Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
415 KWD
Pension
- 33.20 KWD
Social Security
** - 10.38 KWD
Unemployment
- 2.08 KWD
Total tax
- 45.65 KWD
Net pay
*
369 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
369 KWD
Net pay
49.80 KWD
Tax the employer pays
45.65 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
95.45 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 49.80 KWD to pay you 415 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 4,980 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 548 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 4,432 KWD per year, or 369 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 4945
0.7%
1
Ireland
KWD 4939
0.8%
2
Switzerland
KWD 4622
7.2%
3
Spain
KWD 4483
10.0%
4
France
KWD 4371
12.2%
5
Norway
KWD 4345
12.8%
6
Russia
KWD 4333
13.0%
7
Luxembourg
KWD 4272
14.2%
8
Austria
KWD 4210
15.5%
9
Italy
KWD 4082
18.0%
10
Czech Republic
KWD 4082
18.0%
11
Hungary
KWD 4059
18.5%
12
Ukraine
KWD 4009
19.5%
13
Germany
KWD 3969
20.3%
14
Greece
KWD 3760
24.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 3733
25.0%
16
Poland
KWD 3562
28.5%
17
Portugal
KWD 3403
31.7%
18
Finland
KWD 3380
32.1%
19
Denmark
KWD 3332
33.1%
20
Belgium
KWD 3319
33.4%
21
Netherlands
KWD 3134
37.1%
22
Romania
KWD 2913
41.5%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 4355
12.5%
1
Canada
KWD 3735
25.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
KWD 4729
5.0%
1
Australia
KWD 4695
5.7%
2
Thailand
KWD 4582
8.0%
3
Taiwan
KWD 4540
8.8%
4
South Korea
KWD 4331
13.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 4279
14.1%
6
New Zealand
KWD 4218
15.3%
7
Malaysia
KWD 4202
15.6%
8
Indonesia
KWD 4197
15.7%
9
Japan
KWD 4028
19.1%
10
Philippines
KWD 4008
19.5%
11
Singapore
KWD 3977
20.1%
12
Kazakhstan
KWD 3954
20.6%
13
Vietnam
KWD 3803
23.6%
14
India
KWD 3539
28.9%
15
China
KWD 3519
29.3%
16
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 4731
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 4731
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 4582
8.0%
3
Oman
KWD 4582
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 4482
10.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 4432
11.0%
6
Israel
KWD 4325
13.2%
7
Egypt
KWD 3820
23.3%
8
Lebanon
KWD 3793
23.8%
9
Turkey
KWD 2815
43.5%
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%.