Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
11,999 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
11,728 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
2.3%
97.7%
Net pay
2.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
11,728 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 11,999 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.50 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
4.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 2.3% tax rate now rises to 4.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 2.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 143,988 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 140,733 KWD per year, or 11,728 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 2.3% 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 86995
39.6%
1
Canada
KWD 74090
48.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 127502
11.5%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 120518
16.3%
2
Singapore
KWD 114940
20.2%
3
Indonesia
KWD 98477
31.6%
4
Thailand
KWD 97824
32.1%
5
Pakistan
KWD 94964
34.1%
6
Taiwan
KWD 94129
34.6%
7
Vietnam
KWD 94096
34.7%
8
Philippines
KWD 91552
36.4%
9
New Zealand
KWD 91102
36.7%
10
Malaysia
KWD 90855
36.9%
11
China
KWD 87914
38.9%
12
Japan
KWD 85711
40.5%
13
South Korea
KWD 84515
41.3%
14
Australia
KWD 82213
42.9%
15
India
KWD 71442
50.4%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 127679
11.3%
1
Brazil
KWD 104564
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 100129
30.5%
3
Panama
KWD 98153
31.8%
4
Uruguay
KWD 95828
33.5%
5
Mexico
KWD 95072
34.0%
6
Colombia
KWD 95066
34.0%
7
Puerto Rico
KWD 94834
34.1%
8
Chile
KWD 93879
34.8%
9
Argentina
KWD 93590
35.0%
10
Peru
KWD 90611
37.1%
11
Ecuador
KWD 86327
40.1%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 104804
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 100947
29.9%
2
Nigeria
KWD 97979
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 97881
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 95554
33.6%
5
Mozambique
KWD 94270
34.5%
6
Zambia
KWD 88642
38.4%
7
Cameroon
KWD 88045
38.9%
8
Morocco
KWD 87948
38.9%
9
Senegal
KWD 86744
39.8%
10
South Africa
KWD 82245
42.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 80289
44.2%
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%.