeria
KWD 100436
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 100346
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 97943
33.6%
5
Mozambique
KWD 96618
34.5%
6
Zambia
KWD 90864
38.4%
7
Cameroon
KWD 90244
38.9%
8
Morocco
KWD 90137
38.9%
9
Senegal
KWD 88911
39.8%
10
South Africa
KWD 84231
42.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 82276
44.3%
12
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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%.