Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
129,216 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
128,945 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
128,945 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 129,216 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 1,550,592 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,547,337 KWD per year, or 128,945 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 837233
46.0%
1
Canada
KWD 727744
53.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1393445
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1287999
16.9%
2
Singapore
KWD 1212091
21.8%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1049341
32.3%
4
Thailand
KWD 1012117
34.7%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1009257
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 1008388
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 964819
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 949130
38.8%
9
Taiwan
KWD 938091
39.5%
10
Malaysia
KWD 920801
40.6%
11
China
KWD 861546
44.4%
12
Japan
KWD 843770
45.6%
13
Australia
KWD 827713
46.6%
14
South Korea
KWD 817759
47.3%
15
India
KWD 245405
84.2%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1372638
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1124351
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1044312
32.7%
3
Panama
KWD 1037061
33.1%
4
Mexico
KWD 1009365
34.9%
5
Argentina
KWD 1007883
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1004203
35.2%
7
Colombia
KWD 953061
38.5%
8
Peru
KWD 952156
38.6%
9
Uruguay
KWD 950143
38.7%
10
Chile
KWD 937842
39.5%
11
Ecuador
KWD 888745
42.7%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1128109
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1085570
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1057642
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1054751
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1026022
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1008563
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 953704
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 944456
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 940333
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 930706
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 855877
44.8%
11
Uganda
KWD 853921
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 1547337
0.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1546174
0.3%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1532346
1.2%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1473062
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1473062
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1426545
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1163029
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 1163002
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 903139
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 782810
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%.