Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
127,573 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
127,302 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
127,302 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 127,573 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 1,530,876 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,527,621 KWD per year, or 127,302 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
Europe
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 1331862
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1247664
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1232355
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1178450
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 895562
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 881935
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 857922
44.0%
7
Switzerland
KWD 818387
46.5%
8
Norway
KWD 809578
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 809251
47.1%
10
Italy
KWD 803973
47.5%
11
United Kingdom
KWD 799062
47.8%
12
Spain
KWD 798414
47.9%
13
Denmark
KWD 788099
48.5%
14
Netherlands
KWD 775910
49.3%
15
Sweden
KWD 768513
49.8%
16
Austria
KWD 760840
50.3%
17
Germany
KWD 746266
51.3%
18
Ireland
KWD 739368
51.7%
19
France
KWD 645145
57.9%
20
Belgium
KWD 573908
62.5%
21
Finland
KWD 568369
62.9%
22
Portugal
KWD 553859
63.8%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 826725
46.0%
1
Canada
KWD 718582
53.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1375701
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1271635
16.9%
2
Singapore
KWD 1196713
21.8%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1036013
32.3%
4
Thailand
KWD 999301
34.7%
5
Pakistan
KWD 996441
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 995573
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 952579
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 937103
38.8%
9
Taiwan
KWD 926262
39.5%
10
Malaysia
KWD 909169
40.6%
11
China
KWD 850702
44.4%
12
Japan
KWD 833145
45.6%
13
Australia
KWD 817263
46.6%
14
South Korea
KWD 807481
47.3%
15
India
KWD 243137
84.1%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1355188
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1110057
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1031078
32.7%
3
Panama
KWD 1023901
33.1%
4
Mexico
KWD 996549
34.9%
5
Argentina
KWD 995067
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 991457
35.2%
7
Colombia
KWD 941034
38.5%
8
Peru
KWD 940080
38.6%
9
Uruguay
KWD 938169
38.7%
10
Chile
KWD 926012
39.5%
11
Ecuador
KWD 877498
42.7%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1113765
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1071769
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1044189
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1041340
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1012980
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 995748
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 941578
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 932452
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 928385
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 918876
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 845033
44.8%
11
Uganda
KWD 843077
44.9%
12
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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%.