Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
111,550 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
111,279 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.2%
99.8%
Net pay
0.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
111,279 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 111,550 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.05 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
0.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0.2% tax rate now rises to 0.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 1,338,600 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,335,345 KWD per year, or 111,279 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.2% 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 724242
45.9%
1
Canada
KWD 629231
53.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1202652
10.2%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1112045
16.9%
2
Singapore
KWD 1046738
21.8%
3
Indonesia
KWD 906034
32.3%
4
Thailand
KWD 874322
34.7%
5
Pakistan
KWD 871462
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 870594
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 833207
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 819815
38.8%
9
Taiwan
KWD 810896
39.4%
10
Malaysia
KWD 795728
40.6%
11
China
KWD 744950
44.4%
12
Japan
KWD 729522
45.5%
13
Australia
KWD 715357
46.6%
14
South Korea
KWD 707250
47.2%
15
India
KWD 221011
83.5%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1185008
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 970657
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 902013
32.6%
3
Panama
KWD 895557
33.1%
4
Mexico
KWD 871570
34.9%
5
Argentina
KWD 870088
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 867150
35.2%
7
Colombia
KWD 823751
38.5%
8
Peru
KWD 822311
38.6%
9
Uruguay
KWD 821388
38.6%
10
Chile
KWD 810646
39.4%
11
Ecuador
KWD 767811
42.6%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 973885
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 937175
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 912995
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 910554
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 885790
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 870768
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 823329
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 815385
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 811869
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 803511
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 739281
44.8%
11
Uganda
KWD 737326
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 1335345
0.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1334182
0.3%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1322474
1.2%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1271670
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1271670
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1231512
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1004035
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 1004008
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 779673
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 676814
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%.