Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
168,204 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
167,933 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
167,933 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 168,204 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 2,018,448 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,015,193 KWD per year, or 167,933 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 1086601
46.2%
1
Canada
KWD 945159
53.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1814516
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1676319
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1577019
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1365612
32.3%
4
Thailand
KWD 1316223
34.8%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1313363
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 1312495
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1255280
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1234522
38.8%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1218805
39.6%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1196831
40.7%
11
China
KWD 1118867
44.6%
12
Japan
KWD 1095911
45.7%
13
Australia
KWD 1075676
46.7%
14
South Korea
KWD 1061646
47.4%
15
India
KWD 299242
85.2%
16
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1468474
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1413069
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1376872
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1372986
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1335509
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1312669
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1241435
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1229310
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1223848
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1211420
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1113198
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 1111242
45.0%
12
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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%.