Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
22,883 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
22,612 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
22,612 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 22,883 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 274,596 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 271,341 KWD per year, or 22,612 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 157127
42.8%
1
Canada
KWD 134784
50.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 245049
10.8%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 228922
16.6%
2
Singapore
KWD 216814
21.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 186768
32.0%
4
Thailand
KWD 182719
33.5%
5
Pakistan
KWD 179859
34.5%
6
Vietnam
KWD 178991
34.8%
7
Philippines
KWD 172638
37.1%
8
Taiwan
KWD 172494
37.2%
9
New Zealand
KWD 170773
37.8%
10
Malaysia
KWD 167976
38.8%
11
China
KWD 159748
41.8%
12
Japan
KWD 156100
43.2%
13
South Korea
KWD 152599
44.4%
14
Australia
KWD 151435
44.9%
15
India
KWD 98576
64.1%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 243278
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 199254
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 187800
31.6%
3
Panama
KWD 185334
32.5%
4
Mexico
KWD 179967
34.5%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 179272
34.7%
6
Argentina
KWD 178485
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 175154
36.2%
8
Colombia
KWD 174734
36.4%
9
Chile
KWD 172244
37.3%
10
Peru
KWD 170609
37.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 160834
41.4%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 199822
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 192373
29.9%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 186998
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 186818
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 181951
33.7%
5
Mozambique
KWD 179166
34.8%
6
Zambia
KWD 168966
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 167566
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 167095
39.2%
9
Senegal
KWD 165108
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 154079
43.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 152123
44.6%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 271341
1.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 270178
1.6%
2
Bahrain
KWD 269110
2.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 260866
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 260866
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 252628
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 206032
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 206005
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 159986
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 144812
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%.