Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
18,471 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
18,200 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
18,200 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 18,471 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
3.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 1.5% tax rate now rises to 3.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 221,652 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 218,397 KWD per year, or 18,200 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 128908
41.8%
1
Canada
KWD 110180
50.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 197399
10.9%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 184979
16.6%
2
Singapore
KWD 175518
20.8%
3
Indonesia
KWD 150977
31.9%
4
Thailand
KWD 148306
33.1%
5
Pakistan
KWD 145446
34.4%
6
Vietnam
KWD 144577
34.8%
7
Taiwan
KWD 140727
36.5%
8
Philippines
KWD 139769
36.9%
9
New Zealand
KWD 138477
37.5%
10
Malaysia
KWD 136740
38.3%
11
China
KWD 130629
41.1%
12
Japan
KWD 127567
42.5%
13
South Korea
KWD 125000
43.6%
14
Australia
KWD 123375
44.3%
15
India
KWD 92484
58.3%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 196418
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 160870
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 152261
31.3%
3
Panama
KWD 149994
32.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 145554
34.3%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 145043
34.6%
6
Argentina
KWD 144072
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 142998
35.5%
8
Colombia
KWD 142439
35.7%
9
Chile
KWD 140478
36.6%
10
Peru
KWD 138180
37.7%
11
Ecuador
KWD 130631
41.1%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 161305
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 155312
29.9%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 150873
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 150806
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 146929
33.7%
5
Mozambique
KWD 144752
34.7%
6
Zambia
KWD 136406
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 135331
38.9%
8
Morocco
KWD 135011
39.1%
9
Senegal
KWD 133342
39.8%
10
South Africa
KWD 124960
43.6%
11
Uganda
KWD 123004
44.5%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 218397
1.5%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 217234
2.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 216696
2.2%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 210569
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 210569
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 203920
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 166324
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 166297
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 129151
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 118340
46.6%
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%.