Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
231,396 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
231,125 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
231,125 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 231,396 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 2,776,752 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,773,497 KWD per year, or 231,125 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.
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1490777
46.3%
1
Canada
KWD 1297546
53.3%
2
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2457889
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 2013317
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1867372
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 1855523
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 1806369
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1804887
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1796916
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 1703179
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 1700989
38.7%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1694864
39.0%
10
Chile
KWD 1673538
39.7%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1588226
42.8%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 2773497
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2772334
0.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2746245
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2637914
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2637914
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2554612
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 2082649
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 2082622
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1617267
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1395890
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%.