Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
21,130 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
20,859 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
20,859 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 21,130 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.28 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 253,560 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 250,305 KWD per year, or 20,859 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.
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 145915
42.5%
1
Canada
KWD 125008
50.7%
2
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 224659
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 184003
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 173680
31.5%
3
Panama
KWD 171292
32.5%
4
Mexico
KWD 166294
34.4%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 165672
34.7%
6
Argentina
KWD 164812
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 162378
36.0%
8
Colombia
KWD 161902
36.2%
9
Chile
KWD 159622
37.1%
10
Peru
KWD 157724
37.8%
11
Ecuador
KWD 148834
41.3%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 250305
1.3%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 249142
1.7%
2
Bahrain
KWD 248285
2.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 240882
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 240882
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 233275
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 190255
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 190228
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 147735
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 134294
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%.