Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
16,785 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
16,514 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
1.6%
98.4%
Net pay
1.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
16,514 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 16,785 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.36 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
3.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 1.6% tax rate now rises to 3.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 201,420 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 198,165 KWD per year, or 16,514 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 1.6% 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.
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 118125
41.4%
1
Canada
KWD 100778
50.0%
2
Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 146586
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 141149
29.9%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 137068
32.0%
3
Nigeria
KWD 137044
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 133545
33.7%
5
Mozambique
KWD 131601
34.7%
6
Zambia
KWD 123963
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 123013
38.9%
8
Morocco
KWD 122751
39.1%
9
Senegal
KWD 121203
39.8%
10
South Africa
KWD 113832
43.5%
11
Uganda
KWD 111877
44.5%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 198165
1.6%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 197002
2.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 196666
2.4%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 191349
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 191349
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 185306
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 151150
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 151123
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 117368
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 108224
46.3%
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%.