Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
147,949 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
147,678 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
147,678 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 147,949 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 1,775,388 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,772,133 KWD per year, or 147,678 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 957050
46.1%
1
Canada
KWD 832208
53.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1595762
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1474580
16.9%
2
Singapore
KWD 1387432
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1201303
32.3%
4
Thailand
KWD 1158234
34.8%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1155374
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 1154506
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1104380
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1086256
38.8%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1072969
39.6%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1053428
40.7%
11
China
KWD 985184
44.5%
12
Japan
KWD 964919
45.7%
13
Australia
KWD 946855
46.7%
14
South Korea
KWD 934942
47.3%
15
India
KWD 271273
84.7%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1571600
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1287329
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1195207
32.7%
3
Panama
KWD 1187113
33.1%
4
Mexico
KWD 1155482
34.9%
5
Argentina
KWD 1154000
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1149534
35.3%
7
Colombia
KWD 1090181
38.6%
8
Peru
KWD 1089844
38.6%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1086675
38.8%
10
Chile
KWD 1072719
39.6%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1016983
42.7%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1291648
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1242927
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1211026
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1207657
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1174725
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1154680
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1091953
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1081323
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1076557
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1065584
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 979515
44.8%
11
Uganda
KWD 977559
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 1772133
0.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1770970
0.3%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1754894
1.2%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1686619
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1686619
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1633357
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1331626
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 1331599
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1034062
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 895208
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%.