Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
10,104 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
9,833 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
2.7%
97.3%
Net pay
2.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
9,833 KWD
Net pay
330 KWD
Tax the employer pays
271 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
601 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 330 KWD to pay you 10,104 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.60 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
5.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 2.7% tax rate now rises to 5.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 3.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 121,248 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 117,993 KWD per year, or 9,833 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 2.7% 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.
Compare average tax
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 74419
38.6%
1
Canada
KWD 63522
47.6%
2
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 107553
11.3%
1
Brazil
KWD 88077
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 84865
30.0%
3
Panama
KWD 82974
31.6%
4
Uruguay
KWD 82017
32.4%
5
Colombia
KWD 81194
33.0%
6
Mexico
KWD 80291
33.8%
7
Chile
KWD 80235
33.8%
8
Puerto Rico
KWD 80132
33.9%
9
Argentina
KWD 78809
35.0%
10
Peru
KWD 76683
36.8%
11
Ecuador
KWD 73354
39.5%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 117993
2.7%
1
Bahrain
KWD 117296
3.3%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 116830
3.6%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 115186
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 115186
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 111548
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 91021
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 90994
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 70675
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 68138
43.8%
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%.