Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
138,980 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
138,709 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
138,709 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 138,980 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 1,667,760 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,664,505 KWD per year, or 138,709 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
Europe
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 1450951
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1359224
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1342547
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1283851
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 975640
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 960718
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 934577
44.0%
7
Switzerland
KWD 890816
46.6%
8
Luxembourg
KWD 881553
47.1%
9
Norway
KWD 881579
47.1%
10
Italy
KWD 878671
47.3%
11
United Kingdom
KWD 869899
47.8%
12
Spain
KWD 869320
47.9%
13
Denmark
KWD 858213
48.5%
14
Netherlands
KWD 845036
49.3%
15
Sweden
KWD 836968
49.8%
16
Austria
KWD 827816
50.4%
17
Germany
KWD 812620
51.3%
18
Ireland
KWD 805072
51.7%
19
France
KWD 701678
57.9%
20
Belgium
KWD 625075
62.5%
21
Finland
KWD 618769
62.9%
22
Portugal
KWD 603137
63.8%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 899684
46.1%
1
Canada
KWD 782192
53.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1498896
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1385248
16.9%
2
Singapore
KWD 1303482
21.8%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1128546
32.3%
4
Thailand
KWD 1088276
34.8%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1085416
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 1084548
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1037561
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1020603
38.8%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1008392
39.5%
10
Malaysia
KWD 989929
40.6%
11
China
KWD 925988
44.5%
12
Japan
KWD 906915
45.6%
13
Australia
KWD 889812
46.7%
14
South Korea
KWD 878837
47.3%
15
India
KWD 258888
84.5%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1476341
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1209298
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1122961
32.7%
3
Panama
KWD 1115271
33.1%
4
Mexico
KWD 1085524
34.9%
5
Argentina
KWD 1084042
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1079952
35.3%
7
Colombia
KWD 1024530
38.6%
8
Peru
KWD 1023922
38.6%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1021306
38.8%
10
Chile
KWD 1008142
39.6%
11
Ecuador
KWD 955585
42.7%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1213349
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1167587
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1137589
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1134448
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1103529
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1084722
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1025762
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1015794
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1011336
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1001007
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 920319
44.8%
11
Uganda
KWD 918364
44.9%
12
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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%.