Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
223 KWD
Pension
- 17.84 KWD
Social Security
** - 5.58 KWD
Unemployment
- 1.12 KWD
Total tax
- 24.53 KWD
Net pay
*
198 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
198 KWD
Net pay
26.76 KWD
Tax the employer pays
24.53 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
51.29 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 26.76 KWD to pay you 223 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 2,676 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 294 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,382 KWD per year, or 198 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 2676
0.0%
1
Ireland
KWD 2676
0.0%
2
Spain
KWD 2506
6.4%
3
Switzerland
KWD 2486
7.1%
4
Italy
KWD 2464
7.9%
5
Norway
KWD 2462
8.0%
6
France
KWD 2416
9.7%
7
Luxembourg
KWD 2375
11.3%
8
Czech Republic
KWD 2373
11.3%
9
Russia
KWD 2328
13.0%
10
Austria
KWD 2275
15.0%
11
Hungary
KWD 2181
18.5%
12
Ukraine
KWD 2154
19.5%
13
Germany
KWD 2149
19.7%
14
Sweden
KWD 2106
21.3%
15
Greece
KWD 2091
21.9%
16
Poland
KWD 2089
21.9%
17
Portugal
KWD 1964
26.6%
18
Finland
KWD 1853
30.8%
19
Belgium
KWD 1820
32.0%
20
Denmark
KWD 1782
33.4%
21
Netherlands
KWD 1684
37.1%
22
Romania
KWD 1565
41.5%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 2432
9.1%
1
Canada
KWD 2061
23.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
KWD 2676
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2676
0.0%
2
Thailand
KWD 2533
5.4%
3
Pakistan
KWD 2484
7.2%
4
Taiwan
KWD 2439
8.9%
5
Malaysia
KWD 2362
11.8%
6
South Korea
KWD 2359
11.9%
7
New Zealand
KWD 2350
12.2%
8
Indonesia
KWD 2321
13.3%
9
Philippines
KWD 2316
13.5%
10
Japan
KWD 2174
18.7%
11
Vietnam
KWD 2145
19.9%
12
Singapore
KWD 2141
20.0%
13
India
KWD 2130
20.4%
14
Kazakhstan
KWD 2119
20.8%
15
China
KWD 1912
28.5%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
KWD 2463
8.0%
1
Colombia
KWD 2462
8.0%
2
Ecuador
KWD 2423
9.5%
3
Guatemala
KWD 2419
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
KWD 2395
10.5%
5
Panama
KWD 2382
11.0%
6
Peru
KWD 2342
12.5%
7
Mexico
KWD 2296
14.2%
8
Brazil
KWD 2269
15.2%
9
Chile
KWD 2205
17.6%
10
Uruguay
KWD 2138
20.1%
11
Argentina
KWD 1737
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
KWD 2447
8.6%
1
Morocco
KWD 2191
18.1%
2
Mozambique
KWD 2096
21.7%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 2061
23.0%
4
Cameroon
KWD 2051
23.4%
5
Kenya
KWD 2031
24.1%
6
Angola
KWD 1996
25.4%
7
Ghana
KWD 1977
26.1%
8
Nigeria
KWD 1858
30.6%
9
Uganda
KWD 1830
31.6%
10
Senegal
KWD 1820
32.0%
11
Zambia
KWD 1767
34.0%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2542
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 2542
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2462
8.0%
3
Oman
KWD 2462
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2408
10.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 2382
11.0%
6
Israel
KWD 2324
13.2%
7
Egypt
KWD 2092
21.8%
8
Lebanon
KWD 2065
22.8%
9
Turkey
KWD 1581
40.9%
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%.