Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
20,998 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
20,727 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
20,727 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 20,998 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
2.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 1.3% tax rate now rises to 2.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 251,976 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 248,721 KWD per year, or 20,727 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
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 145071
42.4%
1
Canada
KWD 124272
50.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 224691
10.8%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 210148
16.6%
2
Singapore
KWD 199171
21.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 171477
32.0%
4
Thailand
KWD 168016
33.3%
5
Pakistan
KWD 165156
34.5%
6
Vietnam
KWD 164288
34.8%
7
Taiwan
KWD 158922
36.9%
8
Philippines
KWD 158595
37.1%
9
New Zealand
KWD 156974
37.7%
10
Malaysia
KWD 154630
38.6%
11
China
KWD 147307
41.5%
12
Japan
KWD 143909
42.9%
13
South Korea
KWD 140807
44.1%
14
Australia
KWD 139446
44.7%
15
India
KWD 95973
61.9%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 223257
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 182855
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 172616
31.5%
3
Panama
KWD 170235
32.4%
4
Mexico
KWD 165264
34.4%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 164648
34.7%
6
Argentina
KWD 163782
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 161416
35.9%
8
Colombia
KWD 160936
36.1%
9
Chile
KWD 158672
37.0%
10
Peru
KWD 156754
37.8%
11
Ecuador
KWD 147930
41.3%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 183366
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 176539
29.9%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 171564
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 171432
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 166988
33.7%
5
Mozambique
KWD 164463
34.7%
6
Zambia
KWD 155055
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 153794
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 153387
39.1%
9
Senegal
KWD 151536
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 141638
43.8%
11
Uganda
KWD 139682
44.6%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 248721
1.3%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 247558
1.8%
2
Bahrain
KWD 246716
2.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 239377
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 239377
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 231818
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 189067
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 189040
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 146812
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 133502
47.0%
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%.