Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
617 KWD
Pension
- 49.36 KWD
Social Security
** - 8.65 KWD
Unemployment
- 3.09 KWD
Total tax
- 61.10 KWD
Net pay
*
556 KWD
Marginal tax rate
8.5%
Average tax rate
9.9%
90.1%
Net pay
9.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
556 KWD
Net pay
74.04 KWD
Tax the employer pays
61.10 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
135 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 74.04 KWD to pay you 617 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 2.19 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
19.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 9.9% tax rate now rises to 19.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 32,084 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,177 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 28,907 KWD per year, or 2,409 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 9.9% and your marginal tax rate is 8.5%. 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 8.50 KWD, hence, your net pay will only increase by 91.50 KWD.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 915 KWD of net incomes. A 5,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 4,575 KWD of net incomes.
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Europe
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 27913
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 26148
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 25828
19.5%
3
Switzerland
KWD 24804
22.7%
4
Czech Republic
KWD 24380
24.0%
5
United Kingdom
KWD 21837
31.9%
6
France
KWD 21796
32.1%
7
Norway
KWD 20978
34.6%
8
Spain
KWD 20619
35.7%
9
Denmark
KWD 20394
36.4%
10
Ireland
KWD 19948
37.8%
11
Austria
KWD 19673
38.7%
12
Poland
KWD 19312
39.8%
13
Netherlands
KWD 19020
40.7%
14
Sweden
KWD 18975
40.9%
15
Romania
KWD 18769
41.5%
16
Greece
KWD 18598
42.0%
17
Luxembourg
KWD 18365
42.8%
18
Germany
KWD 17672
44.9%
19
Italy
KWD 16790
47.7%
20
Finland
KWD 16514
48.5%
21
Portugal
KWD 15096
53.0%
22
Belgium
KWD 13661
57.4%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 22926
28.5%
1
Canada
KWD 21116
34.2%
2
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 28635
10.8%
1
Costa Rica
KWD 24851
22.5%
2
Chile
KWD 24820
22.6%
3
Uruguay
KWD 23640
26.3%
4
Colombia
KWD 23541
26.6%
5
Panama
KWD 23457
26.9%
6
Brazil
KWD 23433
27.0%
7
Puerto Rico
KWD 23035
28.2%
8
Ecuador
KWD 22456
30.0%
9
Peru
KWD 22070
31.2%
10
Mexico
KWD 22070
31.2%
11
Argentina
KWD 20852
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 23394
27.1%
1
Kenya
KWD 22614
29.5%
2
Nigeria
KWD 21862
31.9%
3
Mozambique
KWD 21533
32.9%
4
Ghana
KWD 21529
32.9%
5
Ivory Coast
KWD 21526
32.9%
6
South Africa
KWD 20697
35.5%
7
Morocco
KWD 20135
37.2%
8
Cameroon
KWD 19912
37.9%
9
Zambia
KWD 19821
38.2%
10
Senegal
KWD 19601
38.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 18742
41.6%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 30480
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 30480
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 29517
8.0%
3
Oman
KWD 29517
8.0%
4
Kuwait
KWD 28907
9.9%
5
Saudi Arabia
KWD 28876
10.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 24148
24.7%
7
Lebanon
KWD 24121
24.8%
8
Israel
KWD 21911
31.7%
9
Turkey
KWD 18745
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%.