Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,450 KWD
Pension
- 116 KWD
Social Security
** - 36.25 KWD
Unemployment
- 7.25 KWD
Total tax
- 160 KWD
Net pay
*
1,291 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
1,291 KWD
Net pay
174 KWD
Tax the employer pays
160 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
334 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 174 KWD to pay you 1,450 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 17,400 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 1,914 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 15,486 KWD per year, or 1,291 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 15138
13.0%
1
Switzerland
KWD 14515
16.6%
2
Hungary
KWD 14181
18.5%
3
Ukraine
KWD 14007
19.5%
4
Czech Republic
KWD 13273
23.7%
5
United Kingdom
KWD 13262
23.8%
6
France
KWD 12999
25.3%
7
Norway
KWD 12771
26.6%
8
Ireland
KWD 12708
27.0%
9
Spain
KWD 12291
29.4%
10
Denmark
KWD 11696
32.8%
11
Luxembourg
KWD 11637
33.1%
12
Sweden
KWD 11631
33.2%
13
Austria
KWD 11595
33.4%
14
Greece
KWD 11014
36.7%
15
Netherlands
KWD 10950
37.1%
16
Poland
KWD 10861
37.6%
17
Germany
KWD 10672
38.7%
18
Romania
KWD 10179
41.5%
19
Finland
KWD 10139
41.7%
20
Italy
KWD 9988
42.6%
21
Portugal
KWD 9607
44.8%
22
Belgium
KWD 8202
52.9%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 13546
22.2%
1
Canada
KWD 12352
29.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
KWD 15449
11.2%
1
Taiwan
KWD 14855
14.6%
2
Thailand
KWD 14183
18.5%
3
Kazakhstan
KWD 14014
19.5%
4
South Korea
KWD 13779
20.8%
5
Singapore
KWD 13392
23.0%
6
Australia
KWD 13314
23.5%
7
New Zealand
KWD 13076
24.9%
8
Indonesia
KWD 12902
25.9%
9
Japan
KWD 12825
26.3%
10
Pakistan
KWD 12682
27.1%
11
Malaysia
KWD 12424
28.6%
12
China
KWD 12284
29.4%
13
Philippines
KWD 12253
29.6%
14
Vietnam
KWD 11814
32.1%
15
India
KWD 10593
39.1%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 15639
10.1%
1
Chile
KWD 14447
17.0%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 14307
17.8%
3
Puerto Rico
KWD 14114
18.9%
4
Panama
KWD 13634
21.6%
5
Ecuador
KWD 13531
22.2%
6
Colombia
KWD 12965
25.5%
7
Peru
KWD 12911
25.8%
8
Brazil
KWD 12787
26.5%
9
Mexico
KWD 12510
28.1%
10
Uruguay
KWD 12089
30.5%
11
Argentina
KWD 11308
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 12712
26.9%
1
Kenya
KWD 12335
29.1%
2
South Africa
KWD 12139
30.2%
3
Mozambique
KWD 11988
31.1%
4
Nigeria
KWD 11874
31.8%
5
Ghana
KWD 11816
32.1%
6
Ivory Coast
KWD 11507
33.9%
7
Morocco
KWD 11237
35.4%
8
Cameroon
KWD 10972
36.9%
9
Senegal
KWD 10791
38.0%
10
Zambia
KWD 10791
38.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 10666
38.7%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 16530
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 16530
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 16008
8.0%
3
Oman
KWD 16008
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 15660
10.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 15486
11.0%
6
Israel
KWD 13334
23.4%
7
Egypt
KWD 13135
24.5%
8
Lebanon
KWD 13108
24.7%
9
Turkey
KWD 10193
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%.