Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,479 KWD
Pension
- 118 KWD
Social Security
** - 36.98 KWD
Unemployment
- 7.40 KWD
Total tax
- 163 KWD
Net pay
*
1,316 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
1,316 KWD
Net pay
177 KWD
Tax the employer pays
163 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
340 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 177 KWD to pay you 1,479 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 17,748 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 1,952 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 15,796 KWD per year, or 1,316 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.
Europe
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 15441
13.0%
1
Switzerland
KWD 14769
16.8%
2
Hungary
KWD 14465
18.5%
3
Ukraine
KWD 14287
19.5%
4
Czech Republic
KWD 13531
23.8%
5
United Kingdom
KWD 13495
24.0%
6
France
KWD 13219
25.5%
7
Norway
KWD 12994
26.8%
8
Ireland
KWD 12887
27.4%
9
Spain
KWD 12510
29.5%
10
Denmark
KWD 11920
32.8%
11
Sweden
KWD 11805
33.5%
12
Luxembourg
KWD 11796
33.5%
13
Austria
KWD 11776
33.7%
14
Greece
KWD 11181
37.0%
15
Netherlands
KWD 11169
37.1%
16
Poland
KWD 11061
37.7%
17
Germany
KWD 10840
38.9%
18
Romania
KWD 10383
41.5%
19
Finland
KWD 10302
42.0%
20
Italy
KWD 10151
42.8%
21
Portugal
KWD 9760
45.0%
22
Belgium
KWD 8331
53.1%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 13769
22.4%
1
Canada
KWD 12593
29.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
KWD 15738
11.3%
1
Taiwan
KWD 15128
14.8%
2
Thailand
KWD 14437
18.7%
3
Kazakhstan
KWD 14296
19.5%
4
South Korea
KWD 14028
21.0%
5
Singapore
KWD 13715
22.7%
6
Australia
KWD 13542
23.7%
7
New Zealand
KWD 13304
25.0%
8
Indonesia
KWD 13138
26.0%
9
Japan
KWD 13077
26.3%
10
Pakistan
KWD 12908
27.3%
11
Malaysia
KWD 12650
28.7%
12
China
KWD 12545
29.3%
13
Philippines
KWD 12480
29.7%
14
Vietnam
KWD 12040
32.2%
15
India
KWD 10755
39.4%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 15947
10.2%
1
Chile
KWD 14715
17.1%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 14568
17.9%
3
Puerto Rico
KWD 14349
19.2%
4
Panama
KWD 13874
21.8%
5
Ecuador
KWD 13792
22.3%
6
Colombia
KWD 13182
25.7%
7
Peru
KWD 13155
25.9%
8
Brazil
KWD 13040
26.5%
9
Mexico
KWD 12737
28.2%
10
Uruguay
KWD 12624
28.9%
11
Argentina
KWD 11534
35.0%
12
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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%.