Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
14,029 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
13,758 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
1.9%
98.1%
Net pay
1.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
13,758 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 14,029 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.43 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
4.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 1.9% tax rate now rises to 4.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 2.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 168,348 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 165,093 KWD per year, or 13,758 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 1.9% 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 100327
40.4%
1
Canada
KWD 85410
49.3%
2
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 149240
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 122225
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 116481
30.8%
3
Panama
KWD 114413
32.0%
4
Mexico
KWD 110906
34.1%
5
Uruguay
KWD 110624
34.3%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 110582
34.3%
7
Colombia
KWD 109925
34.7%
8
Argentina
KWD 109424
35.0%
9
Chile
KWD 108495
35.6%
10
Peru
KWD 105532
37.3%
11
Ecuador
KWD 100223
40.5%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 122526
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 117999
29.9%
2
Nigeria
KWD 114548
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 114503
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 111668
33.7%
5
Mozambique
KWD 110104
34.6%
6
Zambia
KWD 103624
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 102877
38.9%
8
Morocco
KWD 102710
39.0%
9
Senegal
KWD 101360
39.8%
10
South Africa
KWD 95643
43.2%
11
Uganda
KWD 93687
44.4%
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%.