Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
909 KWD
Pension
- 72.72 KWD
Social Security
** - 22.73 KWD
Unemployment
- 4.55 KWD
Total tax
- 99.99 KWD
Net pay
*
809 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
809 KWD
Net pay
109 KWD
Tax the employer pays
99.99 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
209 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 109 KWD to pay you 909 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 10,908 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 1,200 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 9,708 KWD per year, or 809 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 9559
12.4%
1
Russia
KWD 9490
13.0%
2
Ireland
KWD 9142
16.2%
3
United Kingdom
KWD 8929
18.1%
4
France
KWD 8890
18.5%
5
Hungary
KWD 8890
18.5%
6
Ukraine
KWD 8781
19.5%
7
Norway
KWD 8489
22.2%
8
Czech Republic
KWD 8469
22.4%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 8370
23.3%
10
Spain
KWD 8287
24.0%
11
Austria
KWD 8014
26.5%
12
Sweden
KWD 7717
29.3%
13
Greece
KWD 7560
30.7%
14
Germany
KWD 7355
32.6%
15
Denmark
KWD 7348
32.6%
16
Poland
KWD 7273
33.3%
17
Italy
KWD 7089
35.0%
18
Finland
KWD 6918
36.6%
19
Netherlands
KWD 6864
37.1%
20
Portugal
KWD 6658
39.0%
21
Romania
KWD 6381
41.5%
22
Belgium
KWD 5655
48.2%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 8800
19.3%
1
Canada
KWD 8004
26.6%
2
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 9862
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
KWD 9420
13.6%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 9371
14.1%
3
Ecuador
KWD 9093
16.6%
4
Panama
KWD 8758
19.7%
5
Chile
KWD 8756
19.7%
6
Colombia
KWD 8664
20.6%
7
Peru
KWD 8259
24.3%
8
Mexico
KWD 8201
24.8%
9
Brazil
KWD 8081
25.9%
10
Uruguay
KWD 7740
29.0%
11
Argentina
KWD 7088
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
KWD 8246
24.4%
1
Angola
KWD 7989
26.8%
2
Kenya
KWD 7791
28.6%
3
Mozambique
KWD 7768
28.8%
4
Ghana
KWD 7522
31.1%
5
Nigeria
KWD 7458
31.6%
6
Ivory Coast
KWD 7409
32.1%
7
Morocco
KWD 7303
33.1%
8
Uganda
KWD 7095
35.0%
9
Cameroon
KWD 7019
35.7%
10
Senegal
KWD 6896
36.8%
11
Zambia
KWD 6798
37.7%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 10363
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 10363
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 10035
8.0%
3
Oman
KWD 10035
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 9817
10.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 9708
11.0%
6
Israel
KWD 8900
18.4%
7
Egypt
KWD 8266
24.2%
8
Lebanon
KWD 8239
24.5%
9
Turkey
KWD 6412
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%.