Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
14,208 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
13,937 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
13,937 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 14,208 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.42 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
4.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 1.9% tax rate now rises to 4.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 2.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 170,496 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 167,241 KWD per year, or 13,937 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 101495
40.5%
1
Canada
KWD 86408
49.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 151359
11.2%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 142519
16.4%
2
Singapore
KWD 135616
20.5%
3
Indonesia
KWD 116396
31.7%
4
Thailand
KWD 115054
32.5%
5
Pakistan
KWD 112194
34.2%
6
Vietnam
KWD 111326
34.7%
7
Taiwan
KWD 110034
35.5%
8
Philippines
KWD 108009
36.7%
9
New Zealand
KWD 107272
37.1%
10
Malaysia
KWD 106558
37.5%
11
China
KWD 102493
39.9%
12
Japan
KWD 99997
41.4%
13
South Korea
KWD 98333
42.3%
14
Australia
KWD 96262
43.5%
15
India
KWD 84431
50.5%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 151141
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 123782
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 117923
30.8%
3
Panama
KWD 115847
32.1%
4
Mexico
KWD 112302
34.1%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 111971
34.3%
6
Uruguay
KWD 111928
34.4%
7
Colombia
KWD 111235
34.8%
8
Argentina
KWD 110820
35.0%
9
Chile
KWD 109784
35.6%
10
Peru
KWD 106847
37.3%
11
Ecuador
KWD 101448
40.5%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 124089
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 119503
29.9%
2
Nigeria
KWD 116009
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 115968
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 113089
33.7%
5
Mozambique
KWD 111501
34.6%
6
Zambia
KWD 104945
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 104184
38.9%
8
Morocco
KWD 104012
39.0%
9
Senegal
KWD 102648
39.8%
10
South Africa
KWD 96824
43.2%
11
Uganda
KWD 94868
44.4%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 167241
1.9%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 166078
2.6%
2
Bahrain
KWD 166051
2.6%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 161971
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 161971
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 156856
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 127957
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 127930
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 99357
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 92762
45.6%
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%.