Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
849 KWD
Pension
- 67.92 KWD
Social Security
** - 21.23 KWD
Unemployment
- 4.25 KWD
Total tax
- 93.39 KWD
Net pay
*
756 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
756 KWD
Net pay
102 KWD
Tax the employer pays
93.39 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
195 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 102 KWD to pay you 849 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 10,188 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 1,121 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 9,067 KWD per year, or 756 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 8987
11.8%
1
Russia
KWD 8864
13.0%
2
Ireland
KWD 8628
15.3%
3
United Kingdom
KWD 8448
17.1%
4
France
KWD 8434
17.2%
5
Hungary
KWD 8303
18.5%
6
Ukraine
KWD 8201
19.5%
7
Norway
KWD 8014
21.3%
8
Czech Republic
KWD 7936
22.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 7934
22.1%
10
Spain
KWD 7817
23.3%
11
Austria
KWD 7624
25.2%
12
Sweden
KWD 7225
29.1%
13
Greece
KWD 7116
30.2%
14
Germany
KWD 6963
31.7%
15
Poland
KWD 6888
32.4%
16
Denmark
KWD 6858
32.7%
17
Italy
KWD 6763
33.6%
18
Finland
KWD 6552
35.7%
19
Netherlands
KWD 6411
37.1%
20
Portugal
KWD 6283
38.3%
21
Romania
KWD 5960
41.5%
22
Belgium
KWD 5437
46.6%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 8268
18.9%
1
Canada
KWD 7514
26.3%
2
Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
KWD 7787
23.6%
1
Angola
KWD 7465
26.7%
2
Mozambique
KWD 7300
28.3%
3
Kenya
KWD 7287
28.5%
4
Ghana
KWD 7045
30.9%
5
Nigeria
KWD 6968
31.6%
6
Ivory Coast
KWD 6963
31.7%
7
Morocco
KWD 6867
32.6%
8
Uganda
KWD 6699
34.3%
9
Cameroon
KWD 6581
35.4%
10
Senegal
KWD 6464
36.6%
11
Zambia
KWD 6355
37.6%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 9679
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 9679
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 9373
8.0%
3
Oman
KWD 9373
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 9169
10.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 9067
11.0%
6
Israel
KWD 8389
17.7%
7
Egypt
KWD 7726
24.2%
8
Lebanon
KWD 7699
24.4%
9
Turkey
KWD 5992
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%.