Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
176,500 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
176,229 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
176,229 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 176,500 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.03 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
0.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0.2% tax rate now rises to 0.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 2,118,000 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,114,745 KWD per year, or 176,229 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 1139662
46.2%
1
Canada
KWD 991421
53.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1904112
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1758947
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1654670
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1432909
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 1380932
34.8%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1378072
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 1377204
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1317085
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1295249
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1278536
39.6%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1255566
40.7%
11
China
KWD 1173620
44.6%
12
Japan
KWD 1149562
45.7%
13
Australia
KWD 1128439
46.7%
14
South Korea
KWD 1113541
47.4%
15
India
KWD 310697
85.3%
16
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 2114745
0.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2113582
0.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2094080
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2012100
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2012100
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1948560
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1588585
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 1588558
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1233603
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1066514
49.7%
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%.