Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
183 KWD
Pension
- 14.64 KWD
Social Security
** - 4.58 KWD
Unemployment
- 0.92 KWD
Total tax
- 20.13 KWD
Net pay
*
163 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
163 KWD
Net pay
21.96 KWD
Tax the employer pays
20.13 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
42.09 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 21.96 KWD to pay you 183 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 2,196 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 242 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,954 KWD per year, or 163 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.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
KWD 2196
0.0%
1
Ireland
KWD 2196
0.0%
2
Norway
KWD 2096
4.5%
3
Spain
KWD 2057
6.4%
4
Switzerland
KWD 2038
7.2%
5
Italy
KWD 1994
9.2%
6
France
KWD 1983
9.7%
7
Czech Republic
KWD 1954
11.0%
8
Luxembourg
KWD 1953
11.1%
9
Austria
KWD 1948
11.3%
10
Russia
KWD 1911
13.0%
11
Hungary
KWD 1790
18.5%
12
Ukraine
KWD 1768
19.5%
13
Germany
KWD 1764
19.7%
14
Sweden
KWD 1745
20.5%
15
Poland
KWD 1724
21.5%
16
Greece
KWD 1716
21.9%
17
Portugal
KWD 1627
25.9%
18
Finland
KWD 1521
30.8%
19
Belgium
KWD 1493
32.0%
20
Denmark
KWD 1459
33.6%
21
Netherlands
KWD 1382
37.1%
22
Romania
KWD 1285
41.5%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 2006
8.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1714
22.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
KWD 2196
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2196
0.0%
2
Thailand
KWD 2077
5.4%
3
Pakistan
KWD 2067
5.9%
4
Taiwan
KWD 2002
8.9%
5
Philippines
KWD 1958
10.9%
6
South Korea
KWD 1939
11.7%
7
Malaysia
KWD 1938
11.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1935
11.9%
9
Indonesia
KWD 1925
12.3%
10
India
KWD 1807
17.7%
11
Japan
KWD 1784
18.7%
12
Vietnam
KWD 1780
19.0%
13
Singapore
KWD 1758
20.0%
14
Kazakhstan
KWD 1739
20.8%
15
China
KWD 1578
28.2%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
KWD 2021
8.0%
1
Colombia
KWD 2020
8.0%
2
Ecuador
KWD 1988
9.5%
3
Guatemala
KWD 1985
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
KWD 1965
10.5%
5
Panama
KWD 1954
11.0%
6
Mexico
KWD 1925
12.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1921
12.5%
8
Brazil
KWD 1919
12.6%
9
Chile
KWD 1810
17.6%
10
Uruguay
KWD 1755
20.1%
11
Argentina
KWD 1425
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
KWD 2058
6.3%
1
Morocco
KWD 1868
15.0%
2
Mozambique
KWD 1739
20.8%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 1730
21.2%
4
Cameroon
KWD 1729
21.3%
5
Kenya
KWD 1698
22.7%
6
Angola
KWD 1645
25.1%
7
Ghana
KWD 1637
25.5%
8
Nigeria
KWD 1532
30.2%
9
Uganda
KWD 1518
30.9%
10
Senegal
KWD 1509
31.3%
11
Zambia
KWD 1496
31.9%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2086
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 2086
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2020
8.0%
3
Oman
KWD 2020
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1976
10.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 1954
11.0%
6
Israel
KWD 1907
13.2%
7
Egypt
KWD 1722
21.6%
8
Lebanon
KWD 1705
22.4%
9
Turkey
KWD 1336
39.2%
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%.