Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,598 KWD
Pension
- 128 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 7.99 KWD
Total tax
- 173 KWD
Net pay
*
1,425 KWD
Marginal tax rate
8.5%
Average tax rate
10.8%
89.2%
Net pay
10.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
1,425 KWD
Net pay
192 KWD
Tax the employer pays
173 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
365 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 192 KWD to pay you 1,598 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 2.28 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
20.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 10.8% tax rate now rises to 20.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 19,176 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 2,080 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 17,096 KWD per year, or 1,425 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 16683
13.0%
1
Switzerland
KWD 15811
17.6%
2
Hungary
KWD 15628
18.5%
3
Ukraine
KWD 15437
19.5%
4
Czech Republic
KWD 14587
23.9%
5
United Kingdom
KWD 14448
24.7%
6
France
KWD 14123
26.4%
7
Norway
KWD 13826
27.9%
8
Ireland
KWD 13623
29.0%
9
Spain
KWD 13404
30.1%
10
Denmark
KWD 12840
33.0%
11
Sweden
KWD 12520
34.7%
12
Austria
KWD 12516
34.7%
13
Luxembourg
KWD 12451
35.1%
14
Netherlands
KWD 12067
37.1%
15
Poland
KWD 11883
38.0%
16
Greece
KWD 11868
38.1%
17
Germany
KWD 11536
39.8%
18
Romania
KWD 11218
41.5%
19
Finland
KWD 10971
42.8%
20
Italy
KWD 10826
43.5%
21
Portugal
KWD 10389
45.8%
22
Belgium
KWD 8858
53.8%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 14682
23.4%
1
Canada
KWD 13571
29.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
KWD 16924
11.8%
1
Taiwan
KWD 16249
15.3%
2
Kazakhstan
KWD 15452
19.4%
3
Thailand
KWD 15443
19.5%
4
South Korea
KWD 15047
21.5%
5
Singapore
KWD 15007
21.7%
6
Australia
KWD 14477
24.5%
7
New Zealand
KWD 14241
25.7%
8
Japan
KWD 14113
26.4%
9
Indonesia
KWD 14104
26.5%
10
Pakistan
KWD 13836
27.9%
11
China
KWD 13616
29.0%
12
Malaysia
KWD 13574
29.2%
13
Philippines
KWD 13413
30.1%
14
Vietnam
KWD 12968
32.4%
15
India
KWD 11163
41.8%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 17211
10.3%
1
Chile
KWD 15815
17.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 15609
18.6%
3
Puerto Rico
KWD 15310
20.2%
4
Panama
KWD 14841
22.6%
5
Ecuador
KWD 14780
22.9%
6
Peru
KWD 14139
26.3%
7
Colombia
KWD 14113
26.4%
8
Brazil
KWD 14075
26.6%
9
Uruguay
KWD 13983
27.1%
10
Mexico
KWD 13666
28.7%
11
Argentina
KWD 12462
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 14004
27.0%
1
Kenya
KWD 13579
29.2%
2
South Africa
KWD 13187
31.2%
3
Mozambique
KWD 13143
31.5%
4
Nigeria
KWD 13082
31.8%
5
Ghana
KWD 12991
32.3%
6
Ivory Coast
KWD 12719
33.7%
7
Morocco
KWD 12313
35.8%
8
Cameroon
KWD 12053
37.1%
9
Zambia
KWD 11883
38.0%
10
Senegal
KWD 11856
38.2%
11
Uganda
KWD 11642
39.3%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 18217
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 18217
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 17642
8.0%
3
Oman
KWD 17642
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 17258
10.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 17096
10.9%
6
Egypt
KWD 14467
24.6%
7
Lebanon
KWD 14440
24.7%
8
Israel
KWD 14413
24.8%
9
Turkey
KWD 11227
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%.