Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
116,428 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
116,157 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
116,157 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 116,428 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 1,397,136 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,393,881 KWD per year, or 116,157 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 755441
45.9%
1
Canada
KWD 656432
53.0%
2
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1236817
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1013096
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 941305
32.6%
3
Panama
KWD 934629
33.1%
4
Mexico
KWD 909618
34.9%
5
Argentina
KWD 908136
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 904994
35.2%
7
Colombia
KWD 859456
38.5%
8
Peru
KWD 858164
38.6%
9
Uruguay
KWD 856940
38.7%
10
Chile
KWD 845768
39.5%
11
Ecuador
KWD 801204
42.7%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1016470
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 978151
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 952935
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 950370
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 924511
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 908817
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 859328
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 851024
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 847341
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 838632
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 771476
44.8%
11
Uganda
KWD 769520
44.9%
12
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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%.