Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
31,766 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
31,495 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.9%
99.1%
Net pay
0.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
31,495 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 31,766 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.19 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
1.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0.9% tax rate now rises to 1.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 381,192 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 377,937 KWD per year, or 31,495 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.9% 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 213943
43.9%
1
Canada
KWD 184319
51.7%
2
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 337624
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 276536
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 259353
32.0%
3
Panama
KWD 256487
32.7%
4
Mexico
KWD 249255
34.6%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 248186
34.9%
6
Argentina
KWD 247773
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 239897
37.1%
8
Colombia
KWD 239755
37.1%
9
Chile
KWD 236202
38.0%
10
Peru
KWD 235899
38.1%
11
Ecuador
KWD 221643
41.9%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 277370
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 266990
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 259731
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 259325
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 252464
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 248453
34.8%
6
Zambia
KWD 234523
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 232467
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 231691
39.2%
9
Senegal
KWD 229066
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 212707
44.2%
11
Uganda
KWD 210751
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%.