Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,310 KWD
Pension
- 185 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 11.55 KWD
Total tax
- 234 KWD
Net pay
*
2,076 KWD
Marginal tax rate
8.5%
Average tax rate
10.1%
89.9%
Net pay
10.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
2,076 KWD
Net pay
277 KWD
Tax the employer pays
234 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
511 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 277 KWD to pay you 2,310 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 2.21 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
19.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 10.1% tax rate now rises to 19.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 27,720 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 2,806 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 24,914 KWD per year, or 2,076 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 10.1% and your marginal tax rate is 8.5%. 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 8.50 KWD, hence, your net pay will only increase by 91.50 KWD.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 915 KWD of net incomes. A 5,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 4,575 KWD of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 20159
27.3%
1
Canada
KWD 18647
32.7%
2
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 24773
10.6%
1
Chile
KWD 21945
20.8%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 21727
21.6%
3
Panama
KWD 20544
25.9%
4
Puerto Rico
KWD 20445
26.2%
5
Colombia
KWD 20324
26.7%
6
Uruguay
KWD 20304
26.8%
7
Brazil
KWD 20269
26.9%
8
Ecuador
KWD 19887
28.3%
9
Peru
KWD 19397
30.0%
10
Mexico
KWD 19190
30.8%
11
Argentina
KWD 18016
35.0%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 26334
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 26334
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 25502
8.0%
3
Oman
KWD 25502
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 24948
10.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 24914
10.1%
6
Egypt
KWD 20875
24.7%
7
Lebanon
KWD 20848
24.8%
8
Israel
KWD 19415
30.0%
9
Turkey
KWD 16203
41.6%
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%.