Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
137,856 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
137,585 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
137,585 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 137,856 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 1,654,272 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,651,017 KWD per year, or 137,585 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 892495
46.1%
1
Canada
KWD 775925
53.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1486757
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1374053
16.9%
2
Singapore
KWD 1292962
21.8%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1119429
32.3%
4
Thailand
KWD 1079509
34.7%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1076649
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 1075780
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1029187
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1012375
38.8%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1000299
39.5%
10
Malaysia
KWD 981971
40.6%
11
China
KWD 918570
44.5%
12
Japan
KWD 899646
45.6%
13
Australia
KWD 882663
46.6%
14
South Korea
KWD 871806
47.3%
15
India
KWD 257336
84.4%
16
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1203536
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1158146
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1128386
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1125274
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1094607
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1075955
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1017467
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1007581
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1003162
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 992914
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 912901
44.8%
11
Uganda
KWD 910945
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 1651017
0.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1649854
0.3%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1634990
1.2%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1571558
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1571558
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1521930
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1240789
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 1240762
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 963523
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 834650
49.6%
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%.