Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
129,480 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
129,209 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
129,209 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 129,480 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 1,553,760 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,550,505 KWD per year, or 129,209 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 838922
46.0%
1
Canada
KWD 729216
53.1%
2
Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1130414
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1087787
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1059804
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1056906
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1028118
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1010622
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 955652
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 946385
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 942253
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 932607
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 857619
44.8%
11
Uganda
KWD 855664
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 1550505
0.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1549342
0.3%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1535483
1.2%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1476072
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1476072
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1429459
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1165405
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 1165378
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 904984
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 784394
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%.