Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
853 KWD
Pension
- 68.24 KWD
Social Security
** - 21.33 KWD
Unemployment
- 4.27 KWD
Total tax
- 93.83 KWD
Net pay
*
759 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
759 KWD
Net pay
102 KWD
Tax the employer pays
93.83 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
196 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 102 KWD to pay you 853 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 10,236 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 1,126 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 9,110 KWD per year, or 759 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 9027
11.8%
1
Russia
KWD 8905
13.0%
2
Ireland
KWD 8662
15.4%
3
United Kingdom
KWD 8480
17.2%
4
France
KWD 8464
17.3%
5
Hungary
KWD 8342
18.5%
6
Ukraine
KWD 8240
19.5%
7
Norway
KWD 8046
21.4%
8
Czech Republic
KWD 7972
22.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 7963
22.2%
10
Spain
KWD 7848
23.3%
11
Austria
KWD 7650
25.3%
12
Sweden
KWD 7257
29.1%
13
Greece
KWD 7145
30.2%
14
Germany
KWD 6989
31.7%
15
Poland
KWD 6914
32.5%
16
Denmark
KWD 6891
32.7%
17
Italy
KWD 6784
33.7%
18
Finland
KWD 6577
35.8%
19
Netherlands
KWD 6441
37.1%
20
Portugal
KWD 6308
38.4%
21
Romania
KWD 5988
41.5%
22
Belgium
KWD 5451
46.8%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 8303
18.9%
1
Canada
KWD 7546
26.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
KWD 9508
7.1%
1
Taiwan
KWD 9100
11.1%
2
Thailand
KWD 8810
13.9%
3
Australia
KWD 8622
15.8%
4
South Korea
KWD 8444
17.5%
5
New Zealand
KWD 8299
18.9%
6
Kazakhstan
KWD 8211
19.8%
7
Indonesia
KWD 8031
21.5%
8
Singapore
KWD 7989
22.0%
9
Pakistan
KWD 7950
22.3%
10
Japan
KWD 7846
23.4%
11
Malaysia
KWD 7763
24.2%
12
Philippines
KWD 7568
26.1%
13
Vietnam
KWD 7264
29.0%
14
China
KWD 6851
33.1%
15
India
KWD 6524
36.3%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 9255
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
KWD 8894
13.1%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 8853
13.5%
3
Ecuador
KWD 8583
16.2%
4
Panama
KWD 8250
19.4%
5
Colombia
KWD 8194
20.0%
6
Chile
KWD 8169
20.2%
7
Peru
KWD 7771
24.1%
8
Mexico
KWD 7749
24.3%
9
Brazil
KWD 7593
25.8%
10
Uruguay
KWD 7332
28.4%
11
Argentina
KWD 6651
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
KWD 7818
23.6%
1
Angola
KWD 7500
26.7%
2
Mozambique
KWD 7332
28.4%
3
Kenya
KWD 7321
28.5%
4
Ghana
KWD 7077
30.9%
5
Nigeria
KWD 7001
31.6%
6
Ivory Coast
KWD 6992
31.7%
7
Morocco
KWD 6896
32.6%
8
Uganda
KWD 6725
34.3%
9
Cameroon
KWD 6610
35.4%
10
Senegal
KWD 6492
36.6%
11
Zambia
KWD 6385
37.6%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 9724
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 9724
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 9417
8.0%
3
Oman
KWD 9417
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 9212
10.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 9110
11.0%
6
Israel
KWD 8424
17.7%
7
Egypt
KWD 7762
24.2%
8
Lebanon
KWD 7735
24.4%
9
Turkey
KWD 6020
41.2%
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%.