Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,245 KWD
Pension
- 99.60 KWD
Social Security
** - 31.13 KWD
Unemployment
- 6.23 KWD
Total tax
- 137 KWD
Net pay
*
1,108 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
1,108 KWD
Net pay
149 KWD
Tax the employer pays
137 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
286 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 149 KWD to pay you 1,245 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 14,940 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 1,643 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 13,297 KWD per year, or 1,108 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 12998
13.0%
1
Switzerland
KWD 12663
15.2%
2
Hungary
KWD 12176
18.5%
3
Ukraine
KWD 12027
19.5%
4
United Kingdom
KWD 11620
22.2%
5
Czech Republic
KWD 11453
23.3%
6
France
KWD 11442
23.4%
7
Ireland
KWD 11441
23.4%
8
Norway
KWD 11151
25.4%
9
Spain
KWD 10789
27.8%
10
Luxembourg
KWD 10507
29.7%
11
Sweden
KWD 10401
30.4%
12
Austria
KWD 10320
30.9%
13
Denmark
KWD 10064
32.6%
14
Greece
KWD 9800
34.4%
15
Germany
KWD 9464
36.7%
16
Poland
KWD 9445
36.8%
17
Netherlands
KWD 9402
37.1%
18
Finland
KWD 8962
40.0%
19
Italy
KWD 8838
40.8%
20
Romania
KWD 8740
41.5%
21
Portugal
KWD 8525
42.9%
22
Belgium
KWD 7256
51.4%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 11784
21.1%
1
Canada
KWD 10662
28.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
KWD 13410
10.2%
1
Taiwan
KWD 12925
13.5%
2
Thailand
KWD 12338
17.4%
3
South Korea
KWD 12024
19.5%
4
Kazakhstan
KWD 12021
19.5%
5
Australia
KWD 11703
21.7%
6
New Zealand
KWD 11462
23.3%
7
Singapore
KWD 11424
23.5%
8
Indonesia
KWD 11232
24.8%
9
Pakistan
KWD 11083
25.8%
10
Japan
KWD 11052
26.0%
11
Malaysia
KWD 10820
27.6%
12
Philippines
KWD 10646
28.7%
13
Vietnam
KWD 10215
31.6%
14
China
KWD 9819
34.3%
15
India
KWD 9196
38.5%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 13461
9.9%
1
Puerto Rico
KWD 12457
16.6%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 12442
16.7%
3
Chile
KWD 12330
17.5%
4
Ecuador
KWD 11863
20.6%
5
Panama
KWD 11809
21.0%
6
Colombia
KWD 11430
23.5%
7
Peru
KWD 11182
25.2%
8
Brazil
KWD 11004
26.4%
9
Mexico
KWD 10906
27.0%
10
Uruguay
KWD 10189
31.8%
11
Argentina
KWD 9709
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 10922
26.9%
1
South Africa
KWD 10687
28.5%
2
Kenya
KWD 10613
29.0%
3
Mozambique
KWD 10389
30.5%
4
Nigeria
KWD 10200
31.7%
5
Ghana
KWD 10189
31.8%
6
Ivory Coast
KWD 9906
33.7%
7
Morocco
KWD 9746
34.8%
8
Cameroon
KWD 9474
36.6%
9
Senegal
KWD 9315
37.7%
10
Uganda
KWD 9313
37.7%
11
Zambia
KWD 9278
37.9%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 14193
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 14193
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 13745
8.0%
3
Oman
KWD 13745
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 13446
10.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 13297
11.0%
6
Israel
KWD 11739
21.4%
7
Egypt
KWD 11290
24.4%
8
Lebanon
KWD 11263
24.6%
9
Turkey
KWD 8760
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%.