Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
112,500 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
112,229 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
112,229 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 112,500 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 1,350,000 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,346,745 KWD per year, or 112,229 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
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1212912
10.2%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1121507
16.9%
2
Singapore
KWD 1055630
21.8%
3
Indonesia
KWD 913741
32.3%
4
Thailand
KWD 881732
34.7%
5
Pakistan
KWD 878872
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 878004
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 840285
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 826769
38.8%
9
Taiwan
KWD 817736
39.4%
10
Malaysia
KWD 802454
40.6%
11
China
KWD 751220
44.4%
12
Japan
KWD 735665
45.5%
13
Australia
KWD 721399
46.6%
14
South Korea
KWD 713193
47.2%
15
India
KWD 222323
83.5%
16
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 982178
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 945155
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 920773
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 918308
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 893331
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 878178
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 830340
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 822325
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 818777
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 810351
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 745551
44.8%
11
Uganda
KWD 743596
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 1346745
0.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1345582
0.3%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1333760
1.2%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1282500
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1282500
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1242000
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1012585
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 1012558
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 786312
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 682514
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%.