Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
27,942 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
27,671 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
27,671 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 27,942 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 335,304 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 332,049 KWD per year, or 27,671 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 189485
43.5%
1
Canada
KWD 162995
51.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 299686
10.6%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 279310
16.7%
2
Singapore
KWD 264167
21.2%
3
Indonesia
KWD 227806
32.1%
4
Thailand
KWD 222180
33.7%
5
Pakistan
KWD 219320
34.6%
6
Vietnam
KWD 218451
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 210328
37.3%
8
Taiwan
KWD 208918
37.7%
9
New Zealand
KWD 207804
38.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 203793
39.2%
11
China
KWD 193137
42.4%
12
Japan
KWD 188817
43.7%
13
South Korea
KWD 184245
45.1%
14
Australia
KWD 183610
45.2%
15
India
KWD 105562
68.5%
16
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 243987
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 234868
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 228421
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 228112
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 222109
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 218626
34.8%
6
Zambia
KWD 206302
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 204528
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 203883
39.2%
9
Senegal
KWD 201533
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 187468
44.1%
11
Uganda
KWD 185513
44.7%
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%.