Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,419 KWD
Pension
- 114 KWD
Social Security
** - 35.48 KWD
Unemployment
- 7.10 KWD
Total tax
- 156 KWD
Net pay
*
1,263 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
1,263 KWD
Net pay
170 KWD
Tax the employer pays
156 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
326 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 170 KWD to pay you 1,419 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 17,028 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 1,873 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 15,155 KWD per year, or 1,263 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 14814
13.0%
1
Switzerland
KWD 14236
16.4%
2
Hungary
KWD 13878
18.5%
3
Ukraine
KWD 13708
19.5%
4
United Kingdom
KWD 13014
23.6%
5
Czech Republic
KWD 12998
23.7%
6
France
KWD 12764
25.0%
7
Norway
KWD 12529
26.4%
8
Ireland
KWD 12516
26.5%
9
Spain
KWD 12058
29.2%
10
Luxembourg
KWD 11466
32.7%
11
Denmark
KWD 11456
32.7%
12
Sweden
KWD 11445
32.8%
13
Austria
KWD 11403
33.0%
14
Greece
KWD 10835
36.4%
15
Netherlands
KWD 10716
37.1%
16
Poland
KWD 10647
37.5%
17
Germany
KWD 10493
38.4%
18
Finland
KWD 9965
41.5%
19
Romania
KWD 9961
41.5%
20
Italy
KWD 9814
42.4%
21
Portugal
KWD 9444
44.5%
22
Belgium
KWD 8065
52.6%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 13308
21.9%
1
Canada
KWD 12094
29.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
KWD 15141
11.1%
1
Taiwan
KWD 14564
14.5%
2
Thailand
KWD 13904
18.4%
3
Kazakhstan
KWD 13712
19.5%
4
South Korea
KWD 13514
20.6%
5
Australia
KWD 13070
23.2%
6
Singapore
KWD 13062
23.3%
7
New Zealand
KWD 12832
24.6%
8
Indonesia
KWD 12650
25.7%
9
Japan
KWD 12555
26.3%
10
Pakistan
KWD 12440
26.9%
11
Malaysia
KWD 12182
28.5%
12
Philippines
KWD 12010
29.5%
13
China
KWD 12005
29.5%
14
Vietnam
KWD 11572
32.0%
15
India
KWD 10382
39.0%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 15309
10.1%
1
Chile
KWD 14133
17.0%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 14029
17.6%
3
Puerto Rico
KWD 13864
18.6%
4
Panama
KWD 13378
21.4%
5
Ecuador
KWD 13251
22.2%
6
Colombia
KWD 12737
25.2%
7
Peru
KWD 12651
25.7%
8
Brazil
KWD 12518
26.5%
9
Mexico
KWD 12268
28.0%
10
Uruguay
KWD 11517
32.4%
11
Argentina
KWD 11066
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 12441
26.9%
1
Kenya
KWD 12075
29.1%
2
South Africa
KWD 11919
30.0%
3
Mozambique
KWD 11746
31.0%
4
Nigeria
KWD 11621
31.8%
5
Ghana
KWD 11570
32.1%
6
Ivory Coast
KWD 11253
33.9%
7
Morocco
KWD 11012
35.3%
8
Cameroon
KWD 10745
36.9%
9
Senegal
KWD 10568
37.9%
10
Zambia
KWD 10562
38.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 10461
38.6%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 16177
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 16177
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 15666
8.0%
3
Oman
KWD 15666
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 15325
10.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 15155
11.0%
6
Israel
KWD 13108
23.0%
7
Egypt
KWD 12856
24.5%
8
Lebanon
KWD 12829
24.7%
9
Turkey
KWD 9976
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%.