Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,626 KWD
Pension
- 130 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 8.13 KWD
Total tax
- 176 KWD
Net pay
*
1,450 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
1,450 KWD
Net pay
195 KWD
Tax the employer pays
176 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
371 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 195 KWD to pay you 1,626 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 19,512 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 2,109 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 17,403 KWD per year, or 1,450 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 10.8% 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 16975
13.0%
1
Switzerland
KWD 16052
17.7%
2
Hungary
KWD 15902
18.5%
3
Ukraine
KWD 15707
19.5%
4
Czech Republic
KWD 14836
24.0%
5
United Kingdom
KWD 14672
24.8%
6
France
KWD 14336
26.5%
7
Norway
KWD 14017
28.2%
8
Ireland
KWD 13796
29.3%
9
Spain
KWD 13614
30.2%
10
Denmark
KWD 13057
33.1%
11
Austria
KWD 12690
35.0%
12
Sweden
KWD 12688
35.0%
13
Luxembourg
KWD 12604
35.4%
14
Netherlands
KWD 12279
37.1%
15
Poland
KWD 12077
38.1%
16
Greece
KWD 12029
38.4%
17
Germany
KWD 11701
40.0%
18
Romania
KWD 11415
41.5%
19
Finland
KWD 11128
43.0%
20
Italy
KWD 10986
43.7%
21
Portugal
KWD 10536
46.0%
22
Belgium
KWD 8982
54.0%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 14897
23.7%
1
Canada
KWD 13801
29.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
KWD 17202
11.8%
1
Taiwan
KWD 16512
15.4%
2
Kazakhstan
KWD 15724
19.4%
3
Thailand
KWD 15678
19.7%
4
Singapore
KWD 15305
21.6%
5
South Korea
KWD 15287
21.7%
6
Australia
KWD 14697
24.7%
7
New Zealand
KWD 14461
25.9%
8
Japan
KWD 14357
26.4%
9
Indonesia
KWD 14331
26.6%
10
Pakistan
KWD 14055
28.0%
11
China
KWD 13868
28.9%
12
Malaysia
KWD 13791
29.3%
13
Philippines
KWD 13633
30.1%
14
Vietnam
KWD 13186
32.4%
15
India
KWD 11266
42.3%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 17508
10.3%
1
Chile
KWD 16074
17.6%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 15850
18.8%
3
Puerto Rico
KWD 15537
20.4%
4
Panama
KWD 15065
22.8%
5
Ecuador
KWD 14993
23.2%
6
Peru
KWD 14366
26.4%
7
Colombia
KWD 14333
26.5%
8
Brazil
KWD 14318
26.6%
9
Uruguay
KWD 14222
27.1%
10
Mexico
KWD 13883
28.9%
11
Argentina
KWD 12681
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 14248
27.0%
1
Kenya
KWD 13814
29.2%
2
South Africa
KWD 13385
31.4%
3
Mozambique
KWD 13361
31.5%
4
Nigeria
KWD 13310
31.8%
5
Ghana
KWD 13213
32.3%
6
Ivory Coast
KWD 12948
33.6%
7
Morocco
KWD 12517
35.9%
8
Cameroon
KWD 12258
37.2%
9
Zambia
KWD 12089
38.0%
10
Senegal
KWD 12058
38.2%
11
Uganda
KWD 11827
39.4%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 18536
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 18536
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 17951
8.0%
3
Oman
KWD 17951
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 17561
10.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 17403
10.8%
6
Egypt
KWD 14719
24.6%
7
Lebanon
KWD 14692
24.7%
8
Israel
KWD 14617
25.1%
9
Turkey
KWD 11423
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%.