Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
22,308 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
22,037 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
1.2%
98.8%
Net pay
1.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
22,037 KWD
Net pay
330 KWD
Tax the employer pays
271 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
601 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 330 KWD to pay you 22,308 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.27 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
2.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 1.2% tax rate now rises to 2.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 267,696 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 264,441 KWD per year, or 22,037 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 1.2% and your marginal tax rate is 0.0%. 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 0 KWD, hence, your net pay will only increase by 100 KWD.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 1,000 KWD of net incomes. A 5,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 5,000 KWD of net incomes.
Europe
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 232896
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 218172
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 215495
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 205802
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 156602
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 154918
42.1%
6
Greece
KWD 150541
43.8%
7
Switzerland
KWD 150386
43.8%
8
United Kingdom
KWD 145366
45.7%
9
Norway
KWD 145146
45.8%
10
Spain
KWD 144087
46.2%
11
Austria
KWD 142784
46.7%
12
Luxembourg
KWD 142039
46.9%
13
Denmark
KWD 141078
47.3%
14
Netherlands
KWD 138004
48.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 136804
48.9%
16
Germany
KWD 133939
50.0%
17
Ireland
KWD 133041
50.3%
18
Italy
KWD 123711
53.8%
19
France
KWD 123451
53.9%
20
Finland
KWD 103266
61.4%
21
Belgium
KWD 101733
62.0%
22
Portugal
KWD 99114
63.0%
23
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Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 238839
10.8%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 223195
16.6%
2
Singapore
KWD 211432
21.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 182103
32.0%
4
Thailand
KWD 178234
33.4%
5
Pakistan
KWD 175374
34.5%
6
Vietnam
KWD 174506
34.8%
7
Philippines
KWD 168354
37.1%
8
Taiwan
KWD 168354
37.1%
9
New Zealand
KWD 166564
37.8%
10
Malaysia
KWD 163905
38.8%
11
China
KWD 155953
41.7%
12
Japan
KWD 152381
43.1%
13
South Korea
KWD 149002
44.3%
14
Australia
KWD 147778
44.8%
15
India
KWD 97782
63.5%
16
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 264441
1.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 263278
1.7%
2
Bahrain
KWD 262279
2.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 254311
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 254311
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 246280
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 200857
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 200830
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 155968
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 141362
47.2%
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%.