Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,356 KWD
Pension
- 108 KWD
Social Security
** - 33.90 KWD
Unemployment
- 6.78 KWD
Total tax
- 149 KWD
Net pay
*
1,207 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
1,207 KWD
Net pay
163 KWD
Tax the employer pays
149 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
312 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 163 KWD to pay you 1,356 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 16,272 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 1,790 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 14,482 KWD per year, or 1,207 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 14157
13.0%
1
Switzerland
KWD 13668
16.0%
2
Hungary
KWD 13262
18.5%
3
Ukraine
KWD 13099
19.5%
4
United Kingdom
KWD 12509
23.1%
5
Czech Republic
KWD 12438
23.6%
6
France
KWD 12285
24.5%
7
Ireland
KWD 12127
25.5%
8
Norway
KWD 12030
26.1%
9
Spain
KWD 11585
28.8%
10
Luxembourg
KWD 11120
31.7%
11
Sweden
KWD 11067
32.0%
12
Austria
KWD 11011
32.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 10959
32.7%
14
Greece
KWD 10470
35.7%
15
Netherlands
KWD 10240
37.1%
16
Poland
KWD 10212
37.2%
17
Germany
KWD 10127
37.8%
18
Finland
KWD 9610
40.9%
19
Romania
KWD 9519
41.5%
20
Italy
KWD 9461
41.9%
21
Portugal
KWD 9111
44.0%
22
Belgium
KWD 7784
52.2%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 12764
21.6%
1
Canada
KWD 11573
28.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
KWD 14513
10.8%
1
Taiwan
KWD 13970
14.1%
2
Thailand
KWD 13337
18.0%
3
Kazakhstan
KWD 13100
19.5%
4
South Korea
KWD 12974
20.3%
5
Australia
KWD 12575
22.7%
6
Singapore
KWD 12420
23.7%
7
New Zealand
KWD 12336
24.2%
8
Indonesia
KWD 12136
25.4%
9
Japan
KWD 12004
26.2%
10
Pakistan
KWD 11949
26.6%
11
Malaysia
KWD 11689
28.2%
12
Philippines
KWD 11516
29.2%
13
China
KWD 11289
30.6%
14
Vietnam
KWD 11080
31.9%
15
India
KWD 9953
38.8%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 14640
10.0%
1
Chile
KWD 13479
17.2%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 13455
17.3%
3
Puerto Rico
KWD 13354
17.9%
4
Panama
KWD 12816
21.2%
5
Ecuador
KWD 12728
21.8%
6
Colombia
KWD 12270
24.6%
7
Peru
KWD 12122
25.5%
8
Brazil
KWD 11969
26.4%
9
Mexico
KWD 11775
27.6%
10
Uruguay
KWD 10997
32.4%
11
Argentina
KWD 10575
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 11891
26.9%
1
Kenya
KWD 11546
29.1%
2
South Africa
KWD 11473
29.5%
3
Mozambique
KWD 11255
30.8%
4
Nigeria
KWD 11106
31.8%
5
Ghana
KWD 11070
32.0%
6
Ivory Coast
KWD 10748
34.0%
7
Morocco
KWD 10554
35.1%
8
Cameroon
KWD 10285
36.8%
9
Senegal
KWD 10114
37.8%
10
Zambia
KWD 10097
38.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 10045
38.3%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 15458
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 15458
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 14970
8.0%
3
Oman
KWD 14970
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 14645
10.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 14482
11.0%
6
Israel
KWD 12644
22.3%
7
Egypt
KWD 12289
24.5%
8
Lebanon
KWD 12262
24.6%
9
Turkey
KWD 9536
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%.