Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
889 KWD
Pension
- 71.12 KWD
Social Security
** - 22.23 KWD
Unemployment
- 4.45 KWD
Total tax
- 97.79 KWD
Net pay
*
791 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
791 KWD
Net pay
107 KWD
Tax the employer pays
97.79 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
204 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 107 KWD to pay you 889 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 10,668 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 1,173 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 9,495 KWD per year, or 791 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 9373
12.1%
1
Russia
KWD 9281
13.0%
2
Ireland
KWD 8971
15.9%
3
United Kingdom
KWD 8769
17.8%
4
France
KWD 8738
18.1%
5
Hungary
KWD 8694
18.5%
6
Ukraine
KWD 8588
19.5%
7
Norway
KWD 8331
21.9%
8
Czech Republic
KWD 8291
22.3%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 8225
22.9%
10
Spain
KWD 8130
23.8%
11
Austria
KWD 7884
26.1%
12
Sweden
KWD 7549
29.2%
13
Greece
KWD 7412
30.5%
14
Germany
KWD 7224
32.3%
15
Denmark
KWD 7185
32.7%
16
Poland
KWD 7144
33.0%
17
Italy
KWD 6980
34.6%
18
Finland
KWD 6796
36.3%
19
Netherlands
KWD 6713
37.1%
20
Portugal
KWD 6533
38.8%
21
Romania
KWD 6241
41.5%
22
Belgium
KWD 5582
47.7%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 8623
19.2%
1
Canada
KWD 7840
26.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
KWD 9880
7.4%
1
Taiwan
KWD 9474
11.2%
2
Thailand
KWD 9134
14.4%
3
Australia
KWD 8905
16.5%
4
South Korea
KWD 8776
17.7%
5
New Zealand
KWD 8595
19.4%
6
Kazakhstan
KWD 8561
19.8%
7
Indonesia
KWD 8329
21.9%
8
Singapore
KWD 8305
22.2%
9
Pakistan
KWD 8242
22.8%
10
Japan
KWD 8140
23.7%
11
Malaysia
KWD 8045
24.6%
12
Philippines
KWD 7855
26.4%
13
Vietnam
KWD 7535
29.4%
14
China
KWD 7119
33.3%
15
India
KWD 6770
36.5%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 9645
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
KWD 9232
13.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 9186
13.9%
3
Ecuador
KWD 8916
16.4%
4
Panama
KWD 8577
19.6%
5
Chile
KWD 8546
19.9%
6
Colombia
KWD 8496
20.4%
7
Peru
KWD 8085
24.2%
8
Mexico
KWD 8040
24.6%
9
Brazil
KWD 7907
25.9%
10
Uruguay
KWD 7594
28.8%
11
Argentina
KWD 6932
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
KWD 8095
24.1%
1
Angola
KWD 7814
26.8%
2
Kenya
KWD 7623
28.5%
3
Mozambique
KWD 7612
28.6%
4
Ghana
KWD 7363
31.0%
5
Nigeria
KWD 7294
31.6%
6
Ivory Coast
KWD 7260
32.0%
7
Morocco
KWD 7158
32.9%
8
Uganda
KWD 6963
34.7%
9
Cameroon
KWD 6873
35.6%
10
Senegal
KWD 6752
36.7%
11
Zambia
KWD 6650
37.7%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 10135
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 10135
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 9815
8.0%
3
Oman
KWD 9815
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 9601
10.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 9495
11.0%
6
Israel
KWD 8731
18.2%
7
Egypt
KWD 8086
24.2%
8
Lebanon
KWD 8059
24.5%
9
Turkey
KWD 6272
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%.