Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
179,712 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
179,441 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
179,441 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 179,712 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 2,156,544 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,153,289 KWD per year, or 179,441 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 1160206
46.2%
1
Canada
KWD 1009332
53.2%
2
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1908954
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1563667
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1451058
32.7%
3
Panama
KWD 1441534
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 1403234
34.9%
5
Argentina
KWD 1401751
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1395951
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 1323302
38.6%
8
Colombia
KWD 1322677
38.7%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1318174
38.9%
10
Chile
KWD 1301413
39.7%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1234419
42.8%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1568939
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1509736
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1471098
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1466919
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1426860
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1402432
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1326364
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1313390
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1307533
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1294277
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1189150
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 1187195
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%.