Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,663 KWD
Pension
- 213 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.32 KWD
Total tax
- 264 KWD
Net pay
*
2,399 KWD
Marginal tax rate
8.5%
Average tax rate
9.9%
90.1%
Net pay
9.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
2,399 KWD
Net pay
320 KWD
Tax the employer pays
264 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
583 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 320 KWD to pay you 2,663 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 2.19 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
19.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 9.9% tax rate now rises to 19.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 31,956 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,166 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 28,790 KWD per year, or 2,399 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 9.9% 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.
Europe
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 27802
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 26044
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 25725
19.5%
3
Switzerland
KWD 24719
22.7%
4
Czech Republic
KWD 24282
24.0%
5
United Kingdom
KWD 21765
31.9%
6
France
KWD 21728
32.0%
7
Norway
KWD 20910
34.6%
8
Spain
KWD 20549
35.7%
9
Denmark
KWD 20328
36.4%
10
Ireland
KWD 19886
37.8%
11
Austria
KWD 19599
38.7%
12
Poland
KWD 19239
39.8%
13
Netherlands
KWD 18955
40.7%
14
Sweden
KWD 18911
40.8%
15
Romania
KWD 18694
41.5%
16
Greece
KWD 18526
42.0%
17
Luxembourg
KWD 18306
42.7%
18
Germany
KWD 17609
44.9%
19
Italy
KWD 16732
47.6%
20
Finland
KWD 16466
48.5%
21
Portugal
KWD 15047
52.9%
22
Belgium
KWD 13614
57.4%
23
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Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
KWD 27531
13.9%
1
Kazakhstan
KWD 26673
16.5%
2
Singapore
KWD 26164
18.1%
3
Taiwan
KWD 25639
19.8%
4
Thailand
KWD 24389
23.7%
5
China
KWD 24080
24.7%
6
South Korea
KWD 23221
27.3%
7
Indonesia
KWD 22743
28.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 22706
29.0%
9
Australia
KWD 22496
29.6%
10
Japan
KWD 22267
30.3%
11
Pakistan
KWD 22143
30.7%
12
Malaysia
KWD 21800
31.8%
13
Philippines
KWD 21763
31.9%
14
Vietnam
KWD 21275
33.4%
15
India
KWD 17935
43.9%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 28522
10.8%
1
Costa Rica
KWD 24760
22.5%
2
Chile
KWD 24736
22.6%
3
Uruguay
KWD 23552
26.3%
4
Colombia
KWD 23446
26.6%
5
Panama
KWD 23372
26.9%
6
Brazil
KWD 23340
27.0%
7
Puerto Rico
KWD 22959
28.2%
8
Ecuador
KWD 22380
30.0%
9
Peru
KWD 21992
31.2%
10
Mexico
KWD 21985
31.2%
11
Argentina
KWD 20769
35.0%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 30358
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 30358
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 29400
8.0%
3
Oman
KWD 29400
8.0%
4
Kuwait
KWD 28790
9.9%
5
Saudi Arabia
KWD 28760
10.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 24052
24.7%
7
Lebanon
KWD 24025
24.8%
8
Israel
KWD 21838
31.7%
9
Turkey
KWD 18670
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%.