Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
12,827 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
12,556 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
2.1%
97.9%
Net pay
2.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
12,556 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 12,827 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.47 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
4.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 2.1% tax rate now rises to 4.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 2.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 153,924 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 150,669 KWD per year, or 12,556 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 2.1% 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.
Europe
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 133914
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 125448
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 123909
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 118197
23.2%
4
Switzerland
KWD 91938
40.3%
5
Romania
KWD 90046
41.5%
6
Poland
KWD 89437
41.9%
7
Greece
KWD 86829
43.6%
8
United Kingdom
KWD 86489
43.8%
9
Norway
KWD 85301
44.6%
10
Austria
KWD 85161
44.7%
11
Spain
KWD 85153
44.7%
12
Denmark
KWD 82802
46.2%
13
Luxembourg
KWD 81945
46.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 80549
47.7%
15
Sweden
KWD 79907
48.1%
16
Germany
KWD 78788
48.8%
17
Ireland
KWD 78431
49.1%
18
France
KWD 76328
50.4%
19
Italy
KWD 72081
53.2%
20
Finland
KWD 61375
60.1%
21
Belgium
KWD 59205
61.5%
22
Portugal
KWD 58156
62.2%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 92487
39.9%
1
Canada
KWD 78707
48.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 136444
11.4%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 128764
16.4%
2
Singapore
KWD 122690
20.3%
3
Indonesia
KWD 105193
31.7%
4
Thailand
KWD 104283
32.3%
5
Pakistan
KWD 101423
34.1%
6
Vietnam
KWD 100554
34.7%
7
Taiwan
KWD 100090
35.0%
8
Philippines
KWD 97721
36.5%
9
New Zealand
KWD 97163
36.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 96780
37.1%
11
China
KWD 93378
39.3%
12
Japan
KWD 91066
40.8%
13
South Korea
KWD 89694
41.7%
14
Australia
KWD 87479
43.2%
15
India
KWD 76311
50.4%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 136473
11.3%
1
Brazil
KWD 111767
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 106799
30.6%
3
Panama
KWD 104785
31.9%
4
Uruguay
KWD 101863
33.8%
5
Mexico
KWD 101531
34.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 101257
34.2%
7
Colombia
KWD 101127
34.3%
8
Argentina
KWD 100048
35.0%
9
Chile
KWD 99841
35.1%
10
Peru
KWD 96697
37.2%
11
Ecuador
KWD 91995
40.2%
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%.