Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
15,880 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
15,609 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
1.7%
98.3%
Net pay
1.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
15,609 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 15,880 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.38 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
3.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 1.7% tax rate now rises to 3.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 190,560 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 187,305 KWD per year, or 15,609 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 1.7% 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 112336
41.1%
1
Canada
KWD 95732
49.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 169416
11.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 159172
16.5%
2
Singapore
KWD 151266
20.6%
3
Indonesia
KWD 129959
31.8%
4
Thailand
KWD 128096
32.8%
5
Pakistan
KWD 125236
34.3%
6
Vietnam
KWD 124368
34.7%
7
Taiwan
KWD 122072
35.9%
8
Philippines
KWD 120466
36.8%
9
New Zealand
KWD 119511
37.3%
10
Malaysia
KWD 118396
37.9%
11
China
KWD 113528
40.4%
12
Japan
KWD 110810
41.9%
13
South Korea
KWD 108792
42.9%
14
Australia
KWD 106896
43.9%
15
India
KWD 88906
53.3%
16
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 187305
1.7%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 186142
2.3%
2
Bahrain
KWD 185915
2.4%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 181032
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 181032
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 175315
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 143005
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 142978
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 111043
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 102794
46.1%
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%.