Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
79,435 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
79,164 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.3%
99.7%
Net pay
0.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
79,164 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 79,435 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 0.3% tax rate now rises to 0.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 953,220 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 949,965 KWD per year, or 79,164 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.3% 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 518834
45.6%
1
Canada
KWD 450143
52.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 855810
10.2%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 792180
16.9%
2
Singapore
KWD 746141
21.7%
3
Indonesia
KWD 645517
32.3%
4
Thailand
KWD 623825
34.6%
5
Pakistan
KWD 620965
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 620097
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 593951
37.7%
8
New Zealand
KWD 584733
38.7%
9
Taiwan
KWD 579668
39.2%
10
Malaysia
KWD 568357
40.4%
11
China
KWD 532991
44.1%
12
Japan
KWD 521829
45.3%
13
Australia
KWD 511106
46.4%
14
South Korea
KWD 506357
46.9%
15
India
KWD 176666
81.5%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 843915
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 691257
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 643326
32.5%
3
Panama
KWD 638315
33.0%
4
Mexico
KWD 621073
34.8%
5
Argentina
KWD 619591
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 618002
35.2%
7
Colombia
KWD 588678
38.2%
8
Uruguay
KWD 587323
38.4%
9
Peru
KWD 586266
38.5%
10
Chile
KWD 579418
39.2%
11
Ecuador
KWD 547965
42.5%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 693521
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 667409
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 650040
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 648418
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 630861
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 620271
34.9%
6
Zambia
KWD 586320
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 580746
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 578333
39.3%
9
Senegal
KWD 572283
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 527322
44.7%
11
Uganda
KWD 525367
44.9%
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%.