Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
27,734 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
27,463 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
1.0%
99.0%
Net pay
1.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
27,463 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 27,734 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.22 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
2.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 1% tax rate now rises to 2.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 332,808 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 329,553 KWD per year, or 27,463 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 1.0% 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 188154
43.5%
1
Canada
KWD 161835
51.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 297440
10.6%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 277238
16.7%
2
Singapore
KWD 262220
21.2%
3
Indonesia
KWD 226119
32.1%
4
Thailand
KWD 220557
33.7%
5
Pakistan
KWD 217697
34.6%
6
Vietnam
KWD 216829
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 208778
37.3%
8
Taiwan
KWD 207421
37.7%
9
New Zealand
KWD 206282
38.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 202321
39.2%
11
China
KWD 191765
42.4%
12
Japan
KWD 187472
43.7%
13
South Korea
KWD 182944
45.0%
14
Australia
KWD 182287
45.2%
15
India
KWD 105275
68.4%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 294800
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 241458
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 226875
31.8%
3
Panama
KWD 224190
32.6%
4
Mexico
KWD 217805
34.6%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 216906
34.8%
6
Argentina
KWD 216323
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 210510
36.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 210241
36.8%
9
Chile
KWD 207171
37.8%
10
Peru
KWD 206263
38.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 194042
41.7%
12
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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%.