Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
127,455 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
127,184 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
127,184 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 127,455 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 1,529,460 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,526,205 KWD per year, or 127,184 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 825970
46.0%
1
Canada
KWD 717924
53.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1374426
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1270459
16.9%
2
Singapore
KWD 1195608
21.8%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1035056
32.3%
4
Thailand
KWD 998381
34.7%
5
Pakistan
KWD 995521
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 994653
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 951700
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 936240
38.8%
9
Taiwan
KWD 925412
39.5%
10
Malaysia
KWD 908333
40.6%
11
China
KWD 849923
44.4%
12
Japan
KWD 832381
45.6%
13
Australia
KWD 816513
46.6%
14
South Korea
KWD 806743
47.3%
15
India
KWD 242974
84.1%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1353934
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1109031
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1030127
32.7%
3
Panama
KWD 1022956
33.1%
4
Mexico
KWD 995629
34.9%
5
Argentina
KWD 994147
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 990541
35.2%
7
Colombia
KWD 940171
38.5%
8
Peru
KWD 939213
38.6%
9
Uruguay
KWD 937309
38.7%
10
Chile
KWD 925162
39.5%
11
Ecuador
KWD 876690
42.7%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1112735
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1070777
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1043223
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1040377
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1012044
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 994827
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 940707
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 931590
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 927527
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 918027
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 844254
44.8%
11
Uganda
KWD 842299
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 1526205
0.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1525042
0.3%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1511426
1.2%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1452987
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1452987
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1407103
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1147180
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 1147153
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 890832
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 772244
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%.