Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
172 KWD
Pension
- 13.76 KWD
Social Security
** - 4.30 KWD
Unemployment
- 0.86 KWD
Total tax
- 18.92 KWD
Net pay
*
153 KWD
Marginal tax rate
11.0%
Average tax rate
11.0%
89.0%
Net pay
11.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
153 KWD
Net pay
20.64 KWD
Tax the employer pays
18.92 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
39.56 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 20.64 KWD to pay you 172 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 2.30 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
20.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 11% tax rate now rises to 20.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 2,064 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 227 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,837 KWD per year, or 153 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 11.0% and your marginal tax rate is 11.0%. 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 11 KWD, hence, your net pay will only increase by 89 KWD.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 890 KWD of net incomes. A 5,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 4,450 KWD of net incomes.
Europe
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
KWD 2064
0.0%
1
Ireland
KWD 2064
0.0%
2
Norway
KWD 1997
3.2%
3
Austria
KWD 1954
5.3%
4
Spain
KWD 1933
6.4%
5
Switzerland
KWD 1915
7.2%
6
Italy
KWD 1874
9.2%
7
France
KWD 1864
9.7%
8
Czech Republic
KWD 1837
11.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1836
11.1%
10
Russia
KWD 1796
13.0%
11
Hungary
KWD 1682
18.5%
12
Ukraine
KWD 1662
19.5%
13
Germany
KWD 1658
19.7%
14
Sweden
KWD 1646
20.3%
15
Poland
KWD 1621
21.5%
16
Greece
KWD 1613
21.9%
17
Portugal
KWD 1533
25.7%
18
Finland
KWD 1429
30.8%
19
Belgium
KWD 1404
32.0%
20
Denmark
KWD 1370
33.6%
21
Netherlands
KWD 1299
37.1%
22
Romania
KWD 1207
41.5%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1886
8.6%
1
Canada
KWD 1622
21.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
KWD 2064
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2064
0.0%
2
Pakistan
KWD 1952
5.4%
3
Thailand
KWD 1952
5.5%
4
Taiwan
KWD 1881
8.9%
5
Philippines
KWD 1856
10.1%
6
South Korea
KWD 1824
11.6%
7
Malaysia
KWD 1821
11.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1819
11.9%
9
Indonesia
KWD 1817
12.0%
10
India
KWD 1718
16.7%
11
Vietnam
KWD 1679
18.6%
12
Japan
KWD 1677
18.7%
13
Singapore
KWD 1652
19.9%
14
Kazakhstan
KWD 1635
20.8%
15
China
KWD 1515
26.6%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
KWD 1900
8.0%
1
Colombia
KWD 1899
8.0%
2
Ecuador
KWD 1869
9.5%
3
Guatemala
KWD 1866
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
KWD 1847
10.5%
5
Panama
KWD 1837
11.0%
6
Brazil
KWD 1820
11.8%
7
Mexico
KWD 1820
11.8%
8
Peru
KWD 1806
12.5%
9
Chile
KWD 1701
17.6%
10
Uruguay
KWD 1649
20.1%
11
Argentina
KWD 1339
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
KWD 1951
5.5%
1
Morocco
KWD 1778
13.8%
2
Cameroon
KWD 1638
20.6%
3
Mozambique
KWD 1637
20.7%
4
Ivory Coast
KWD 1637
20.7%
5
Kenya
KWD 1607
22.2%
6
Angola
KWD 1548
25.0%
7
Ghana
KWD 1543
25.2%
8
Nigeria
KWD 1442
30.1%
9
Uganda
KWD 1432
30.6%
10
Senegal
KWD 1426
30.9%
11
Zambia
KWD 1421
31.1%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1961
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 1961
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1899
8.0%
3
Oman
KWD 1899
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1858
10.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 1837
11.0%
6
Israel
KWD 1793
13.2%
7
Egypt
KWD 1620
21.5%
8
Lebanon
KWD 1606
22.2%
9
Turkey
KWD 1260
38.9%
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%.