Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
181,133 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
180,862 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.1%
99.9%
Net pay
0.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
180,862 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 181,133 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 0.1% tax rate now rises to 0.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 2,173,596 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,170,341 KWD per year, or 180,862 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 1169294
46.2%
1
Canada
KWD 1017257
53.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1954149
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1805092
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1698034
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1470492
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 1417069
34.8%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1414209
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 1413341
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1351601
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1329163
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1311894
39.6%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1288367
40.7%
11
China
KWD 1204198
44.6%
12
Japan
KWD 1179525
45.7%
13
Australia
KWD 1157905
46.7%
14
South Korea
KWD 1142523
47.4%
15
India
KWD 317095
85.4%
16
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 2170341
0.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2169178
0.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2149120
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2064916
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2064916
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1999708
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1630282
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 1630255
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1265983
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1094312
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%.