Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
84 KWD
Pension
- 6.72 KWD
Social Security
** - 2.10 KWD
Unemployment
- 0.42 KWD
Total tax
- 9.24 KWD
Net pay
*
74.76 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
74.76 KWD
Net pay
10.08 KWD
Tax the employer pays
9.24 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
19.32 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 10.08 KWD to pay you 84 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 1,008 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 111 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 897 KWD per year, or 74.76 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 1008
0.0%
1
Germany
KWD 1008
0.0%
2
Austria
KWD 1008
0.0%
3
Ireland
KWD 1008
0.0%
4
Norway
KWD 1008
0.0%
5
Spain
KWD 944
6.4%
6
Switzerland
KWD 931
7.6%
7
Italy
KWD 915
9.2%
8
France
KWD 910
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
KWD 897
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
KWD 897
11.1%
11
Russia
KWD 877
13.0%
12
Sweden
KWD 871
13.6%
13
Hungary
KWD 822
18.5%
14
Ukraine
KWD 811
19.5%
15
Poland
KWD 792
21.5%
16
Greece
KWD 788
21.9%
17
Portugal
KWD 750
25.6%
18
Finland
KWD 698
30.8%
19
Belgium
KWD 685
32.0%
20
Denmark
KWD 660
34.6%
21
Netherlands
KWD 634
37.1%
22
Romania
KWD 590
41.5%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 921
8.7%
1
Canada
KWD 874
13.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
KWD 1008
0.0%
1
Singapore
KWD 1008
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
KWD 1008
0.0%
3
Pakistan
KWD 996
1.2%
4
Thailand
KWD 958
5.0%
5
Philippines
KWD 952
5.5%
6
Indonesia
KWD 927
8.1%
7
Taiwan
KWD 919
8.9%
8
South Korea
KWD 900
10.7%
9
Malaysia
KWD 889
11.8%
10
New Zealand
KWD 888
11.9%
11
India
KWD 887
12.0%
12
China
KWD 875
13.2%
13
Vietnam
KWD 848
15.8%
14
Japan
KWD 819
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
KWD 798
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
KWD 976
3.1%
1
Colombia
KWD 1026
7.3%
2
Brazil
KWD 929
7.8%
3
Puerto Rico
KWD 928
8.0%
4
Ecuador
KWD 913
9.5%
5
Guatemala
KWD 911
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
KWD 902
10.5%
7
Panama
KWD 897
11.0%
8
Peru
KWD 882
12.5%
9
Chile
KWD 831
17.6%
10
Argentina
KWD 824
18.3%
11
Uruguay
KWD 822
18.5%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
KWD 998
1.0%
1
Morocco
KWD 935
7.3%
2
Kenya
KWD 866
14.0%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 855
15.2%
4
Cameroon
KWD 850
15.6%
5
Zambia
KWD 825
18.2%
6
Mozambique
KWD 824
18.3%
7
Ghana
KWD 795
21.1%
8
Angola
KWD 771
23.5%
9
Senegal
KWD 753
25.3%
10
Uganda
KWD 746
26.0%
11
Nigeria
KWD 724
28.2%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1008
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
KWD 958
5.0%
2
Qatar
KWD 958
5.0%
3
Bahrain
KWD 927
8.0%
4
Oman
KWD 927
8.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 897
11.0%
6
Israel
KWD 875
13.2%
7
Lebanon
KWD 814
19.2%
8
Egypt
KWD 794
21.3%
9
Turkey
KWD 645
36.0%
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%.