Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
17,983 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
17,712 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
1.5%
98.5%
Net pay
1.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
17,712 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 17,983 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.33 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
3.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 1.5% tax rate now rises to 3.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 215,796 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 212,541 KWD per year, or 17,712 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 1.5% 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 125787
41.7%
1
Canada
KWD 107459
50.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 192129
11.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 180118
16.5%
2
Singapore
KWD 170950
20.8%
3
Indonesia
KWD 147019
31.9%
4
Thailand
KWD 144499
33.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 141639
34.4%
6
Vietnam
KWD 140771
34.8%
7
Taiwan
KWD 137214
36.4%
8
Philippines
KWD 136133
36.9%
9
New Zealand
KWD 134905
37.5%
10
Malaysia
KWD 133285
38.2%
11
China
KWD 127408
41.0%
12
Japan
KWD 124411
42.4%
13
South Korea
KWD 121947
43.5%
14
Australia
KWD 120271
44.3%
15
India
KWD 91810
57.5%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 191235
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 156624
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 148330
31.3%
3
Panama
KWD 146085
32.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 141747
34.3%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 141258
34.5%
6
Argentina
KWD 140265
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 139442
35.4%
8
Colombia
KWD 138867
35.7%
9
Chile
KWD 136964
36.5%
10
Peru
KWD 134594
37.6%
11
Ecuador
KWD 127291
41.0%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 157045
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 151213
29.9%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 146878
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 146823
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 143055
33.7%
5
Mozambique
KWD 140946
34.7%
6
Zambia
KWD 132804
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 131765
38.9%
8
Morocco
KWD 131463
39.1%
9
Senegal
KWD 129828
39.8%
10
South Africa
KWD 121739
43.6%
11
Uganda
KWD 119783
44.5%
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%.