Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
22,431 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
22,160 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
1.2%
98.8%
Net pay
1.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
22,160 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 22,431 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.27 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
2.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 1.2% tax rate now rises to 2.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 269,172 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 265,917 KWD per year, or 22,160 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 1.2% 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 154236
42.7%
1
Canada
KWD 132263
50.9%
2
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 238477
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 195322
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 184159
31.6%
3
Panama
KWD 181713
32.5%
4
Mexico
KWD 176442
34.5%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 175765
34.7%
6
Argentina
KWD 174960
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 171860
36.2%
8
Colombia
KWD 171425
36.3%
9
Chile
KWD 168990
37.2%
10
Peru
KWD 167286
37.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 157740
41.4%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 265917
1.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 264754
1.6%
2
Bahrain
KWD 263741
2.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 255713
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 255713
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 247638
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 201964
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 201937
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 156827
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 142100
47.2%
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%.