Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
12,055 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
11,784 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
11,784 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 12,055 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 144,660 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 141,405 KWD per year, or 11,784 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 87366
39.6%
1
Canada
KWD 74402
48.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 128106
11.4%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 121075
16.3%
2
Singapore
KWD 115464
20.2%
3
Indonesia
KWD 98931
31.6%
4
Thailand
KWD 98261
32.1%
5
Pakistan
KWD 95401
34.1%
6
Vietnam
KWD 94533
34.7%
7
Taiwan
KWD 94532
34.7%
8
Philippines
KWD 91970
36.4%
9
New Zealand
KWD 91512
36.7%
10
Malaysia
KWD 91256
36.9%
11
China
KWD 88283
39.0%
12
Japan
KWD 86073
40.5%
13
South Korea
KWD 84865
41.3%
14
Australia
KWD 82569
42.9%
15
India
KWD 71771
50.4%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 128274
11.3%
1
Brazil
KWD 105051
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 100580
30.5%
3
Panama
KWD 98602
31.8%
4
Uruguay
KWD 96236
33.5%
5
Mexico
KWD 95509
34.0%
6
Colombia
KWD 95476
34.0%
7
Puerto Rico
KWD 95268
34.1%
8
Chile
KWD 94282
34.8%
9
Argentina
KWD 94027
35.0%
10
Peru
KWD 91023
37.1%
11
Ecuador
KWD 86710
40.1%
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%.