Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,072 KWD
Pension
- 166 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 10.36 KWD
Total tax
- 214 KWD
Net pay
*
1,858 KWD
Marginal tax rate
8.5%
Average tax rate
10.3%
89.7%
Net pay
10.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
1,858 KWD
Net pay
249 KWD
Tax the employer pays
214 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
462 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 249 KWD to pay you 2,072 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 2.23 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
19.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 10.3% tax rate now rises to 19.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 24,864 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 2,563 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 22,301 KWD per year, or 1,858 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 10.3% and your marginal tax rate is 8.5%. 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 8.50 KWD, hence, your net pay will only increase by 91.50 KWD.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 915 KWD of net incomes. A 5,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 4,575 KWD of net incomes.
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Europe
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 21632
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 20264
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 20016
19.5%
3
Switzerland
KWD 19849
20.2%
4
Czech Republic
KWD 18823
24.3%
5
United Kingdom
KWD 17740
28.7%
6
France
KWD 17724
28.7%
7
Norway
KWD 17046
31.4%
8
Spain
KWD 16677
32.9%
9
Denmark
KWD 16498
33.7%
10
Ireland
KWD 16482
33.7%
11
Austria
KWD 15470
37.8%
12
Netherlands
KWD 15373
38.2%
13
Sweden
KWD 15364
38.2%
14
Poland
KWD 15157
39.0%
15
Luxembourg
KWD 15057
39.4%
16
Greece
KWD 14615
41.2%
17
Romania
KWD 14545
41.5%
18
Germany
KWD 14293
42.5%
19
Finland
KWD 13634
45.2%
20
Italy
KWD 13514
45.7%
21
Portugal
KWD 12743
48.8%
22
Belgium
KWD 10963
55.9%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 18323
26.3%
1
Canada
KWD 17031
31.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
KWD 21645
13.0%
1
Taiwan
KWD 20665
16.9%
2
Kazakhstan
KWD 20290
18.4%
3
Singapore
KWD 20041
19.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 19425
21.9%
5
South Korea
KWD 19015
23.5%
6
Australia
KWD 18170
26.9%
7
China
KWD 18087
27.3%
8
New Zealand
KWD 17973
27.7%
9
Indonesia
KWD 17949
27.8%
10
Japan
KWD 17810
28.4%
11
Pakistan
KWD 17534
29.5%
12
Malaysia
KWD 17242
30.7%
13
Philippines
KWD 17129
31.1%
14
Vietnam
KWD 16665
33.0%
15
India
KWD 14128
43.2%
16
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 18142
27.0%
1
Kenya
KWD 17560
29.4%
2
Nigeria
KWD 16951
31.8%
3
Mozambique
KWD 16840
32.3%
4
Ghana
KWD 16753
32.6%
5
Ivory Coast
KWD 16600
33.2%
6
South Africa
KWD 16542
33.5%
7
Morocco
KWD 15760
36.6%
8
Cameroon
KWD 15516
37.6%
9
Zambia
KWD 15381
38.1%
10
Senegal
KWD 15269
38.6%
11
Uganda
KWD 14771
40.6%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 23621
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 23621
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 22875
8.0%
3
Oman
KWD 22875
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 22378
10.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 22301
10.3%
6
Egypt
KWD 18733
24.7%
7
Lebanon
KWD 18706
24.8%
8
Israel
KWD 17781
28.5%
9
Turkey
KWD 14540
41.5%
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%.