Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
220 KWD
Pension
- 17.60 KWD
Social Security
** - 5.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 1.10 KWD
Total tax
- 24.20 KWD
Net pay
*
196 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
196 KWD
Net pay
26.40 KWD
Tax the employer pays
24.20 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
50.60 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 26.40 KWD to pay you 220 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 2,640 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 290 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,350 KWD per year, or 196 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.
Europe
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
KWD 2640
0.0%
1
Ireland
KWD 2640
0.0%
2
Spain
KWD 2472
6.4%
3
Switzerland
KWD 2452
7.1%
4
Norway
KWD 2433
7.9%
5
Italy
KWD 2412
8.6%
6
France
KWD 2384
9.7%
7
Czech Republic
KWD 2345
11.2%
8
Luxembourg
KWD 2343
11.3%
9
Russia
KWD 2297
13.0%
10
Austria
KWD 2245
15.0%
11
Hungary
KWD 2152
18.5%
12
Ukraine
KWD 2125
19.5%
13
Germany
KWD 2121
19.7%
14
Sweden
KWD 2079
21.3%
15
Greece
KWD 2063
21.9%
16
Poland
KWD 2063
21.9%
17
Portugal
KWD 1940
26.5%
18
Finland
KWD 1828
30.8%
19
Belgium
KWD 1795
32.0%
20
Denmark
KWD 1758
33.4%
21
Netherlands
KWD 1661
37.1%
22
Romania
KWD 1544
41.5%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 2400
9.1%
1
Canada
KWD 2035
22.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
KWD 2640
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2640
0.0%
2
Thailand
KWD 2499
5.4%
3
Pakistan
KWD 2455
7.0%
4
Taiwan
KWD 2406
8.9%
5
Malaysia
KWD 2330
11.8%
6
South Korea
KWD 2327
11.9%
7
New Zealand
KWD 2320
12.1%
8
Indonesia
KWD 2291
13.2%
9
Philippines
KWD 2289
13.3%
10
Japan
KWD 2145
18.7%
11
Vietnam
KWD 2118
19.8%
12
Singapore
KWD 2112
20.0%
13
India
KWD 2106
20.3%
14
Kazakhstan
KWD 2091
20.8%
15
China
KWD 1887
28.5%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
KWD 2430
8.0%
1
Colombia
KWD 2429
8.0%
2
Ecuador
KWD 2391
9.5%
3
Guatemala
KWD 2387
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
KWD 2363
10.5%
5
Panama
KWD 2350
11.0%
6
Peru
KWD 2310
12.5%
7
Mexico
KWD 2269
14.1%
8
Brazil
KWD 2244
15.0%
9
Chile
KWD 2175
17.6%
10
Uruguay
KWD 2109
20.1%
11
Argentina
KWD 1714
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
KWD 2418
8.4%
1
Morocco
KWD 2168
17.9%
2
Mozambique
KWD 2070
21.6%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 2036
22.9%
4
Cameroon
KWD 2028
23.2%
5
Kenya
KWD 2007
24.0%
6
Angola
KWD 1970
25.4%
7
Ghana
KWD 1952
26.1%
8
Nigeria
KWD 1834
30.5%
9
Uganda
KWD 1806
31.6%
10
Senegal
KWD 1797
31.9%
11
Zambia
KWD 1747
33.8%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2508
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 2508
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2429
8.0%
3
Oman
KWD 2429
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2376
10.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 2350
11.0%
6
Israel
KWD 2293
13.2%
7
Egypt
KWD 2065
21.8%
8
Lebanon
KWD 2038
22.8%
9
Turkey
KWD 1563
40.8%
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%.