Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
10,275 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
10,004 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
2.6%
97.4%
Net pay
2.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
10,004 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 10,275 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.59 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
5.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 2.6% tax rate now rises to 5.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 3.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 123,300 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 120,045 KWD per year, or 10,004 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 2.6% 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.
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 75554
38.7%
1
Canada
KWD 64476
47.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 108882
11.7%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 103346
16.2%
2
Singapore
KWD 98804
19.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 84492
31.5%
4
Thailand
KWD 84377
31.6%
5
Taiwan
KWD 81716
33.7%
6
Pakistan
KWD 81517
33.9%
7
Vietnam
KWD 80649
34.6%
8
Philippines
KWD 78709
36.2%
9
New Zealand
KWD 78482
36.4%
10
Malaysia
KWD 78389
36.4%
11
China
KWD 76535
37.9%
12
Japan
KWD 74562
39.5%
13
South Korea
KWD 73713
40.2%
14
Australia
KWD 71248
42.2%
15
India
KWD 61305
50.3%
16
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 120045
2.6%
1
Bahrain
KWD 119327
3.2%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 118882
3.6%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 117135
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 117135
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 113436
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 92560
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 92533
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 71870
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 69164
43.9%
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%.