Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
147,593 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
147,322 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
147,322 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 147,593 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 1,771,116 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,767,861 KWD per year, or 147,322 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 954773
46.1%
1
Canada
KWD 830222
53.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1591917
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1471034
16.9%
2
Singapore
KWD 1384100
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1198415
32.3%
4
Thailand
KWD 1155457
34.8%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1152597
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 1151729
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1101728
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1083650
38.8%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1070406
39.6%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1050908
40.7%
11
China
KWD 982834
44.5%
12
Japan
KWD 962617
45.7%
13
Australia
KWD 944591
46.7%
14
South Korea
KWD 932715
47.3%
15
India
KWD 270781
84.7%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1567819
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1284231
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1192339
32.7%
3
Panama
KWD 1184261
33.1%
4
Mexico
KWD 1152705
34.9%
5
Argentina
KWD 1151223
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1146772
35.3%
7
Colombia
KWD 1087575
38.6%
8
Peru
KWD 1087227
38.6%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1084081
38.8%
10
Chile
KWD 1070156
39.6%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1014546
42.7%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1288540
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1239937
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1208111
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1204751
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1171899
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1151904
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1089326
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1078722
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1073968
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1063020
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 977165
44.8%
11
Uganda
KWD 975209
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 1767861
0.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1766698
0.3%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1750665
1.2%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1682560
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1682560
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1629427
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1328422
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 1328395
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1031574
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 893072
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%.