Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
20,120 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
19,849 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
1.3%
98.7%
Net pay
1.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
19,849 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 20,120 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
2.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 1.3% tax rate now rises to 2.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 241,440 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 238,185 KWD per year, or 19,849 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.
Compare average tax
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 139455
42.2%
1
Canada
KWD 119376
50.6%
2
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 213932
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 175216
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 165544
31.4%
3
Panama
KWD 163202
32.4%
4
Mexico
KWD 158416
34.4%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 157836
34.6%
6
Argentina
KWD 156934
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 155017
35.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 154509
36.0%
9
Chile
KWD 152350
36.9%
10
Peru
KWD 150301
37.8%
11
Ecuador
KWD 141920
41.2%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 175701
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 169163
29.9%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 164375
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 164266
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 160018
33.7%
5
Mozambique
KWD 157614
34.7%
6
Zambia
KWD 148575
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 147379
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 147003
39.1%
9
Senegal
KWD 145215
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 135843
43.7%
11
Uganda
KWD 133888
44.6%
12
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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%.