Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
342 KWD
Pension
- 27.36 KWD
Social Security
** - 8.55 KWD
Unemployment
- 1.71 KWD
Total tax
- 37.62 KWD
Net pay
*
304 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
304 KWD
Net pay
41.04 KWD
Tax the employer pays
37.62 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
78.66 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 41.04 KWD to pay you 342 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 4,104 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 451 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 3,653 KWD per year, or 304 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 4104
0.0%
1
Ireland
KWD 4104
0.0%
2
Spain
KWD 3843
6.4%
3
Switzerland
KWD 3817
7.0%
4
France
KWD 3667
10.7%
5
Norway
KWD 3644
11.2%
6
Luxembourg
KWD 3589
12.6%
7
Russia
KWD 3570
13.0%
8
Italy
KWD 3552
13.5%
9
Austria
KWD 3489
15.0%
10
Czech Republic
KWD 3434
16.3%
11
Hungary
KWD 3345
18.5%
12
Ukraine
KWD 3304
19.5%
13
Germany
KWD 3297
19.7%
14
Greece
KWD 3174
22.7%
15
Sweden
KWD 3146
23.4%
16
Poland
KWD 3003
26.8%
17
Portugal
KWD 2873
30.0%
18
Finland
KWD 2842
30.8%
19
Belgium
KWD 2791
32.0%
20
Denmark
KWD 2743
33.2%
21
Netherlands
KWD 2583
37.1%
22
Romania
KWD 2401
41.5%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 3674
10.5%
1
Canada
KWD 3120
24.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
KWD 4017
2.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 3899
5.0%
2
Thailand
KWD 3821
6.9%
3
Taiwan
KWD 3741
8.9%
4
Pakistan
KWD 3620
11.8%
5
South Korea
KWD 3592
12.5%
6
Malaysia
KWD 3525
14.1%
7
New Zealand
KWD 3508
14.5%
8
Indonesia
KWD 3498
14.8%
9
Philippines
KWD 3380
17.6%
10
Japan
KWD 3335
18.7%
11
Singapore
KWD 3283
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
KWD 3251
20.8%
13
Vietnam
KWD 3179
22.6%
14
India
KWD 3041
25.9%
15
China
KWD 2908
29.1%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
KWD 3763
8.3%
1
Guatemala
KWD 3710
9.6%
2
Ecuador
KWD 3704
9.7%
3
Colombia
KWD 3703
9.8%
4
Costa Rica
KWD 3673
10.5%
5
Panama
KWD 3611
12.0%
6
Mexico
KWD 3380
17.7%
7
Chile
KWD 3366
18.0%
8
Uruguay
KWD 3270
20.3%
9
Peru
KWD 3201
22.0%
10
Brazil
KWD 3192
22.2%
11
Argentina
KWD 2665
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
KWD 3588
12.6%
1
Mozambique
KWD 3124
23.9%
2
Morocco
KWD 3114
24.1%
3
Angola
KWD 3039
26.0%
4
Ivory Coast
KWD 3033
26.1%
5
Kenya
KWD 3028
26.2%
6
Ghana
KWD 2989
27.2%
7
Cameroon
KWD 2887
29.7%
8
Nigeria
KWD 2830
31.1%
9
Uganda
KWD 2758
32.8%
10
Senegal
KWD 2743
33.2%
11
Zambia
KWD 2614
36.3%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 3899
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 3899
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 3776
8.0%
3
Oman
KWD 3776
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 3694
10.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 3653
11.0%
6
Israel
KWD 3564
13.2%
7
Egypt
KWD 3163
22.9%
8
Lebanon
KWD 3136
23.6%
9
Turkey
KWD 2263
44.9%
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%.