Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
243 KWD
Pension
- 19.44 KWD
Social Security
** - 6.08 KWD
Unemployment
- 1.22 KWD
Total tax
- 26.73 KWD
Net pay
*
216 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
216 KWD
Net pay
29.16 KWD
Tax the employer pays
26.73 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
55.89 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 29.16 KWD to pay you 243 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 2,916 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 321 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,595 KWD per year, or 216 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 2916
0.0%
1
Ireland
KWD 2916
0.0%
2
Italy
KWD 2810
3.7%
3
Spain
KWD 2731
6.4%
4
Switzerland
KWD 2709
7.1%
5
Norway
KWD 2681
8.1%
6
France
KWD 2633
9.7%
7
Luxembourg
KWD 2585
11.4%
8
Czech Republic
KWD 2555
12.4%
9
Russia
KWD 2537
13.0%
10
Austria
KWD 2479
15.0%
11
Hungary
KWD 2377
18.5%
12
Ukraine
KWD 2347
19.5%
13
Germany
KWD 2342
19.7%
14
Sweden
KWD 2286
21.6%
15
Greece
KWD 2279
21.9%
16
Poland
KWD 2244
23.0%
17
Portugal
KWD 2122
27.2%
18
Finland
KWD 2019
30.8%
19
Belgium
KWD 1983
32.0%
20
Denmark
KWD 1943
33.4%
21
Netherlands
KWD 1835
37.1%
22
Romania
KWD 1706
41.5%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 2643
9.4%
1
Canada
KWD 2239
23.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
KWD 2916
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2916
0.0%
2
Thailand
KWD 2752
5.6%
3
Pakistan
KWD 2677
8.2%
4
Taiwan
KWD 2658
8.9%
5
Malaysia
KWD 2572
11.8%
6
South Korea
KWD 2568
11.9%
7
New Zealand
KWD 2544
12.8%
8
Indonesia
KWD 2519
13.6%
9
Philippines
KWD 2496
14.4%
10
Japan
KWD 2370
18.7%
11
Singapore
KWD 2334
20.0%
12
Vietnam
KWD 2326
20.3%
13
Kazakhstan
KWD 2309
20.8%
14
India
KWD 2291
21.4%
15
China
KWD 2080
28.7%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
KWD 2685
7.9%
1
Colombia
KWD 2683
8.0%
2
Ecuador
KWD 2640
9.5%
3
Guatemala
KWD 2636
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
KWD 2610
10.5%
5
Panama
KWD 2595
11.0%
6
Peru
KWD 2512
13.9%
7
Mexico
KWD 2478
15.0%
8
Brazil
KWD 2433
16.6%
9
Chile
KWD 2403
17.6%
10
Uruguay
KWD 2330
20.1%
11
Argentina
KWD 1893
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
KWD 2641
9.4%
1
Morocco
KWD 2347
19.5%
2
Mozambique
KWD 2269
22.2%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 2226
23.7%
4
Kenya
KWD 2197
24.7%
5
Cameroon
KWD 2194
24.8%
6
Angola
KWD 2172
25.5%
7
Ghana
KWD 2147
26.4%
8
Nigeria
KWD 2022
30.7%
9
Uganda
KWD 1986
31.9%
10
Senegal
KWD 1976
32.2%
11
Zambia
KWD 1903
34.8%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2770
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 2770
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2683
8.0%
3
Oman
KWD 2683
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2624
10.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 2595
11.0%
6
Israel
KWD 2533
13.2%
7
Egypt
KWD 2272
22.1%
8
Lebanon
KWD 2245
23.0%
9
Turkey
KWD 1702
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%.