Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
8,350 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
8,079 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
3.2%
96.8%
Net pay
3.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
8,079 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 8,350 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.72 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
6.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 3.2% tax rate now rises to 6.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 3.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 100,200 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 96,945 KWD per year, or 8,079 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 3.3% 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 62780
37.4%
1
Canada
KWD 53741
46.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 88092
12.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 84173
16.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 80786
19.4%
3
Thailand
KWD 69362
30.8%
4
Indonesia
KWD 68876
31.3%
5
Taiwan
KWD 67856
32.3%
6
Pakistan
KWD 66502
33.6%
7
Vietnam
KWD 65634
34.5%
8
New Zealand
KWD 64391
35.7%
9
Philippines
KWD 64367
35.8%
10
Malaysia
KWD 64298
35.8%
11
China
KWD 63830
36.3%
12
Japan
KWD 62113
38.0%
13
South Korea
KWD 61266
38.9%
14
Australia
KWD 59005
41.1%
15
India
KWD 49986
50.1%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 88923
11.3%
1
Brazil
KWD 72817
27.3%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 70737
29.4%
3
Uruguay
KWD 69233
30.9%
4
Panama
KWD 68925
31.2%
5
Colombia
KWD 68355
31.8%
6
Chile
KWD 67606
32.5%
7
Mexico
KWD 66610
33.5%
8
Puerto Rico
KWD 66525
33.6%
9
Argentina
KWD 65128
35.0%
10
Peru
KWD 63791
36.3%
11
Ecuador
KWD 61347
38.8%
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%.