Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
245 KWD
Pension
- 19.60 KWD
Social Security
** - 6.13 KWD
Unemployment
- 1.23 KWD
Total tax
- 26.95 KWD
Net pay
*
218 KWD
Marginal tax rate
11.0%
Average tax rate
11.0%
89.0%
Net pay
11.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
218 KWD
Net pay
29.40 KWD
Tax the employer pays
26.95 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
56.35 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 29.40 KWD to pay you 245 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 2.30 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
20.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 11% tax rate now rises to 20.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 2,940 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 323 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,617 KWD per year, or 218 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 11.0% and your marginal tax rate is 11.0%. 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 11 KWD, hence, your net pay will only increase by 89 KWD.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 890 KWD of net incomes. A 5,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 4,450 KWD of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 2664
9.4%
1
Canada
KWD 2257
23.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
KWD 2940
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2940
0.0%
2
Thailand
KWD 2773
5.7%
3
Pakistan
KWD 2697
8.3%
4
Taiwan
KWD 2680
8.9%
5
Malaysia
KWD 2592
11.8%
6
South Korea
KWD 2589
11.9%
7
New Zealand
KWD 2564
12.8%
8
Indonesia
KWD 2539
13.7%
9
Philippines
KWD 2514
14.5%
10
Japan
KWD 2389
18.7%
11
Singapore
KWD 2353
20.0%
12
Vietnam
KWD 2343
20.3%
13
Kazakhstan
KWD 2328
20.8%
14
India
KWD 2307
21.5%
15
China
KWD 2097
28.7%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
KWD 2707
7.9%
1
Colombia
KWD 2705
8.0%
2
Ecuador
KWD 2662
9.5%
3
Guatemala
KWD 2658
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
KWD 2631
10.5%
5
Panama
KWD 2617
11.0%
6
Peru
KWD 2502
14.9%
7
Mexico
KWD 2497
15.1%
8
Brazil
KWD 2449
16.7%
9
Chile
KWD 2423
17.6%
10
Uruguay
KWD 2349
20.1%
11
Argentina
KWD 1909
35.1%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2793
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 2793
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2705
8.0%
3
Oman
KWD 2705
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2646
10.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 2617
11.0%
6
Israel
KWD 2553
13.2%
7
Egypt
KWD 2290
22.1%
8
Lebanon
KWD 2263
23.0%
9
Turkey
KWD 1714
41.7%
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%.