Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
130 KWD
Pension
- 10.40 KWD
Social Security
** - 3.25 KWD
Unemployment
- 0.65 KWD
Total tax
- 14.30 KWD
Net pay
*
116 KWD
Marginal tax rate
11.0%
Average tax rate
11.0%
89.0%
Net pay
11.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
116 KWD
Net pay
15.60 KWD
Tax the employer pays
14.30 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
29.90 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 15.60 KWD to pay you 130 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 2.30 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
20.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 11% tax rate now rises to 20.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 1,560 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 172 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,388 KWD per year, or 116 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 11.0% and your marginal tax rate is 11.0%. 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 11 KWD, hence, your net pay will only increase by 89 KWD.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 890 KWD of net incomes. A 5,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 4,450 KWD of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1425
8.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1272
18.5%
2
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Colombia
KWD 1534
7.5%
1
Puerto Rico
KWD 1436
8.0%
2
Brazil
KWD 1414
9.4%
3
Ecuador
KWD 1413
9.5%
4
Guatemala
KWD 1410
9.6%
5
Mexico
KWD 1402
10.1%
6
Costa Rica
KWD 1396
10.5%
7
Panama
KWD 1388
11.0%
8
Peru
KWD 1365
12.5%
9
Chile
KWD 1285
17.6%
10
Uruguay
KWD 1246
20.1%
11
Argentina
KWD 1013
35.1%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1482
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 1482
5.0%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1444
7.4%
3
Bahrain
KWD 1435
8.0%
4
Oman
KWD 1435
8.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 1388
11.0%
6
Israel
KWD 1355
13.2%
7
Egypt
KWD 1229
21.2%
8
Lebanon
KWD 1228
21.3%
9
Turkey
KWD 967
38.0%
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%.