Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
20,399 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
20,128 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
20,128 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 20,399 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.29 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 244,788 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 241,533 KWD per year, or 20,128 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 1.3% 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
Europe
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 212966
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 199502
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 197054
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 188162
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 143201
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 141733
42.1%
6
Switzerland
KWD 138617
43.4%
7
Greece
KWD 137712
43.7%
8
United Kingdom
KWD 133511
45.5%
9
Norway
KWD 133096
45.6%
10
Spain
KWD 132221
46.0%
11
Austria
KWD 131414
46.3%
12
Luxembourg
KWD 129939
46.9%
13
Denmark
KWD 129344
47.2%
14
Netherlands
KWD 126435
48.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 125348
48.8%
16
Germany
KWD 122835
49.8%
17
Ireland
KWD 122046
50.1%
18
France
KWD 113990
53.4%
19
Italy
KWD 113315
53.7%
20
Finland
KWD 94831
61.3%
21
Belgium
KWD 93170
61.9%
22
Portugal
KWD 90867
62.9%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 141240
42.3%
1
Canada
KWD 120932
50.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 218222
10.9%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 204182
16.6%
2
Singapore
KWD 193564
20.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 166617
31.9%
4
Thailand
KWD 163344
33.3%
5
Pakistan
KWD 160484
34.4%
6
Vietnam
KWD 159616
34.8%
7
Taiwan
KWD 154609
36.8%
8
Philippines
KWD 154132
37.0%
9
New Zealand
KWD 152590
37.7%
10
Malaysia
KWD 150390
38.6%
11
China
KWD 143354
41.4%
12
Japan
KWD 140035
42.8%
13
South Korea
KWD 137060
44.0%
14
Australia
KWD 135637
44.6%
15
India
KWD 95146
61.1%
16
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 241533
1.3%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 240370
1.8%
2
Bahrain
KWD 239600
2.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 232549
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 232549
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 225205
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 183676
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 183649
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 142626
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 129908
46.9%
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%.