Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,250 KWD
Pension
- 100 KWD
Social Security
** - 31.25 KWD
Unemployment
- 6.25 KWD
Total tax
- 138 KWD
Net pay
*
1,113 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
1,113 KWD
Net pay
150 KWD
Tax the employer pays
138 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
288 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 150 KWD to pay you 1,250 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 15,000 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 1,650 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 13,350 KWD per year, or 1,113 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 13050
13.0%
1
Switzerland
KWD 12709
15.3%
2
Hungary
KWD 12225
18.5%
3
Ukraine
KWD 12075
19.5%
4
United Kingdom
KWD 11660
22.3%
5
Czech Republic
KWD 11497
23.4%
6
France
KWD 11480
23.5%
7
Ireland
KWD 11472
23.5%
8
Norway
KWD 11190
25.4%
9
Spain
KWD 10825
27.8%
10
Luxembourg
KWD 10535
29.8%
11
Sweden
KWD 10431
30.5%
12
Austria
KWD 10351
31.0%
13
Denmark
KWD 10105
32.6%
14
Greece
KWD 9830
34.5%
15
Germany
KWD 9494
36.7%
16
Poland
KWD 9480
36.8%
17
Netherlands
KWD 9440
37.1%
18
Finland
KWD 8991
40.1%
19
Italy
KWD 8866
40.9%
20
Romania
KWD 8775
41.5%
21
Portugal
KWD 8551
43.0%
22
Belgium
KWD 7280
51.5%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 11828
21.2%
1
Canada
KWD 10704
28.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
KWD 13459
10.3%
1
Taiwan
KWD 12973
13.5%
2
Thailand
KWD 12383
17.5%
3
Kazakhstan
KWD 12070
19.5%
4
South Korea
KWD 12066
19.6%
5
Australia
KWD 11742
21.7%
6
New Zealand
KWD 11501
23.3%
7
Singapore
KWD 11468
23.6%
8
Indonesia
KWD 11273
24.9%
9
Pakistan
KWD 11122
25.9%
10
Japan
KWD 11093
26.0%
11
Malaysia
KWD 10859
27.6%
12
Philippines
KWD 10685
28.8%
13
Vietnam
KWD 10254
31.6%
14
China
KWD 9861
34.3%
15
India
KWD 9230
38.5%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 13514
9.9%
1
Puerto Rico
KWD 12498
16.7%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 12487
16.8%
3
Chile
KWD 12381
17.5%
4
Ecuador
KWD 11898
20.7%
5
Panama
KWD 11854
21.0%
6
Colombia
KWD 11469
23.5%
7
Peru
KWD 11225
25.2%
8
Brazil
KWD 11047
26.4%
9
Mexico
KWD 10945
27.0%
10
Uruguay
KWD 10225
31.8%
11
Argentina
KWD 9748
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 10966
26.9%
1
South Africa
KWD 10723
28.5%
2
Kenya
KWD 10655
29.0%
3
Mozambique
KWD 10428
30.5%
4
Nigeria
KWD 10241
31.7%
5
Ghana
KWD 10228
31.8%
6
Ivory Coast
KWD 9943
33.7%
7
Morocco
KWD 9783
34.8%
8
Cameroon
KWD 9511
36.6%
9
Senegal
KWD 9351
37.7%
10
Uganda
KWD 9346
37.7%
11
Zambia
KWD 9315
37.9%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 14250
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 14250
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 13800
8.0%
3
Oman
KWD 13800
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 13500
10.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 13350
11.0%
6
Israel
KWD 11781
21.5%
7
Egypt
KWD 11335
24.4%
8
Lebanon
KWD 11308
24.6%
9
Turkey
KWD 8795
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%.