Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
132,548 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
132,277 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
132,277 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 132,548 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 1,590,576 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,587,321 KWD per year, or 132,277 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 858545
46.0%
1
Canada
KWD 746325
53.1%
2
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1408027
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1153340
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1071152
32.7%
3
Panama
KWD 1063751
33.1%
4
Mexico
KWD 1035354
34.9%
5
Argentina
KWD 1033872
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1030053
35.2%
7
Colombia
KWD 977450
38.6%
8
Peru
KWD 976646
38.6%
9
Uruguay
KWD 974428
38.7%
10
Chile
KWD 961832
39.5%
11
Ecuador
KWD 911554
42.7%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 1587321
0.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1586158
0.3%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1571930
1.2%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1511047
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1511047
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1463330
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1193017
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 1192990
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 926426
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 802802
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%.