Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
19,771 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
19,500 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
19,500 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 19,771 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.30 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 237,252 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 233,997 KWD per year, or 19,500 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 137223
42.2%
1
Canada
KWD 117430
50.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 211439
10.9%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 197927
16.6%
2
Singapore
KWD 187686
20.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 161523
31.9%
4
Thailand
KWD 158446
33.2%
5
Pakistan
KWD 155586
34.4%
6
Vietnam
KWD 154717
34.8%
7
Taiwan
KWD 150087
36.7%
8
Philippines
KWD 149454
37.0%
9
New Zealand
KWD 147993
37.6%
10
Malaysia
KWD 145943
38.5%
11
China
KWD 139209
41.3%
12
Japan
KWD 135974
42.7%
13
South Korea
KWD 133132
43.9%
14
Australia
KWD 131643
44.5%
15
India
KWD 94279
60.3%
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%.