Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
104,998 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
104,727 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.3%
99.7%
Net pay
0.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
104,727 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 104,998 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.06 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
0.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0.3% tax rate now rises to 0.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 1,259,976 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,256,721 KWD per year, or 104,727 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.3% 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 682335
45.9%
1
Canada
KWD 592694
53.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1131891
10.2%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1046788
16.9%
2
Singapore
KWD 985411
21.8%
3
Indonesia
KWD 852885
32.3%
4
Thailand
KWD 823216
34.7%
5
Pakistan
KWD 820356
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 819488
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 784395
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 771854
38.7%
9
Taiwan
KWD 763722
39.4%
10
Malaysia
KWD 749340
40.5%
11
China
KWD 701707
44.3%
12
Japan
KWD 687149
45.5%
13
Australia
KWD 673686
46.5%
14
South Korea
KWD 666264
47.1%
15
India
KWD 211964
83.2%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1115419
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 913655
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 849236
32.6%
3
Panama
KWD 843075
33.1%
4
Mexico
KWD 820464
34.9%
5
Argentina
KWD 818982
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 816320
35.2%
7
Colombia
KWD 775792
38.4%
8
Peru
KWD 774154
38.6%
9
Uruguay
KWD 773635
38.6%
10
Chile
KWD 763472
39.4%
11
Ecuador
KWD 722959
42.6%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 916686
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 882139
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 859348
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 857074
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 833780
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 819663
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 774975
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 767514
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 764223
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 756336
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 696038
44.8%
11
Uganda
KWD 694082
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 1256721
0.3%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1255558
0.4%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1244636
1.2%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1196977
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1196977
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1159178
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 945067
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 945040
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 733881
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 637502
49.4%
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%.