Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
123,680 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
123,409 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
123,409 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 123,680 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 1,484,160 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,480,905 KWD per year, or 123,409 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 801825
46.0%
1
Canada
KWD 696873
53.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1333656
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1232860
16.9%
2
Singapore
KWD 1160274
21.8%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1004433
32.3%
4
Thailand
KWD 968936
34.7%
5
Pakistan
KWD 966076
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 965208
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 923576
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 908607
38.8%
9
Taiwan
KWD 898232
39.5%
10
Malaysia
KWD 881607
40.6%
11
China
KWD 825008
44.4%
12
Japan
KWD 807968
45.6%
13
Australia
KWD 792504
46.6%
14
South Korea
KWD 783129
47.2%
15
India
KWD 237761
84.0%
16
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1079780
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1039067
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1012314
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1009564
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 982078
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 965382
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 912848
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 904009
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 900076
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 890847
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 819339
44.8%
11
Uganda
KWD 817384
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 1480905
0.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1479742
0.3%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1466579
1.2%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1409952
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1409952
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1365427
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1113205
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 1113178
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 864448
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 749594
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%.