Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
121,128 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
120,857 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
120,857 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 121,128 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 1,453,536 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,450,281 KWD per year, or 120,857 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 785502
46.0%
1
Canada
KWD 682642
53.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1306095
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1207442
16.9%
2
Singapore
KWD 1136388
21.8%
3
Indonesia
KWD 983731
32.3%
4
Thailand
KWD 949030
34.7%
5
Pakistan
KWD 946170
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 945302
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 904563
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 889926
38.8%
9
Taiwan
KWD 879858
39.5%
10
Malaysia
KWD 863539
40.6%
11
China
KWD 808165
44.4%
12
Japan
KWD 791464
45.6%
13
Australia
KWD 776273
46.6%
14
South Korea
KWD 767165
47.2%
15
India
KWD 234237
83.9%
16
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1057501
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1017631
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 991418
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 988733
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 961820
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 945477
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 894014
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 885363
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 881518
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 872472
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 802496
44.8%
11
Uganda
KWD 800540
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 1450281
0.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1449118
0.3%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1436261
1.2%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1380859
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1380859
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1337253
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1090237
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 1090210
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 846613
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 734282
49.5%
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%.