Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
736 KWD
Pension
- 58.88 KWD
Social Security
** - 18.40 KWD
Unemployment
- 3.68 KWD
Total tax
- 80.96 KWD
Net pay
*
655 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
655 KWD
Net pay
88.32 KWD
Tax the employer pays
80.96 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
169 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 88.32 KWD to pay you 736 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 8,832 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 972 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 7,860 KWD per year, or 655 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
Switzerland
KWD 7867
10.9%
1
Russia
KWD 7684
13.0%
2
Ireland
KWD 7658
13.3%
3
United Kingdom
KWD 7543
14.6%
4
France
KWD 7445
15.7%
5
Hungary
KWD 7198
18.5%
6
Norway
KWD 7119
19.4%
7
Ukraine
KWD 7110
19.5%
8
Luxembourg
KWD 7060
20.1%
9
Czech Republic
KWD 6933
21.5%
10
Spain
KWD 6929
21.5%
11
Austria
KWD 6909
21.8%
12
Sweden
KWD 6314
28.5%
13
Greece
KWD 6278
28.9%
14
Germany
KWD 6209
29.7%
15
Italy
KWD 6176
30.1%
16
Poland
KWD 6022
31.8%
17
Denmark
KWD 5930
32.9%
18
Finland
KWD 5783
34.5%
19
Portugal
KWD 5578
36.9%
20
Netherlands
KWD 5558
37.1%
21
Romania
KWD 5167
41.5%
22
Belgium
KWD 5026
43.1%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 7264
17.8%
1
Canada
KWD 6526
26.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
KWD 8279
6.3%
1
Taiwan
KWD 7887
10.7%
2
Thailand
KWD 7742
12.3%
3
Australia
KWD 7673
13.1%
4
South Korea
KWD 7354
16.7%
5
New Zealand
KWD 7312
17.2%
6
Kazakhstan
KWD 7074
19.9%
7
Indonesia
KWD 7027
20.4%
8
Pakistan
KWD 7002
20.7%
9
Singapore
KWD 6953
21.3%
10
Japan
KWD 6889
22.0%
11
Malaysia
KWD 6855
22.4%
12
Philippines
KWD 6626
25.0%
13
Vietnam
KWD 6384
27.7%
14
China
KWD 5981
32.3%
15
India
KWD 5727
35.2%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 7985
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
KWD 7775
12.0%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 7735
12.4%
3
Ecuador
KWD 7503
15.0%
4
Colombia
KWD 7211
18.4%
5
Panama
KWD 7188
18.6%
6
Chile
KWD 7080
19.8%
7
Mexico
KWD 6806
22.9%
8
Peru
KWD 6748
23.6%
9
Brazil
KWD 6575
25.6%
10
Uruguay
KWD 6379
27.8%
11
Argentina
KWD 5739
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
KWD 6919
21.7%
1
Angola
KWD 6478
26.7%
2
Mozambique
KWD 6419
27.3%
3
Kenya
KWD 6338
28.2%
4
Ghana
KWD 6148
30.4%
5
Ivory Coast
KWD 6123
30.7%
6
Nigeria
KWD 6046
31.6%
7
Morocco
KWD 6045
31.6%
8
Uganda
KWD 5831
34.0%
9
Cameroon
KWD 5755
34.8%
10
Senegal
KWD 5650
36.0%
11
Zambia
KWD 5521
37.5%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 8390
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 8390
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 8125
8.0%
3
Oman
KWD 8125
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 7949
10.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 7860
11.0%
6
Israel
KWD 7393
16.3%
7
Egypt
KWD 6709
24.0%
8
Lebanon
KWD 6682
24.3%
9
Turkey
KWD 5203
41.1%
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%.