Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
18,027 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
17,756 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
17,756 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 18,027 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 216,324 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 213,069 KWD per year, or 17,756 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 126068
41.7%
1
Canada
KWD 107704
50.2%
2
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 191703
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 157007
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 148685
31.3%
3
Panama
KWD 146437
32.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 142091
34.3%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 141599
34.5%
6
Argentina
KWD 140608
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 139762
35.4%
8
Colombia
KWD 139189
35.7%
9
Chile
KWD 137281
36.5%
10
Peru
KWD 134917
37.6%
11
Ecuador
KWD 127592
41.0%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 213069
1.5%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 211906
2.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 211421
2.3%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 205508
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 205508
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 199018
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 162328
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 162301
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 126048
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 115676
46.5%
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%.