Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,343 KWD
Pension
- 107 KWD
Social Security
** - 33.58 KWD
Unemployment
- 6.72 KWD
Total tax
- 148 KWD
Net pay
*
1,195 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
1,195 KWD
Net pay
161 KWD
Tax the employer pays
148 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
309 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 161 KWD to pay you 1,343 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 16,116 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 1,773 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 14,343 KWD per year, or 1,195 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 14021
13.0%
1
Switzerland
KWD 13551
15.9%
2
Hungary
KWD 13135
18.5%
3
Ukraine
KWD 12973
19.5%
4
United Kingdom
KWD 12405
23.0%
5
Czech Republic
KWD 12323
23.5%
6
France
KWD 12186
24.4%
7
Ireland
KWD 12047
25.3%
8
Norway
KWD 11927
26.0%
9
Spain
KWD 11491
28.7%
10
Luxembourg
KWD 11048
31.5%
11
Sweden
KWD 10989
31.8%
12
Austria
KWD 10930
32.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 10854
32.7%
14
Greece
KWD 10391
35.5%
15
Netherlands
KWD 10142
37.1%
16
Poland
KWD 10122
37.2%
17
Germany
KWD 10049
37.6%
18
Finland
KWD 9534
40.8%
19
Romania
KWD 9428
41.5%
20
Italy
KWD 9388
41.8%
21
Portugal
KWD 9042
43.9%
22
Belgium
KWD 7722
52.1%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 12650
21.5%
1
Canada
KWD 11468
28.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
KWD 14384
10.8%
1
Taiwan
KWD 13848
14.1%
2
Thailand
KWD 13220
18.0%
3
Kazakhstan
KWD 12974
19.5%
4
South Korea
KWD 12863
20.2%
5
Australia
KWD 12473
22.6%
6
Singapore
KWD 12288
23.8%
7
New Zealand
KWD 12233
24.1%
8
Indonesia
KWD 12031
25.4%
9
Japan
KWD 11888
26.2%
10
Pakistan
KWD 11847
26.5%
11
Malaysia
KWD 11587
28.1%
12
Philippines
KWD 11414
29.2%
13
China
KWD 11094
31.2%
14
Vietnam
KWD 10979
31.9%
15
India
KWD 9864
38.8%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 14502
10.0%
1
Chile
KWD 13344
17.2%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 13336
17.3%
3
Puerto Rico
KWD 13249
17.8%
4
Panama
KWD 12698
21.2%
5
Ecuador
KWD 12622
21.7%
6
Colombia
KWD 12174
24.5%
7
Peru
KWD 12012
25.5%
8
Brazil
KWD 11856
26.4%
9
Mexico
KWD 11673
27.6%
10
Uruguay
KWD 10903
32.4%
11
Argentina
KWD 10473
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 11778
26.9%
1
Kenya
KWD 11437
29.0%
2
South Africa
KWD 11381
29.4%
3
Mozambique
KWD 11154
30.8%
4
Nigeria
KWD 11000
31.7%
5
Ghana
KWD 10967
32.0%
6
Ivory Coast
KWD 10648
33.9%
7
Morocco
KWD 10459
35.1%
8
Cameroon
KWD 10190
36.8%
9
Senegal
KWD 10020
37.8%
10
Zambia
KWD 10001
37.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 9959
38.2%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 15310
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 15310
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 14827
8.0%
3
Oman
KWD 14827
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 14504
10.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 14343
11.0%
6
Israel
KWD 12541
22.2%
7
Egypt
KWD 12172
24.5%
8
Lebanon
KWD 12145
24.6%
9
Turkey
KWD 9445
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%.