Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
211 KWD
Pension
- 16.88 KWD
Social Security
** - 5.28 KWD
Unemployment
- 1.06 KWD
Total tax
- 23.21 KWD
Net pay
*
188 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
188 KWD
Net pay
25.32 KWD
Tax the employer pays
23.21 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
48.53 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 25.32 KWD to pay you 211 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 2,532 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 279 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,253 KWD per year, or 188 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 2532
0.0%
1
Ireland
KWD 2532
0.0%
2
Spain
KWD 2371
6.4%
3
Switzerland
KWD 2351
7.1%
4
Norway
KWD 2350
7.2%
5
Italy
KWD 2299
9.2%
6
France
KWD 2286
9.7%
7
Czech Republic
KWD 2253
11.0%
8
Luxembourg
KWD 2248
11.2%
9
Russia
KWD 2203
13.0%
10
Austria
KWD 2153
15.0%
11
Hungary
KWD 2064
18.5%
12
Ukraine
KWD 2038
19.5%
13
Germany
KWD 2034
19.7%
14
Sweden
KWD 1997
21.1%
15
Poland
KWD 1985
21.6%
16
Greece
KWD 1979
21.9%
17
Portugal
KWD 1866
26.3%
18
Finland
KWD 1753
30.8%
19
Belgium
KWD 1722
32.0%
20
Denmark
KWD 1685
33.5%
21
Netherlands
KWD 1593
37.1%
22
Romania
KWD 1481
41.5%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 2305
9.0%
1
Canada
KWD 1955
22.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
KWD 2532
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2532
0.0%
2
Thailand
KWD 2396
5.4%
3
Pakistan
KWD 2361
6.7%
4
Taiwan
KWD 2308
8.9%
5
Malaysia
KWD 2235
11.8%
6
South Korea
KWD 2233
11.8%
7
New Zealand
KWD 2231
11.9%
8
Philippines
KWD 2208
12.8%
9
Indonesia
KWD 2202
13.0%
10
Japan
KWD 2057
18.7%
11
Vietnam
KWD 2035
19.6%
12
India
KWD 2033
19.7%
13
Singapore
KWD 2026
20.0%
14
Kazakhstan
KWD 2005
20.8%
15
China
KWD 1812
28.4%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
KWD 2331
8.0%
1
Colombia
KWD 2329
8.0%
2
Ecuador
KWD 2293
9.5%
3
Guatemala
KWD 2289
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
KWD 2266
10.5%
5
Panama
KWD 2253
11.0%
6
Peru
KWD 2216
12.5%
7
Mexico
KWD 2187
13.6%
8
Brazil
KWD 2168
14.4%
9
Chile
KWD 2086
17.6%
10
Uruguay
KWD 2023
20.1%
11
Argentina
KWD 1644
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
KWD 2330
8.0%
1
Morocco
KWD 2096
17.2%
2
Mozambique
KWD 1992
21.3%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 1961
22.5%
4
Cameroon
KWD 1960
22.6%
5
Kenya
KWD 1932
23.7%
6
Angola
KWD 1891
25.3%
7
Ghana
KWD 1875
25.9%
8
Nigeria
KWD 1760
30.5%
9
Uganda
KWD 1736
31.4%
10
Senegal
KWD 1727
31.8%
11
Zambia
KWD 1686
33.4%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2405
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 2405
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2329
8.0%
3
Oman
KWD 2329
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2279
10.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 2253
11.0%
6
Israel
KWD 2199
13.2%
7
Egypt
KWD 1982
21.7%
8
Lebanon
KWD 1957
22.7%
9
Turkey
KWD 1509
40.4%
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%.