Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
336 KWD
Pension
- 26.88 KWD
Social Security
** - 8.40 KWD
Unemployment
- 1.68 KWD
Total tax
- 36.96 KWD
Net pay
*
299 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
299 KWD
Net pay
40.32 KWD
Tax the employer pays
36.96 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
77.28 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 40.32 KWD to pay you 336 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 4,032 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 444 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 3,588 KWD per year, or 299 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.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
KWD 4032
0.0%
1
Ireland
KWD 4032
0.0%
2
Spain
KWD 3776
6.4%
3
Switzerland
KWD 3749
7.0%
4
France
KWD 3609
10.5%
5
Norway
KWD 3587
11.0%
6
Luxembourg
KWD 3532
12.4%
7
Italy
KWD 3508
13.0%
8
Russia
KWD 3508
13.0%
9
Austria
KWD 3428
15.0%
10
Czech Republic
KWD 3381
16.2%
11
Hungary
KWD 3286
18.5%
12
Ukraine
KWD 3246
19.5%
13
Germany
KWD 3239
19.7%
14
Greece
KWD 3125
22.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 3097
23.2%
16
Poland
KWD 2957
26.7%
17
Portugal
KWD 2830
29.8%
18
Finland
KWD 2792
30.8%
19
Belgium
KWD 2742
32.0%
20
Denmark
KWD 2694
33.2%
21
Netherlands
KWD 2537
37.1%
22
Romania
KWD 2359
41.5%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 3618
10.3%
1
Canada
KWD 3067
24.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
KWD 3961
1.8%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 3830
5.0%
2
Thailand
KWD 3756
6.9%
3
Taiwan
KWD 3675
8.9%
4
Pakistan
KWD 3563
11.6%
5
South Korea
KWD 3530
12.4%
6
Malaysia
KWD 3467
14.0%
7
New Zealand
KWD 3449
14.5%
8
Indonesia
KWD 3439
14.7%
9
Philippines
KWD 3328
17.5%
10
Japan
KWD 3276
18.7%
11
Singapore
KWD 3226
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
KWD 3193
20.8%
13
Vietnam
KWD 3127
22.5%
14
India
KWD 3000
25.6%
15
China
KWD 2858
29.1%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
KWD 3702
8.2%
1
Guatemala
KWD 3645
9.6%
2
Ecuador
KWD 3642
9.7%
3
Colombia
KWD 3641
9.7%
4
Costa Rica
KWD 3609
10.5%
5
Panama
KWD 3557
11.8%
6
Mexico
KWD 3325
17.5%
7
Chile
KWD 3309
17.9%
8
Uruguay
KWD 3215
20.3%
9
Brazil
KWD 3147
21.9%
10
Peru
KWD 3147
22.0%
11
Argentina
KWD 2619
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
KWD 3535
12.3%
1
Mozambique
KWD 3072
23.8%
2
Morocco
KWD 3067
23.9%
3
Angola
KWD 2986
25.9%
4
Ivory Coast
KWD 2986
25.9%
5
Kenya
KWD 2978
26.2%
6
Ghana
KWD 2938
27.1%
7
Cameroon
KWD 2845
29.5%
8
Nigeria
KWD 2781
31.0%
9
Uganda
KWD 2711
32.8%
10
Senegal
KWD 2698
33.1%
11
Zambia
KWD 2569
36.3%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 3830
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 3830
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 3709
8.0%
3
Oman
KWD 3709
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 3629
10.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 3588
11.0%
6
Israel
KWD 3502
13.2%
7
Egypt
KWD 3109
22.9%
8
Lebanon
KWD 3082
23.6%
9
Turkey
KWD 2235
44.6%
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%.