Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
12,320 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
12,049 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
12,049 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 12,320 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.49 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 147,840 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 144,585 KWD per year, or 12,049 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 89125
39.7%
1
Canada
KWD 75880
48.7%
2
Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 107607
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 103643
29.9%
2
Nigeria
KWD 100599
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 100509
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 98102
33.6%
5
Mozambique
KWD 96774
34.5%
6
Zambia
KWD 91011
38.4%
7
Cameroon
KWD 90390
38.9%
8
Morocco
KWD 90282
38.9%
9
Senegal
KWD 89055
39.8%
10
South Africa
KWD 84363
42.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 82408
44.3%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 144585
2.2%
1
Bahrain
KWD 143622
2.9%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 143422
3.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 140448
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 140448
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 136013
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 110965
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 110938
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 86162
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 81434
44.9%
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%.