Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
16,980 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
16,709 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
1.6%
98.4%
Net pay
1.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
16,709 KWD
Net pay
330 KWD
Tax the employer pays
271 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
601 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 330 KWD to pay you 16,980 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.35 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
3.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 1.6% tax rate now rises to 3.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 203,760 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 200,505 KWD per year, or 16,709 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 1.6% and your marginal tax rate is 0.0%. 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 0 KWD, hence, your net pay will only increase by 100 KWD.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 1,000 KWD of net incomes. A 5,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 5,000 KWD of net incomes.
Europe
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 177271
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 166064
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 164027
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 156571
23.2%
4
Romania
KWD 119200
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 118120
42.0%
6
Switzerland
KWD 117540
42.3%
7
Greece
KWD 114737
43.7%
8
United Kingdom
KWD 112279
44.9%
9
Norway
KWD 111515
45.3%
10
Spain
KWD 110968
45.5%
11
Austria
KWD 110914
45.6%
12
Denmark
KWD 108329
46.8%
13
Luxembourg
KWD 108268
46.9%
14
Netherlands
KWD 105716
48.1%
15
Sweden
KWD 104830
48.6%
16
Germany
KWD 102946
49.5%
17
Ireland
KWD 102352
49.8%
18
France
KWD 97046
52.4%
19
Italy
KWD 94697
53.5%
20
Finland
KWD 79725
60.9%
21
Belgium
KWD 77834
61.8%
22
Portugal
KWD 76097
62.7%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 119372
41.4%
1
Canada
KWD 101866
50.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 181296
11.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 170128
16.5%
2
Singapore
KWD 161562
20.7%
3
Indonesia
KWD 138882
31.8%
4
Thailand
KWD 136676
32.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 133816
34.3%
6
Vietnam
KWD 132948
34.8%
7
Taiwan
KWD 129992
36.2%
8
Philippines
KWD 128661
36.9%
9
New Zealand
KWD 127563
37.4%
10
Malaysia
KWD 126184
38.1%
11
China
KWD 120788
40.7%
12
Japan
KWD 117924
42.1%
13
South Korea
KWD 115673
43.2%
14
Australia
KWD 113892
44.1%
15
India
KWD 90425
55.6%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 180582
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 147898
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 140251
31.2%
3
Panama
KWD 138051
32.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 133924
34.3%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 133476
34.5%
6
Argentina
KWD 132442
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 132131
35.2%
8
Colombia
KWD 131525
35.5%
9
Chile
KWD 129742
36.3%
10
Peru
KWD 127222
37.6%
11
Ecuador
KWD 120424
40.9%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 200505
1.6%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 199342
2.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 198983
2.3%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 193572
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 193572
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 187459
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 152905
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 152878
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 118731
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 109394
46.3%
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%.