Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
218 KWD
Pension
- 17.44 KWD
Social Security
** - 5.45 KWD
Unemployment
- 1.09 KWD
Total tax
- 23.98 KWD
Net pay
*
194 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
194 KWD
Net pay
26.16 KWD
Tax the employer pays
23.98 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
50.14 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 26.16 KWD to pay you 218 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 2,616 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 288 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,328 KWD per year, or 194 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 2616
0.0%
1
Ireland
KWD 2616
0.0%
2
Spain
KWD 2450
6.4%
3
Switzerland
KWD 2430
7.1%
4
Norway
KWD 2414
7.7%
5
Italy
KWD 2377
9.1%
6
France
KWD 2362
9.7%
7
Czech Republic
KWD 2326
11.1%
8
Luxembourg
KWD 2322
11.2%
9
Russia
KWD 2276
13.0%
10
Austria
KWD 2224
15.0%
11
Hungary
KWD 2132
18.5%
12
Ukraine
KWD 2106
19.5%
13
Germany
KWD 2101
19.7%
14
Sweden
KWD 2060
21.2%
15
Poland
KWD 2046
21.8%
16
Greece
KWD 2044
21.9%
17
Portugal
KWD 1924
26.5%
18
Finland
KWD 1812
30.8%
19
Belgium
KWD 1779
32.0%
20
Denmark
KWD 1741
33.4%
21
Netherlands
KWD 1646
37.1%
22
Romania
KWD 1530
41.5%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 2379
9.1%
1
Canada
KWD 2017
22.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
KWD 2616
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2616
0.0%
2
Thailand
KWD 2476
5.4%
3
Pakistan
KWD 2435
6.9%
4
Taiwan
KWD 2384
8.9%
5
Malaysia
KWD 2309
11.8%
6
South Korea
KWD 2306
11.8%
7
New Zealand
KWD 2301
12.0%
8
Indonesia
KWD 2272
13.2%
9
Philippines
KWD 2271
13.2%
10
Japan
KWD 2126
18.7%
11
Vietnam
KWD 2099
19.8%
12
Singapore
KWD 2093
20.0%
13
India
KWD 2089
20.1%
14
Kazakhstan
KWD 2072
20.8%
15
China
KWD 1871
28.5%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
KWD 2408
8.0%
1
Colombia
KWD 2407
8.0%
2
Ecuador
KWD 2369
9.5%
3
Guatemala
KWD 2365
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
KWD 2341
10.5%
5
Panama
KWD 2328
11.0%
6
Peru
KWD 2289
12.5%
7
Mexico
KWD 2251
14.0%
8
Brazil
KWD 2227
14.9%
9
Chile
KWD 2156
17.6%
10
Uruguay
KWD 2090
20.1%
11
Argentina
KWD 1698
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
KWD 2398
8.3%
1
Morocco
KWD 2152
17.8%
2
Mozambique
KWD 2053
21.5%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 2019
22.8%
4
Cameroon
KWD 2013
23.1%
5
Kenya
KWD 1990
23.9%
6
Angola
KWD 1952
25.4%
7
Ghana
KWD 1935
26.0%
8
Nigeria
KWD 1818
30.5%
9
Uganda
KWD 1791
31.6%
10
Senegal
KWD 1781
31.9%
11
Zambia
KWD 1733
33.8%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2485
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 2485
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2407
8.0%
3
Oman
KWD 2407
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2354
10.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 2328
11.0%
6
Israel
KWD 2272
13.2%
7
Egypt
KWD 2046
21.8%
8
Lebanon
KWD 2020
22.8%
9
Turkey
KWD 1551
40.7%
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%.