Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
147,855 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
147,584 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
147,584 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 147,855 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 1,774,260 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,771,005 KWD per year, or 147,584 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 956448
46.1%
1
Canada
KWD 831683
53.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1594746
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1473643
16.9%
2
Singapore
KWD 1386552
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1200540
32.3%
4
Thailand
KWD 1157501
34.8%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1154641
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 1153773
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1103680
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1085568
38.8%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1072292
39.6%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1052763
40.7%
11
China
KWD 984563
44.5%
12
Japan
KWD 964311
45.7%
13
Australia
KWD 946257
46.7%
14
South Korea
KWD 934354
47.3%
15
India
KWD 271143
84.7%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1570602
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1286511
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1194449
32.7%
3
Panama
KWD 1186360
33.1%
4
Mexico
KWD 1154749
34.9%
5
Argentina
KWD 1153267
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1148805
35.3%
7
Colombia
KWD 1089493
38.6%
8
Peru
KWD 1089153
38.6%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1085990
38.8%
10
Chile
KWD 1072042
39.6%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1016340
42.7%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1290827
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1242137
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1210256
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1206890
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1173979
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1153947
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1091259
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1080636
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1075873
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1064907
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 978894
44.8%
11
Uganda
KWD 976939
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 1771005
0.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1769842
0.3%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1753778
1.2%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1685547
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1685547
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1632319
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1330780
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 1330753
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1033406
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 894644
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%.