Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
19,680 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
19,409 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
1.4%
98.6%
Net pay
1.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
19,409 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 19,680 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.31 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
3.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 1.4% tax rate now rises to 3.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 236,160 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 232,905 KWD per year, or 19,409 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 1.4% 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.
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 136641
42.1%
1
Canada
KWD 116922
50.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 210456
10.9%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 197020
16.6%
2
Singapore
KWD 186834
20.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 160785
31.9%
4
Thailand
KWD 157736
33.2%
5
Pakistan
KWD 154876
34.4%
6
Vietnam
KWD 154008
34.8%
7
Taiwan
KWD 149432
36.7%
8
Philippines
KWD 148776
37.0%
9
New Zealand
KWD 147327
37.6%
10
Malaysia
KWD 145299
38.5%
11
China
KWD 138608
41.3%
12
Japan
KWD 135385
42.7%
13
South Korea
KWD 132563
43.9%
14
Australia
KWD 131064
44.5%
15
India
KWD 94154
60.1%
16
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 171860
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 165467
29.9%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 160772
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 160674
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 156526
33.7%
5
Mozambique
KWD 154182
34.7%
6
Zambia
KWD 145328
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 144164
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 143803
39.1%
9
Senegal
KWD 142047
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 132939
43.7%
11
Uganda
KWD 130984
44.5%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 232905
1.4%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 231742
1.9%
2
Bahrain
KWD 231059
2.2%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 224352
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 224352
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 217267
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 177205
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 177178
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 137601
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 125594
46.8%
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%.