Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
165,527 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
165,256 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
165,256 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 165,527 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 1,986,324 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,983,069 KWD per year, or 165,256 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 1069478
46.2%
1
Canada
KWD 930230
53.2%
2
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1758296
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1440257
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1336797
32.7%
3
Panama
KWD 1327912
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 1292591
34.9%
5
Argentina
KWD 1291108
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1285904
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 1219042
38.6%
8
Colombia
KWD 1218847
38.6%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1214790
38.8%
10
Chile
KWD 1199281
39.6%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1137315
42.7%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 1983069
0.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1981906
0.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1963721
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1887008
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1887008
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1827418
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1489828
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 1489801
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1156914
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1000676
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%.