Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
13,783 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
13,512 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
2.0%
98.0%
Net pay
2.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
13,512 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 13,783 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.44 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
4.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 2% tax rate now rises to 4.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 2.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 165,396 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 162,141 KWD per year, or 13,512 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 2.0% 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.
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 98723
40.3%
1
Canada
KWD 84038
49.2%
2
Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 120379
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 115933
29.9%
2
Nigeria
KWD 112540
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 112488
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 109715
33.7%
5
Mozambique
KWD 108186
34.6%
6
Zambia
KWD 101808
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 101079
38.9%
8
Morocco
KWD 100921
39.0%
9
Senegal
KWD 99588
39.8%
10
South Africa
KWD 94019
43.2%
11
Uganda
KWD 92063
44.3%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 162141
2.0%
1
Bahrain
KWD 161002
2.7%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 160978
2.7%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 157126
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 157126
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 152164
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 124132
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 124105
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 96387
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 90212
45.5%
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%.