Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
133,880 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
133,609 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
133,609 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 133,880 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.04 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
0.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0.2% tax rate now rises to 0.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 1,606,560 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,603,305 KWD per year, or 133,609 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 867064
46.0%
1
Canada
KWD 753753
53.1%
2
Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1168826
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1124747
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1095831
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1092820
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1063045
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1044942
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 988124
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 978532
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 974249
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 964287
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 886659
44.8%
11
Uganda
KWD 884704
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 1603305
0.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1602142
0.3%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1587755
1.2%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1526232
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1526232
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1478035
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1205005
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 1204978
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 935735
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 810794
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%.