Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,156 KWD
Pension
- 172 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 10.78 KWD
Total tax
- 221 KWD
Net pay
*
1,935 KWD
Marginal tax rate
8.5%
Average tax rate
10.2%
89.8%
Net pay
10.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
1,935 KWD
Net pay
259 KWD
Tax the employer pays
221 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
479 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 259 KWD to pay you 2,156 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 2.22 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
19.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 10.2% tax rate now rises to 19.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 25,872 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 2,649 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 23,223 KWD per year, or 1,935 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 10.2% 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.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 22509
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 21086
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 20827
19.5%
3
Switzerland
KWD 20547
20.6%
4
Czech Republic
KWD 19597
24.3%
5
France
KWD 18362
29.0%
6
United Kingdom
KWD 18312
29.2%
7
Norway
KWD 17616
31.9%
8
Spain
KWD 17227
33.4%
9
Denmark
KWD 17122
33.8%
10
Ireland
KWD 16966
34.4%
11
Austria
KWD 16006
38.1%
12
Netherlands
KWD 15883
38.6%
13
Sweden
KWD 15868
38.7%
14
Poland
KWD 15737
39.2%
15
Luxembourg
KWD 15519
40.0%
16
Romania
KWD 15135
41.5%
17
Greece
KWD 15132
41.5%
18
Germany
KWD 14725
43.1%
19
Finland
KWD 14106
45.5%
20
Italy
KWD 13971
46.0%
21
Portugal
KWD 12784
50.6%
22
Belgium
KWD 11339
56.2%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 18970
26.7%
1
Canada
KWD 17601
32.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
KWD 22481
13.1%
1
Taiwan
KWD 21380
17.4%
2
Kazakhstan
KWD 21197
18.1%
3
Singapore
KWD 20933
19.1%
4
Thailand
KWD 20130
22.2%
5
South Korea
KWD 19613
24.2%
6
China
KWD 18792
27.4%
7
Australia
KWD 18785
27.4%
8
New Zealand
KWD 18637
28.0%
9
Indonesia
KWD 18630
28.0%
10
Japan
KWD 18443
28.7%
11
Pakistan
KWD 18189
29.7%
12
Malaysia
KWD 17892
30.8%
13
Philippines
KWD 17788
31.3%
14
Vietnam
KWD 17320
33.1%
15
India
KWD 14669
43.3%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 23137
10.6%
1
Chile
KWD 20666
20.1%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 20403
21.1%
3
Puerto Rico
KWD 19349
25.2%
4
Panama
KWD 19311
25.4%
5
Colombia
KWD 18955
26.7%
6
Brazil
KWD 18929
26.8%
7
Ecuador
KWD 18800
27.3%
8
Uruguay
KWD 18749
27.5%
9
Peru
KWD 18265
29.4%
10
Mexico
KWD 17970
30.5%
11
Argentina
KWD 16815
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 18875
27.0%
1
Kenya
KWD 18266
29.4%
2
Nigeria
KWD 17636
31.8%
3
Mozambique
KWD 17495
32.4%
4
Ghana
KWD 17420
32.7%
5
Ivory Coast
KWD 17288
33.2%
6
South Africa
KWD 17137
33.8%
7
Morocco
KWD 16371
36.7%
8
Cameroon
KWD 16130
37.7%
9
Zambia
KWD 16001
38.2%
10
Senegal
KWD 15874
38.6%
11
Uganda
KWD 15325
40.8%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 24578
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 24578
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 23802
8.0%
3
Oman
KWD 23802
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 23285
10.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 23223
10.2%
6
Egypt
KWD 19489
24.7%
7
Lebanon
KWD 19462
24.8%
8
Israel
KWD 18358
29.0%
9
Turkey
KWD 15127
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%.