Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
22,757 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
22,486 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
22,486 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 22,757 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.26 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 273,084 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 269,829 KWD per year, or 22,486 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 156321
42.8%
1
Canada
KWD 134081
50.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 243688
10.8%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 227667
16.6%
2
Singapore
KWD 215635
21.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 185746
32.0%
4
Thailand
KWD 181737
33.5%
5
Pakistan
KWD 178877
34.5%
6
Vietnam
KWD 178008
34.8%
7
Philippines
KWD 171700
37.1%
8
Taiwan
KWD 171586
37.2%
9
New Zealand
KWD 169850
37.8%
10
Malaysia
KWD 167084
38.8%
11
China
KWD 158916
41.8%
12
Japan
KWD 155285
43.1%
13
South Korea
KWD 151811
44.4%
14
Australia
KWD 150634
44.8%
15
India
KWD 98402
64.0%
16
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 198722
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 191314
29.9%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 185967
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 185790
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 180951
33.7%
5
Mozambique
KWD 178183
34.8%
6
Zambia
KWD 168036
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 166645
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 166179
39.2%
9
Senegal
KWD 164201
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 153247
43.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 151292
44.6%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 269829
1.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 268666
1.6%
2
Bahrain
KWD 267613
2.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 259430
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 259430
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 251237
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 204898
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 204871
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 159106
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 144056
47.3%
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%.