Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
297 KWD
Pension
- 23.76 KWD
Social Security
** - 7.43 KWD
Unemployment
- 1.49 KWD
Total tax
- 32.67 KWD
Net pay
*
264 KWD
Marginal tax rate
11.0%
Average tax rate
11.0%
89.0%
Net pay
11.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make 3,564 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 392 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 3,172 KWD per year, or 264 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.
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Europe
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
KWD 3564
0.0%
1
Ireland
KWD 3564
0.0%
2
Spain
KWD 3338
6.4%
3
Switzerland
KWD 3313
7.0%
4
Italy
KWD 3223
9.6%
5
France
KWD 3218
9.7%
6
Norway
KWD 3212
9.9%
7
Luxembourg
KWD 3152
11.6%
8
Russia
KWD 3101
13.0%
9
Czech Republic
KWD 3034
14.9%
10
Austria
KWD 3030
15.0%
11
Hungary
KWD 2905
18.5%
12
Ukraine
KWD 2869
19.5%
13
Germany
KWD 2863
19.7%
14
Greece
KWD 2785
21.9%
15
Sweden
KWD 2772
22.2%
16
Poland
KWD 2658
25.4%
17
Portugal
KWD 2545
28.6%
18
Finland
KWD 2468
30.8%
19
Belgium
KWD 2424
32.0%
20
Denmark
KWD 2379
33.2%
21
Netherlands
KWD 2243
37.1%
22
Romania
KWD 2085
41.5%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 3212
9.9%
1
Canada
KWD 2720
23.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
KWD 3564
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 3386
5.0%
2
Thailand
KWD 3335
6.4%
3
Taiwan
KWD 3249
8.9%
4
Pakistan
KWD 3195
10.4%
5
South Korea
KWD 3129
12.2%
6
Malaysia
KWD 3087
13.4%
7
New Zealand
KWD 3070
13.9%
8
Indonesia
KWD 3053
14.3%
9
Philippines
KWD 2982
16.3%
10
Japan
KWD 2896
18.7%
11
Singapore
KWD 2852
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
KWD 2823
20.8%
13
Vietnam
KWD 2792
21.7%
14
India
KWD 2725
23.6%
15
China
KWD 2532
29.0%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
KWD 3283
7.9%
1
Colombia
KWD 3242
9.0%
2
Ecuador
KWD 3226
9.5%
3
Guatemala
KWD 3222
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
KWD 3190
10.5%
5
Panama
KWD 3172
11.0%
6
Mexico
KWD 2970
16.7%
7
Chile
KWD 2936
17.6%
8
Brazil
KWD 2855
19.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 2848
20.1%
10
Peru
KWD 2794
21.6%
11
Argentina
KWD 2314
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
KWD 3166
11.2%
1
Morocco
KWD 2765
22.4%
2
Mozambique
KWD 2735
23.3%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 2672
25.0%
4
Kenya
KWD 2650
25.6%
5
Angola
KWD 2645
25.8%
6
Ghana
KWD 2607
26.9%
7
Cameroon
KWD 2572
27.8%
8
Nigeria
KWD 2462
30.9%
9
Uganda
KWD 2407
32.5%
10
Senegal
KWD 2395
32.8%
11
Zambia
KWD 2281
36.0%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 3386
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 3386
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 3279
8.0%
3
Oman
KWD 3279
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 3208
10.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 3172
11.0%
6
Israel
KWD 3095
13.2%
7
Egypt
KWD 2758
22.6%
8
Lebanon
KWD 2731
23.4%
9
Turkey
KWD 2027
43.1%
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%.