Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
24,592 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
24,321 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
1.1%
98.9%
Net pay
1.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
24,321 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 24,592 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.24 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
2.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 1.1% tax rate now rises to 2.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 295,104 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 291,849 KWD per year, or 24,321 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 1.1% 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.
Compare average tax
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 168058
43.1%
1
Canada
KWD 144314
51.1%
2
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 261429
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 214123
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 201566
31.7%
3
Panama
KWD 199023
32.6%
4
Mexico
KWD 193298
34.5%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 192530
34.8%
6
Argentina
KWD 191815
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 187610
36.4%
8
Colombia
KWD 187243
36.6%
9
Chile
KWD 184549
37.5%
10
Peru
KWD 183170
37.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 172533
41.5%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 291849
1.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 290686
1.5%
2
Bahrain
KWD 289413
1.9%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 280349
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 280349
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 271496
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 221413
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 221386
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 171930
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 155066
47.5%
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%.