Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
148,212 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
147,941 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
147,941 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 148,212 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 1,778,544 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,775,289 KWD per year, or 147,941 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 958732
46.1%
1
Canada
KWD 833674
53.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1598602
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1477199
16.9%
2
Singapore
KWD 1389894
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1203436
32.3%
4
Thailand
KWD 1160286
34.8%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1157426
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 1156557
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1106339
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1088181
38.8%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1074862
39.6%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1055290
40.7%
11
China
KWD 986919
44.5%
12
Japan
KWD 966620
45.7%
13
Australia
KWD 948527
46.7%
14
South Korea
KWD 936587
47.3%
15
India
KWD 271636
84.7%
16
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1293944
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1245136
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1213180
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1209804
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1176813
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1156732
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1093894
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1083244
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1078469
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1067477
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 981250
44.8%
11
Uganda
KWD 979295
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 1775289
0.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1774126
0.3%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1758019
1.2%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1689617
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1689617
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1636260
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1333993
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 1333966
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1035901
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 896786
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%.