Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
17,170 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
16,899 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
16,899 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 17,170 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.35 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
3.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 1.6% tax rate now rises to 3.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 206,040 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 202,785 KWD per year, or 16,899 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.
Compare average tax
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 120587
41.5%
1
Canada
KWD 102925
50.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 183348
11.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 172021
16.5%
2
Singapore
KWD 163341
20.7%
3
Indonesia
KWD 140424
31.9%
4
Thailand
KWD 138158
33.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 135298
34.3%
6
Vietnam
KWD 134430
34.8%
7
Taiwan
KWD 131360
36.3%
8
Philippines
KWD 130076
36.9%
9
New Zealand
KWD 128953
37.4%
10
Malaysia
KWD 127529
38.1%
11
China
KWD 122042
40.8%
12
Japan
KWD 119153
42.2%
13
South Korea
KWD 116861
43.3%
14
Australia
KWD 115100
44.1%
15
India
KWD 90688
56.0%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 182600
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 149551
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 141782
31.2%
3
Panama
KWD 139573
32.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 135406
34.3%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 134950
34.5%
6
Argentina
KWD 133924
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 133516
35.2%
8
Colombia
KWD 132916
35.5%
9
Chile
KWD 131110
36.4%
10
Peru
KWD 128618
37.6%
11
Ecuador
KWD 121725
40.9%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 202785
1.6%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 201622
2.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 201240
2.3%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 195738
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 195738
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 189557
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 154615
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 154588
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 120059
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 110534
46.4%
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%.