Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
12,120 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
11,849 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
2.2%
97.8%
Net pay
2.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
11,849 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 12,120 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
4.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 2.2% tax rate now rises to 4.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 2.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 145,440 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 142,185 KWD per year, or 11,849 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 2.2% 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 87798
39.6%
1
Canada
KWD 74764
48.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 128808
11.4%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 121723
16.3%
2
Singapore
KWD 116073
20.2%
3
Indonesia
KWD 99458
31.6%
4
Thailand
KWD 98768
32.1%
5
Pakistan
KWD 95908
34.1%
6
Vietnam
KWD 95040
34.7%
7
Taiwan
KWD 95000
34.7%
8
Philippines
KWD 92454
36.4%
9
New Zealand
KWD 91987
36.8%
10
Malaysia
KWD 91722
36.9%
11
China
KWD 88712
39.0%
12
Japan
KWD 86494
40.5%
13
South Korea
KWD 85271
41.4%
14
Australia
KWD 82982
42.9%
15
India
KWD 72153
50.4%
16
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 105861
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 101963
29.9%
2
Nigeria
KWD 98966
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 98872
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 96514
33.6%
5
Mozambique
KWD 95214
34.5%
6
Zambia
KWD 89535
38.4%
7
Cameroon
KWD 88929
38.9%
8
Morocco
KWD 88828
38.9%
9
Senegal
KWD 87615
39.8%
10
South Africa
KWD 83043
42.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 81088
44.3%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 142185
2.2%
1
Bahrain
KWD 141246
2.9%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 141022
3.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 138168
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 138168
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 133805
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 109165
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 109138
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 84764
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 80234
44.8%
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%.