Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
989 KWD
Pension
- 79.12 KWD
Social Security
** - 24.73 KWD
Unemployment
- 4.95 KWD
Total tax
- 109 KWD
Net pay
*
880 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
880 KWD
Net pay
119 KWD
Tax the employer pays
109 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
227 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 119 KWD to pay you 989 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 11,868 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 1,305 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 10,563 KWD per year, or 880 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
Russia
KWD 10325
13.0%
1
Switzerland
KWD 10304
13.2%
2
Ireland
KWD 9773
17.7%
3
Hungary
KWD 9672
18.5%
4
United Kingdom
KWD 9570
19.4%
5
Ukraine
KWD 9554
19.5%
6
France
KWD 9497
20.0%
7
Czech Republic
KWD 9179
22.7%
8
Norway
KWD 9123
23.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 8927
24.8%
10
Spain
KWD 8910
24.9%
11
Austria
KWD 8553
27.9%
12
Sweden
KWD 8389
29.3%
13
Greece
KWD 8123
31.6%
14
Denmark
KWD 7997
32.6%
15
Germany
KWD 7871
33.7%
16
Poland
KWD 7773
34.5%
17
Italy
KWD 7496
36.8%
18
Netherlands
KWD 7468
37.1%
19
Finland
KWD 7406
37.6%
20
Portugal
KWD 7136
39.9%
21
Romania
KWD 6943
41.5%
22
Belgium
KWD 5995
49.5%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 9511
19.9%
1
Canada
KWD 8628
27.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
KWD 10898
8.2%
1
Taiwan
KWD 10494
11.6%
2
Thailand
KWD 10034
15.5%
3
South Korea
KWD 9694
18.3%
4
Australia
KWD 9691
18.4%
5
Kazakhstan
KWD 9533
19.7%
6
New Zealand
KWD 9418
20.6%
7
Singapore
KWD 9182
22.6%
8
Indonesia
KWD 9146
22.9%
9
Pakistan
KWD 9052
23.7%
10
Japan
KWD 8958
24.5%
11
Malaysia
KWD 8828
25.6%
12
Philippines
KWD 8639
27.2%
13
Vietnam
KWD 8286
30.2%
14
China
KWD 7863
33.8%
15
India
KWD 7451
37.2%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 10729
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
KWD 10172
14.3%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 10105
14.9%
3
Ecuador
KWD 9789
17.5%
4
Chile
KWD 9633
18.8%
5
Panama
KWD 9485
20.1%
6
Colombia
KWD 9336
21.3%
7
Peru
KWD 8957
24.5%
8
Mexico
KWD 8847
25.5%
9
Brazil
KWD 8777
26.1%
10
Uruguay
KWD 8323
29.9%
11
Argentina
KWD 7712
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
KWD 8834
25.6%
1
Angola
KWD 8687
26.8%
2
Kenya
KWD 8463
28.7%
3
Mozambique
KWD 8392
29.3%
4
Ghana
KWD 8157
31.3%
5
Nigeria
KWD 8111
31.7%
6
Ivory Coast
KWD 8003
32.6%
7
Morocco
KWD 7885
33.6%
8
Uganda
KWD 7623
35.8%
9
Cameroon
KWD 7604
35.9%
10
Senegal
KWD 7472
37.0%
11
Zambia
KWD 7388
37.8%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 11275
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 11275
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 10919
8.0%
3
Oman
KWD 10919
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 10681
10.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 10563
11.0%
6
Israel
KWD 9576
19.3%
7
Egypt
KWD 8986
24.3%
8
Lebanon
KWD 8959
24.5%
9
Turkey
KWD 6971
41.3%
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%.