Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
22,512 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
22,241 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
22,241 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 22,512 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 270,144 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 266,889 KWD per year, or 22,241 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 154754
42.7%
1
Canada
KWD 132715
50.9%
2
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 239338
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 196027
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 184812
31.6%
3
Panama
KWD 182362
32.5%
4
Mexico
KWD 177074
34.5%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 176394
34.7%
6
Argentina
KWD 175591
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 172450
36.2%
8
Colombia
KWD 172018
36.3%
9
Chile
KWD 169573
37.2%
10
Peru
KWD 167882
37.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 158294
41.4%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 196583
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 189256
29.9%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 183961
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 183790
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 179006
33.7%
5
Mozambique
KWD 176272
34.8%
6
Zambia
KWD 166228
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 164855
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 164397
39.1%
9
Senegal
KWD 162437
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 151630
43.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 149675
44.6%
12
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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%.