Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
182,790 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
182,519 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
182,519 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 182,790 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 2,193,480 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,190,225 KWD per year, or 182,519 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 1179893
46.2%
1
Canada
KWD 1026497
53.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1972044
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1821596
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1713544
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1483933
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 1429994
34.8%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1427134
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 1426266
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1363945
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1341292
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1323824
39.7%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1300098
40.7%
11
China
KWD 1215134
44.6%
12
Japan
KWD 1190241
45.7%
13
Australia
KWD 1168443
46.7%
14
South Korea
KWD 1152888
47.4%
15
India
KWD 319383
85.4%
16
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 2190225
0.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2189062
0.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2168805
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2083806
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2083806
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2018002
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1645195
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 1645168
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1277563
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1104254
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%.