Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
207,160 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
206,889 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.1%
99.9%
Net pay
0.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
206,889 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 207,160 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.03 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
0.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0.1% tax rate now rises to 0.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 2,485,920 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,482,665 KWD per year, or 206,889 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.1% 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 1335763
46.3%
1
Canada
KWD 1162395
53.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2235240
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2064321
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1941647
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1681623
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 1620080
34.8%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1617220
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 1616352
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1545502
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1519680
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1499288
39.7%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1472635
40.8%
11
China
KWD 1375976
44.7%
12
Japan
KWD 1347845
45.8%
13
Australia
KWD 1323437
46.8%
14
South Korea
KWD 1305333
47.5%
15
India
KWD 353034
85.8%
16
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 2482665
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2481502
0.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2458321
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2361624
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2361624
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2287046
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1864525
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 1864498
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1447883
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1250474
49.7%
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%.