Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
131,914 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
131,643 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
131,643 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 131,914 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 1,582,968 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,579,713 KWD per year, or 131,643 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 854490
46.0%
1
Canada
KWD 742789
53.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1422584
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1314871
16.9%
2
Singapore
KWD 1237345
21.8%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1071227
32.3%
4
Thailand
KWD 1033161
34.7%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1030301
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 1029433
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 984919
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 968880
38.8%
9
Taiwan
KWD 957517
39.5%
10
Malaysia
KWD 939902
40.6%
11
China
KWD 879353
44.5%
12
Japan
KWD 861218
45.6%
13
Australia
KWD 844872
46.6%
14
South Korea
KWD 834636
47.3%
15
India
KWD 249131
84.3%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1401293
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1147824
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1066045
32.7%
3
Panama
KWD 1058672
33.1%
4
Mexico
KWD 1030409
34.9%
5
Argentina
KWD 1028927
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1025134
35.2%
7
Colombia
KWD 972809
38.6%
8
Peru
KWD 971986
38.6%
9
Uruguay
KWD 969807
38.7%
10
Chile
KWD 957267
39.5%
11
Ecuador
KWD 907214
42.7%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 1579713
0.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1578550
0.3%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1564399
1.2%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1503820
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1503820
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1456331
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1187311
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 1187284
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 921995
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 798998
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%.