Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
25,676 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
25,405 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
25,405 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 25,676 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.23 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
2.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 1.1% tax rate now rises to 2.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 308,112 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 304,857 KWD per year, or 25,405 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 174991
43.2%
1
Canada
KWD 150359
51.2%
2
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 272942
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 223553
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 210298
31.8%
3
Panama
KWD 207706
32.6%
4
Mexico
KWD 201753
34.5%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 200940
34.8%
6
Argentina
KWD 200271
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 195511
36.6%
8
Colombia
KWD 195178
36.7%
9
Chile
KWD 192354
37.6%
10
Peru
KWD 191137
38.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 179954
41.6%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 304857
1.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 303694
1.4%
2
Bahrain
KWD 302291
1.9%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 292706
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 292706
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 283463
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 231169
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 231142
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 179506
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 161570
47.6%
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%.