Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
18,840 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
18,569 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
1.4%
98.6%
Net pay
1.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
18,569 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 18,840 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.32 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
3.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 1.4% tax rate now rises to 3.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 226,080 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 222,825 KWD per year, or 18,569 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 1.4% 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 196690
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 184255
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 181994
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 173757
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 132257
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 130966
42.1%
6
Switzerland
KWD 129007
42.9%
7
Greece
KWD 127236
43.7%
8
United Kingdom
KWD 123830
45.2%
9
Norway
KWD 123256
45.5%
10
Spain
KWD 122530
45.8%
11
Austria
KWD 122074
46.0%
12
Luxembourg
KWD 120058
46.9%
13
Denmark
KWD 119762
47.0%
14
Netherlands
KWD 116988
48.3%
15
Sweden
KWD 115992
48.7%
16
Germany
KWD 113766
49.7%
17
Ireland
KWD 113066
50.0%
18
France
KWD 106264
53.0%
19
Italy
KWD 104826
53.6%
20
Finland
KWD 87943
61.1%
21
Belgium
KWD 86177
61.9%
22
Portugal
KWD 84133
62.8%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 131268
41.9%
1
Canada
KWD 112238
50.4%
2
Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 222825
1.4%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 221662
2.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 221079
2.2%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 214776
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 214776
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 207994
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 169645
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 169618
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 131730
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 120554
46.7%
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%.