Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
191 KWD
Pension
- 15.28 KWD
Social Security
** - 4.78 KWD
Unemployment
- 0.96 KWD
Total tax
- 21.01 KWD
Net pay
*
170 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
170 KWD
Net pay
22.92 KWD
Tax the employer pays
21.01 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
43.93 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 22.92 KWD to pay you 191 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 2,292 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 252 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,040 KWD per year, or 170 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 2292
0.0%
1
Ireland
KWD 2292
0.0%
2
Norway
KWD 2168
5.4%
3
Spain
KWD 2146
6.4%
4
Switzerland
KWD 2128
7.2%
5
Italy
KWD 2081
9.2%
6
France
KWD 2070
9.7%
7
Czech Republic
KWD 2040
11.0%
8
Luxembourg
KWD 2038
11.1%
9
Russia
KWD 1994
13.0%
10
Austria
KWD 1949
15.0%
11
Hungary
KWD 1868
18.5%
12
Ukraine
KWD 1845
19.5%
13
Germany
KWD 1841
19.7%
14
Sweden
KWD 1817
20.7%
15
Poland
KWD 1800
21.5%
16
Greece
KWD 1791
21.9%
17
Portugal
KWD 1695
26.0%
18
Finland
KWD 1587
30.8%
19
Belgium
KWD 1559
32.0%
20
Denmark
KWD 1523
33.5%
21
Netherlands
KWD 1442
37.1%
22
Romania
KWD 1341
41.5%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 2092
8.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1781
22.3%
2
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
KWD 2110
8.0%
1
Colombia
KWD 2109
8.0%
2
Ecuador
KWD 2075
9.5%
3
Guatemala
KWD 2072
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
KWD 2051
10.5%
5
Panama
KWD 2040
11.0%
6
Peru
KWD 2005
12.5%
7
Mexico
KWD 2000
12.7%
8
Brazil
KWD 1991
13.1%
9
Chile
KWD 1889
17.6%
10
Uruguay
KWD 1831
20.1%
11
Argentina
KWD 1488
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
KWD 2136
6.8%
1
Morocco
KWD 1932
15.7%
2
Mozambique
KWD 1812
21.0%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 1796
21.6%
4
Cameroon
KWD 1795
21.7%
5
Kenya
KWD 1764
23.0%
6
Angola
KWD 1715
25.2%
7
Ghana
KWD 1705
25.6%
8
Nigeria
KWD 1597
30.3%
9
Uganda
KWD 1580
31.1%
10
Senegal
KWD 1571
31.5%
11
Zambia
KWD 1550
32.4%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2177
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 2177
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2109
8.0%
3
Oman
KWD 2109
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2063
10.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 2040
11.0%
6
Israel
KWD 1991
13.2%
7
Egypt
KWD 1797
21.6%
8
Lebanon
KWD 1777
22.5%
9
Turkey
KWD 1386
39.5%
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%.