Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,580 KWD
Pension
- 126 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 7.90 KWD
Total tax
- 172 KWD
Net pay
*
1,408 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
1,408 KWD
Net pay
190 KWD
Tax the employer pays
172 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
361 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 190 KWD to pay you 1,580 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 18,960 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 2,062 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 16,898 KWD per year, or 1,408 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 16495
13.0%
1
Switzerland
KWD 15654
17.4%
2
Hungary
KWD 15452
18.5%
3
Ukraine
KWD 15263
19.5%
4
Czech Republic
KWD 14427
23.9%
5
United Kingdom
KWD 14304
24.6%
6
France
KWD 13987
26.2%
7
Norway
KWD 13704
27.7%
8
Ireland
KWD 13511
28.7%
9
Spain
KWD 13269
30.0%
10
Denmark
KWD 12701
33.0%
11
Sweden
KWD 12412
34.5%
12
Austria
KWD 12404
34.6%
13
Luxembourg
KWD 12352
34.9%
14
Netherlands
KWD 11932
37.1%
15
Greece
KWD 11764
38.0%
16
Poland
KWD 11759
38.0%
17
Germany
KWD 11431
39.7%
18
Romania
KWD 11092
41.5%
19
Finland
KWD 10870
42.7%
20
Italy
KWD 10724
43.4%
21
Portugal
KWD 10294
45.7%
22
Belgium
KWD 8778
53.7%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 14544
23.3%
1
Canada
KWD 13423
29.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
KWD 16744
11.7%
1
Taiwan
KWD 16079
15.2%
2
Thailand
KWD 15292
19.4%
3
Kazakhstan
KWD 15277
19.4%
4
South Korea
KWD 14893
21.5%
5
Singapore
KWD 14816
21.9%
6
Australia
KWD 14336
24.4%
7
New Zealand
KWD 14099
25.6%
8
Indonesia
KWD 13958
26.4%
9
Japan
KWD 13956
26.4%
10
Pakistan
KWD 13696
27.8%
11
China
KWD 13454
29.0%
12
Malaysia
KWD 13435
29.1%
13
Philippines
KWD 13272
30.0%
14
Vietnam
KWD 12828
32.3%
15
India
KWD 11097
41.5%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 17019
10.2%
1
Chile
KWD 15649
17.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 15454
18.5%
3
Puerto Rico
KWD 15165
20.0%
4
Panama
KWD 14697
22.5%
5
Ecuador
KWD 14643
22.8%
6
Peru
KWD 13993
26.2%
7
Colombia
KWD 13972
26.3%
8
Brazil
KWD 13918
26.6%
9
Uruguay
KWD 13829
27.1%
10
Mexico
KWD 13526
28.7%
11
Argentina
KWD 12322
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 13847
27.0%
1
Kenya
KWD 13427
29.2%
2
South Africa
KWD 13059
31.1%
3
Mozambique
KWD 13002
31.4%
4
Nigeria
KWD 12935
31.8%
5
Ghana
KWD 12848
32.2%
6
Ivory Coast
KWD 12571
33.7%
7
Morocco
KWD 12183
35.8%
8
Cameroon
KWD 11922
37.1%
9
Zambia
KWD 11750
38.0%
10
Senegal
KWD 11727
38.2%
11
Uganda
KWD 11524
39.2%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 18012
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 18012
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 17443
8.0%
3
Oman
KWD 17443
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 17064
10.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 16898
10.9%
6
Egypt
KWD 14305
24.6%
7
Israel
KWD 14282
24.7%
8
Lebanon
KWD 14278
24.7%
9
Turkey
KWD 11101
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%.