Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
120,068 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
119,797 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
119,797 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 120,068 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 1,440,816 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,437,561 KWD per year, or 119,797 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 778723
46.0%
1
Canada
KWD 676731
53.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1294647
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1196885
16.9%
2
Singapore
KWD 1126466
21.8%
3
Indonesia
KWD 975132
32.3%
4
Thailand
KWD 940762
34.7%
5
Pakistan
KWD 937902
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 937034
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 896666
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 882167
38.8%
9
Taiwan
KWD 872226
39.5%
10
Malaysia
KWD 856034
40.6%
11
China
KWD 801169
44.4%
12
Japan
KWD 784609
45.5%
13
Australia
KWD 769532
46.6%
14
South Korea
KWD 760534
47.2%
15
India
KWD 232774
83.8%
16
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1048247
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1008727
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 982739
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 980081
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 953406
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 937209
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 886191
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 877619
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 873810
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 864840
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 795500
44.8%
11
Uganda
KWD 793544
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%.