Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
750 KWD
Pension
- 60 KWD
Social Security
** - 18.75 KWD
Unemployment
- 3.75 KWD
Total tax
- 82.50 KWD
Net pay
*
668 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
668 KWD
Net pay
90 KWD
Tax the employer pays
82.50 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
173 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 90 KWD to pay you 750 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 9,000 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 990 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 8,010 KWD per year, or 668 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 8006
11.1%
1
Russia
KWD 7830
13.0%
2
Ireland
KWD 7778
13.6%
3
United Kingdom
KWD 7655
14.9%
4
France
KWD 7574
15.9%
5
Hungary
KWD 7335
18.5%
6
Ukraine
KWD 7245
19.5%
7
Norway
KWD 7230
19.7%
8
Luxembourg
KWD 7171
20.3%
9
Czech Republic
KWD 7057
21.6%
10
Spain
KWD 7039
21.8%
11
Austria
KWD 6996
22.3%
12
Sweden
KWD 6427
28.6%
13
Greece
KWD 6381
29.1%
14
Germany
KWD 6303
30.0%
15
Italy
KWD 6247
30.6%
16
Poland
KWD 6129
31.9%
17
Denmark
KWD 6045
32.8%
18
Finland
KWD 5882
34.6%
19
Portugal
KWD 5665
37.1%
20
Netherlands
KWD 5664
37.1%
21
Romania
KWD 5265
41.5%
22
Belgium
KWD 5077
43.6%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 7389
17.9%
1
Canada
KWD 6650
26.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
KWD 8429
6.4%
1
Taiwan
KWD 8032
10.8%
2
Thailand
KWD 7874
12.5%
3
Australia
KWD 7805
13.3%
4
South Korea
KWD 7486
16.8%
5
New Zealand
KWD 7440
17.3%
6
Kazakhstan
KWD 7210
19.9%
7
Indonesia
KWD 7149
20.6%
8
Pakistan
KWD 7116
20.9%
9
Singapore
KWD 7082
21.3%
10
Japan
KWD 7004
22.2%
11
Malaysia
KWD 6963
22.6%
12
Philippines
KWD 6739
25.1%
13
Vietnam
KWD 6490
27.9%
14
China
KWD 6085
32.4%
15
India
KWD 5822
35.3%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 8137
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
KWD 7915
12.1%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 7870
12.6%
3
Ecuador
KWD 7633
15.2%
4
Colombia
KWD 7328
18.6%
5
Panama
KWD 7315
18.7%
6
Chile
KWD 7208
19.9%
7
Mexico
KWD 6919
23.1%
8
Peru
KWD 6871
23.7%
9
Brazil
KWD 6697
25.6%
10
Uruguay
KWD 6501
27.8%
11
Argentina
KWD 5848
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
KWD 7027
21.9%
1
Angola
KWD 6601
26.7%
2
Mozambique
KWD 6528
27.5%
3
Kenya
KWD 6455
28.3%
4
Ghana
KWD 6259
30.5%
5
Ivory Coast
KWD 6227
30.8%
6
Nigeria
KWD 6160
31.6%
7
Morocco
KWD 6147
31.7%
8
Uganda
KWD 5940
34.0%
9
Cameroon
KWD 5858
34.9%
10
Senegal
KWD 5751
36.1%
11
Zambia
KWD 5625
37.5%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 8550
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 8550
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 8280
8.0%
3
Oman
KWD 8280
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 8100
10.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 8010
11.0%
6
Israel
KWD 7520
16.5%
7
Egypt
KWD 6835
24.1%
8
Lebanon
KWD 6808
24.4%
9
Turkey
KWD 5300
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%.