Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
74,187 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
73,916 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.4%
99.6%
Net pay
0.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
73,916 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 74,187 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.08 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
0.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0.4% tax rate now rises to 0.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 890,244 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 886,989 KWD per year, or 73,916 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.4% 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 485268
45.5%
1
Canada
KWD 420878
52.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 799132
10.2%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 739910
16.9%
2
Singapore
KWD 697020
21.7%
3
Indonesia
KWD 602946
32.3%
4
Thailand
KWD 582891
34.5%
5
Pakistan
KWD 580031
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 579162
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 554853
37.7%
8
New Zealand
KWD 546318
38.6%
9
Taiwan
KWD 541882
39.1%
10
Malaysia
KWD 531202
40.3%
11
China
KWD 498354
44.0%
12
Japan
KWD 487890
45.2%
13
Australia
KWD 477728
46.3%
14
South Korea
KWD 473528
46.8%
15
India
KWD 169419
81.0%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 788176
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 645599
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 601054
32.5%
3
Panama
KWD 596279
33.0%
4
Mexico
KWD 580139
34.8%
5
Argentina
KWD 578656
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 577288
35.2%
7
Colombia
KWD 550264
38.2%
8
Uruguay
KWD 549074
38.3%
9
Peru
KWD 547693
38.5%
10
Chile
KWD 541633
39.2%
11
Ecuador
KWD 512040
42.5%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 647706
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 623326
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 607070
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 605582
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 589202
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 579337
34.9%
6
Zambia
KWD 547590
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 542403
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 540170
39.3%
9
Senegal
KWD 534497
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 492685
44.7%
11
Uganda
KWD 490730
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 886989
0.4%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 885826
0.5%
2
Bahrain
KWD 878602
1.3%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 845732
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 845732
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 819024
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 667768
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 667741
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 518546
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 452636
49.2%
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%.