Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
182,784 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
182,513 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.1%
99.9%
Net pay
0.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
182,513 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 182,784 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.03 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
0.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0.1% tax rate now rises to 0.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 2,193,408 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,190,153 KWD per year, or 182,513 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.2% 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.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 1908265
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1787628
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1765693
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1688600
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1283144
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1263252
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 1228940
44.0%
7
Switzerland
KWD 1168952
46.7%
8
Italy
KWD 1165517
46.9%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1159200
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1158070
47.2%
11
United Kingdom
KWD 1141922
47.9%
12
Spain
KWD 1141606
48.0%
13
Denmark
KWD 1127459
48.6%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1110488
49.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 1099841
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 1085008
50.5%
17
Germany
KWD 1067428
51.3%
18
Ireland
KWD 1057383
51.8%
19
France
KWD 918770
58.1%
20
Belgium
KWD 821562
62.5%
21
Finland
KWD 812313
63.0%
22
Portugal
KWD 792371
63.9%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1179854
46.2%
1
Canada
KWD 1026463
53.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1971980
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1821536
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1713488
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1483885
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 1429947
34.8%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1427087
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 1426219
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1363901
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1341248
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1323781
39.7%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1300056
40.7%
11
China
KWD 1215095
44.6%
12
Japan
KWD 1190202
45.7%
13
Australia
KWD 1168405
46.7%
14
South Korea
KWD 1152850
47.4%
15
India
KWD 319374
85.4%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1941582
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1590393
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1475803
32.7%
3
Panama
KWD 1466141
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 1427195
34.9%
5
Argentina
KWD 1425713
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1419784
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 1345881
38.6%
8
Colombia
KWD 1345163
38.7%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1340564
38.9%
10
Chile
KWD 1323531
39.7%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1255449
42.8%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1595757
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1535541
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1496252
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1491994
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1451245
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1426393
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1349035
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1335834
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1329872
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1316396
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1209426
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 1207470
45.0%
12
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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%.