Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,875 KWD
Pension
- 150 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 9.38 KWD
Total tax
- 197 KWD
Net pay
*
1,678 KWD
Marginal tax rate
8.5%
Average tax rate
10.5%
89.5%
Net pay
10.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
1,678 KWD
Net pay
225 KWD
Tax the employer pays
197 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
422 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 225 KWD to pay you 1,875 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 2.25 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
20.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 10.5% tax rate now rises to 20.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 22,500 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 2,363 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 20,138 KWD per year, or 1,678 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 10.5% and your marginal tax rate is 8.5%. 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 8.50 KWD, hence, your net pay will only increase by 91.50 KWD.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 915 KWD of net incomes. A 5,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 4,575 KWD of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 16809
25.3%
1
Canada
KWD 15689
30.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
KWD 19682
12.5%
1
Taiwan
KWD 18885
16.1%
2
Kazakhstan
KWD 18166
19.3%
3
Singapore
KWD 17949
20.2%
4
Thailand
KWD 17770
21.0%
5
South Korea
KWD 17413
22.6%
6
Australia
KWD 16655
26.0%
7
China
KWD 16432
27.0%
8
New Zealand
KWD 16422
27.0%
9
Indonesia
KWD 16351
27.3%
10
Japan
KWD 16324
27.5%
11
Pakistan
KWD 15997
28.9%
12
Malaysia
KWD 15717
30.1%
13
Philippines
KWD 15585
30.7%
14
Vietnam
KWD 15129
32.8%
15
India
KWD 12859
42.9%
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%.