Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,565 KWD
Pension
- 125 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 7.83 KWD
Total tax
- 171 KWD
Net pay
*
1,394 KWD
Marginal tax rate
8.5%
Average tax rate
10.9%
89.1%
Net pay
10.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
1,394 KWD
Net pay
188 KWD
Tax the employer pays
171 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
358 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 188 KWD to pay you 1,565 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 2.29 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
20.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 10.9% tax rate now rises to 20.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 18,780 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 2,046 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 16,734 KWD per year, or 1,394 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 10.9% and your marginal tax rate is 8.5%. 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 8.50 KWD, hence, your net pay will only increase by 91.50 KWD.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 915 KWD of net incomes. A 5,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 4,575 KWD of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 16339
13.0%
1
Switzerland
KWD 15522
17.4%
2
Hungary
KWD 15306
18.5%
3
Ukraine
KWD 15118
19.5%
4
Czech Republic
KWD 14294
23.9%
5
United Kingdom
KWD 14184
24.5%
6
France
KWD 13873
26.1%
7
Norway
KWD 13602
27.6%
8
Ireland
KWD 13419
28.6%
9
Spain
KWD 13156
30.0%
10
Denmark
KWD 12585
33.0%
11
Sweden
KWD 12321
34.4%
12
Austria
KWD 12311
34.5%
13
Luxembourg
KWD 12269
34.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 11818
37.1%
15
Greece
KWD 11677
37.8%
16
Poland
KWD 11655
37.9%
17
Germany
KWD 11343
39.6%
18
Romania
KWD 10986
41.5%
19
Finland
KWD 10786
42.6%
20
Italy
KWD 10639
43.4%
21
Portugal
KWD 10214
45.6%
22
Belgium
KWD 8711
53.6%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 14429
23.2%
1
Canada
KWD 13300
29.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
KWD 16595
11.6%
1
Taiwan
KWD 15938
15.1%
2
Thailand
KWD 15166
19.2%
3
Kazakhstan
KWD 15132
19.4%
4
South Korea
KWD 14764
21.4%
5
Singapore
KWD 14657
22.0%
6
Australia
KWD 14218
24.3%
7
New Zealand
KWD 13981
25.6%
8
Indonesia
KWD 13836
26.3%
9
Japan
KWD 13826
26.4%
10
Pakistan
KWD 13579
27.7%
11
Malaysia
KWD 13319
29.1%
12
China
KWD 13319
29.1%
13
Philippines
KWD 13154
30.0%
14
Vietnam
KWD 12711
32.3%
15
India
KWD 11041
41.2%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 16860
10.2%
1
Chile
KWD 15510
17.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 15326
18.4%
3
Puerto Rico
KWD 15044
19.9%
4
Panama
KWD 14577
22.4%
5
Ecuador
KWD 14529
22.6%
6
Peru
KWD 13871
26.1%
7
Colombia
KWD 13855
26.2%
8
Brazil
KWD 13788
26.6%
9
Uruguay
KWD 13701
27.0%
10
Mexico
KWD 13410
28.6%
11
Argentina
KWD 12205
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 13716
27.0%
1
Kenya
KWD 13301
29.2%
2
South Africa
KWD 12953
31.0%
3
Mozambique
KWD 12885
31.4%
4
Nigeria
KWD 12812
31.8%
5
Ghana
KWD 12729
32.2%
6
Ivory Coast
KWD 12449
33.7%
7
Morocco
KWD 12073
35.7%
8
Cameroon
KWD 11812
37.1%
9
Zambia
KWD 11639
38.0%
10
Senegal
KWD 11619
38.1%
11
Uganda
KWD 11425
39.2%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 17841
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 17841
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 17278
8.0%
3
Oman
KWD 17278
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 16902
10.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 16734
10.9%
6
Israel
KWD 14172
24.5%
7
Egypt
KWD 14170
24.6%
8
Lebanon
KWD 14143
24.7%
9
Turkey
KWD 10996
41.5%
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%.