Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,331 KWD
Pension
- 106 KWD
Social Security
** - 33.28 KWD
Unemployment
- 6.66 KWD
Total tax
- 146 KWD
Net pay
*
1,185 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
1,185 KWD
Net pay
160 KWD
Tax the employer pays
146 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
306 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 160 KWD to pay you 1,331 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 15,972 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 1,757 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 14,215 KWD per year, or 1,185 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 13896
13.0%
1
Switzerland
KWD 13443
15.8%
2
Hungary
KWD 13017
18.5%
3
Ukraine
KWD 12857
19.5%
4
United Kingdom
KWD 12309
22.9%
5
Czech Republic
KWD 12216
23.5%
6
France
KWD 12095
24.3%
7
Ireland
KWD 11973
25.0%
8
Norway
KWD 11832
25.9%
9
Spain
KWD 11405
28.6%
10
Luxembourg
KWD 10982
31.2%
11
Sweden
KWD 10917
31.7%
12
Austria
KWD 10855
32.0%
13
Denmark
KWD 10757
32.7%
14
Greece
KWD 10319
35.4%
15
Netherlands
KWD 10051
37.1%
16
Poland
KWD 10039
37.1%
17
Germany
KWD 9978
37.5%
18
Finland
KWD 9464
40.7%
19
Romania
KWD 9344
41.5%
20
Italy
KWD 9321
41.6%
21
Portugal
KWD 8979
43.8%
22
Belgium
KWD 7665
52.0%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 12544
21.5%
1
Canada
KWD 11371
28.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
KWD 14264
10.7%
1
Taiwan
KWD 13735
14.0%
2
Thailand
KWD 13112
17.9%
3
Kazakhstan
KWD 12857
19.5%
4
South Korea
KWD 12760
20.1%
5
Australia
KWD 12379
22.5%
6
Singapore
KWD 12178
23.8%
7
New Zealand
KWD 12139
24.0%
8
Indonesia
KWD 11933
25.3%
9
Japan
KWD 11781
26.2%
10
Pakistan
KWD 11754
26.4%
11
Malaysia
KWD 11492
28.1%
12
Philippines
KWD 11320
29.1%
13
China
KWD 10913
31.7%
14
Vietnam
KWD 10885
31.9%
15
India
KWD 9782
38.8%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 14375
10.0%
1
Costa Rica
KWD 13227
17.2%
2
Chile
KWD 13220
17.2%
3
Puerto Rico
KWD 13152
17.7%
4
Panama
KWD 12589
21.2%
5
Ecuador
KWD 12525
21.6%
6
Colombia
KWD 12084
24.3%
7
Peru
KWD 11912
25.4%
8
Brazil
KWD 11752
26.4%
9
Mexico
KWD 11579
27.5%
10
Uruguay
KWD 10815
32.3%
11
Argentina
KWD 10380
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 11673
26.9%
1
Kenya
KWD 11336
29.0%
2
South Africa
KWD 11296
29.3%
3
Mozambique
KWD 11060
30.8%
4
Nigeria
KWD 10902
31.7%
5
Ghana
KWD 10871
31.9%
6
Ivory Coast
KWD 10556
33.9%
7
Morocco
KWD 10372
35.1%
8
Cameroon
KWD 10102
36.8%
9
Senegal
KWD 9934
37.8%
10
Zambia
KWD 9912
37.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 9880
38.1%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 15173
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 15173
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 14694
8.0%
3
Oman
KWD 14694
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 14375
10.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 14215
11.0%
6
Israel
KWD 12446
22.1%
7
Egypt
KWD 12064
24.5%
8
Lebanon
KWD 12037
24.6%
9
Turkey
KWD 9361
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%.