Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
125,076 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
124,805 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
124,805 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 125,076 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 1,500,912 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,497,657 KWD per year, or 124,805 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 810754
46.0%
1
Canada
KWD 704658
53.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1348733
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1246764
16.9%
2
Singapore
KWD 1173341
21.8%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1015757
32.3%
4
Thailand
KWD 979825
34.7%
5
Pakistan
KWD 976965
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 976096
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 933976
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 918825
38.8%
9
Taiwan
KWD 908283
39.5%
10
Malaysia
KWD 891490
40.6%
11
China
KWD 834222
44.4%
12
Japan
KWD 816996
45.6%
13
Australia
KWD 801382
46.6%
14
South Korea
KWD 791861
47.2%
15
India
KWD 239689
84.0%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1328667
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1088333
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1010965
32.6%
3
Panama
KWD 1003900
33.1%
4
Mexico
KWD 977073
34.9%
5
Argentina
KWD 975591
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 972085
35.2%
7
Colombia
KWD 922757
38.5%
8
Peru
KWD 921727
38.6%
9
Uruguay
KWD 919970
38.7%
10
Chile
KWD 908034
39.5%
11
Ecuador
KWD 860404
42.7%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1091967
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1050794
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1023744
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1020958
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 993159
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 976271
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 923150
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 914208
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 910228
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 900898
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 828553
44.8%
11
Uganda
KWD 826597
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 1497657
0.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1496494
0.3%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1483163
1.2%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1425866
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1425866
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1380839
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1125769
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 1125742
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 874205
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 757970
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%.