Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
226,154 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
225,883 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
225,883 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 226,154 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 2,713,848 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,710,593 KWD per year, or 225,883 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 1457249
46.3%
1
Canada
KWD 1268314
53.3%
2
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2402214
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1967712
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1825148
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 1813535
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 1765481
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1763999
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1756248
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 1664650
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 1662619
38.7%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1656658
39.0%
10
Chile
KWD 1635795
39.7%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1552342
42.8%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 2710593
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2709430
0.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2683970
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2578156
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2578156
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2496740
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 2035471
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 2035444
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1580631
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1364438
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%.