Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
216,443 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
216,172 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
216,172 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 216,443 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 2,597,316 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,594,061 KWD per year, or 216,172 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.
Compare average tax
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1395137
46.3%
1
Canada
KWD 1214161
53.3%
2
Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1889601
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1818277
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1771848
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1766732
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1718430
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1688934
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1597439
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1581754
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1574635
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1558740
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1431575
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 1429619
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 2594061
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2592898
0.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2568603
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2467450
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2467450
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2389531
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1948072
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 1948045
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1512762
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1306172
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%.