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.
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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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%.