Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,425 KWD
Pension
- 194 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 12.13 KWD
Total tax
- 244 KWD
Net pay
*
2,181 KWD
Marginal tax rate
8.5%
Average tax rate
10.0%
90.0%
Net pay
10.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
2,181 KWD
Net pay
291 KWD
Tax the employer pays
244 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
535 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 291 KWD to pay you 2,425 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 2.20 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
19.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 10% tax rate now rises to 19.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 29,100 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 2,924 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 26,177 KWD per year, or 2,181 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 10.1% 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 25317
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 23716
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 23425
19.5%
3
Switzerland
KWD 22795
21.7%
4
Czech Republic
KWD 22083
24.1%
5
France
KWD 20202
30.6%
6
United Kingdom
KWD 20144
30.8%
7
Norway
KWD 19379
33.4%
8
Spain
KWD 18989
34.7%
9
Denmark
KWD 18866
35.2%
10
Ireland
KWD 18515
36.4%
11
Austria
KWD 17943
38.3%
12
Poland
KWD 17595
39.5%
13
Netherlands
KWD 17513
39.8%
14
Sweden
KWD 17482
39.9%
15
Romania
KWD 17024
41.5%
16
Luxembourg
KWD 16998
41.6%
17
Greece
KWD 16927
41.8%
18
Germany
KWD 16203
44.3%
19
Italy
KWD 15436
47.0%
20
Finland
KWD 15415
47.0%
21
Portugal
KWD 13947
52.1%
22
Belgium
KWD 12546
56.9%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 21043
27.7%
1
Canada
KWD 19428
33.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
KWD 25160
13.5%
1
Kazakhstan
KWD 24102
17.2%
2
Singapore
KWD 23736
18.4%
3
Taiwan
KWD 23639
18.8%
4
Thailand
KWD 22390
23.1%
5
South Korea
KWD 21527
26.0%
6
China
KWD 21052
27.7%
7
Indonesia
KWD 20812
28.5%
8
New Zealand
KWD 20792
28.6%
9
Australia
KWD 20754
28.7%
10
Japan
KWD 20472
29.7%
11
Pakistan
KWD 20287
30.3%
12
Malaysia
KWD 19971
31.4%
13
Philippines
KWD 19897
31.6%
14
Vietnam
KWD 19419
33.3%
15
India
KWD 16402
43.6%
16
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 21223
27.1%
1
Kenya
KWD 20525
29.5%
2
Nigeria
KWD 19832
31.9%
3
Mozambique
KWD 19593
32.7%
4
Ghana
KWD 19556
32.8%
5
Ivory Coast
KWD 19490
33.0%
6
South Africa
KWD 19037
34.6%
7
Morocco
KWD 18327
37.0%
8
Cameroon
KWD 18095
37.8%
9
Zambia
KWD 17986
38.2%
10
Senegal
KWD 17811
38.8%
11
Uganda
KWD 17101
41.2%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 27645
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 27645
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 26772
8.0%
3
Oman
KWD 26772
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 26190
10.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 26177
10.1%
6
Egypt
KWD 21910
24.7%
7
Lebanon
KWD 21883
24.8%
8
Israel
KWD 20204
30.6%
9
Turkey
KWD 17007
41.6%
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%.