Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
146 KWD
Pension
- 10.15 KWD
Social Security
** - 1.73 KWD
Unemployment
- 0.63 KWD
Total tax
- 12.52 KWD
Net pay
*
133 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
8.6%
91.4%
Net pay
8.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
133 KWD
Net pay
15.23 KWD
Tax the employer pays
12.52 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
27.75 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 15.23 KWD to pay you 146 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 1.90 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
17.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 8.6% tax rate now rises to 17.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 8.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 37,960 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 34,705 KWD per year, or 2,892 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 8.6% and your marginal tax rate is 0.0%. 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 0 KWD, hence, your net pay will only increase by 100 KWD.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 1,000 KWD of net incomes. A 5,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 5,000 KWD of net incomes.
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Europe
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 33025
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 30937
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 30558
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 28905
23.9%
4
Switzerland
KWD 28674
24.5%
5
United Kingdom
KWD 25172
33.7%
6
France
KWD 24934
34.3%
7
Norway
KWD 24128
36.4%
8
Spain
KWD 23827
37.2%
9
Denmark
KWD 23404
38.4%
10
Austria
KWD 23080
39.2%
11
Ireland
KWD 22768
40.0%
12
Poland
KWD 22694
40.2%
13
Romania
KWD 22207
41.5%
14
Netherlands
KWD 21987
42.1%
15
Sweden
KWD 21913
42.3%
16
Greece
KWD 21889
42.3%
17
Luxembourg
KWD 21001
44.7%
18
Germany
KWD 20616
45.7%
19
Italy
KWD 19457
48.7%
20
Finland
KWD 18677
50.8%
21
Portugal
KWD 17358
54.3%
22
Belgium
KWD 15858
58.2%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 26514
30.2%
1
Canada
KWD 24254
36.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
KWD 32514
14.4%
1
Kazakhstan
KWD 32076
15.5%
2
Singapore
KWD 31231
17.7%
3
Taiwan
KWD 29841
21.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 28592
24.7%
5
China
KWD 28588
24.7%
6
Indonesia
KWD 26802
29.4%
7
South Korea
KWD 26776
29.5%
8
New Zealand
KWD 26425
30.4%
9
Pakistan
KWD 26046
31.4%
10
Australia
KWD 26018
31.5%
11
Japan
KWD 25976
31.6%
12
Philippines
KWD 25685
32.3%
13
Malaysia
KWD 25643
32.5%
14
Vietnam
KWD 25178
33.7%
15
India
KWD 20622
45.7%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 33836
10.9%
1
Costa Rica
KWD 28958
23.7%
2
Chile
KWD 28639
24.6%
3
Colombia
KWD 27850
26.6%
4
Uruguay
KWD 27711
27.0%
5
Brazil
KWD 27693
27.1%
6
Panama
KWD 27379
27.9%
7
Puerto Rico
KWD 26523
30.1%
8
Mexico
KWD 25948
31.6%
9
Ecuador
KWD 25841
31.9%
10
Peru
KWD 25669
32.4%
11
Argentina
KWD 24672
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 27669
27.1%
1
Kenya
KWD 26727
29.6%
2
Nigeria
KWD 25859
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 25536
32.7%
4
Ghana
KWD 25416
33.0%
5
Mozambique
KWD 25352
33.2%
6
South Africa
KWD 23929
37.0%
7
Morocco
KWD 23696
37.6%
8
Cameroon
KWD 23490
38.1%
9
Zambia
KWD 23435
38.3%
10
Senegal
KWD 23127
39.1%
11
Uganda
KWD 21974
42.1%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 36062
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 36062
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 34959
7.9%
3
Oman
KWD 34923
8.0%
4
Kuwait
KWD 34705
8.6%
5
Saudi Arabia
KWD 34164
10.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 28555
24.8%
7
Lebanon
KWD 28528
24.9%
8
Israel
KWD 25272
33.4%
9
Turkey
KWD 22167
41.6%
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%.