Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
8,927 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
8,656 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
3.0%
97.0%
Net pay
3.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
8,656 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 8,927 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.67 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
6.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 3% tax rate now rises to 6.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 3.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 107,124 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 103,869 KWD per year, or 8,656 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 3.0% 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
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 94324
12.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 89920
16.1%
2
Singapore
KWD 86186
19.6%
3
Thailand
KWD 73863
31.1%
4
Indonesia
KWD 73557
31.3%
5
Taiwan
KWD 72010
32.8%
6
Pakistan
KWD 71003
33.7%
7
Vietnam
KWD 70134
34.5%
8
Philippines
KWD 68666
35.9%
9
New Zealand
KWD 68615
36.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 68522
36.0%
11
China
KWD 67638
36.9%
12
Japan
KWD 65844
38.5%
13
South Korea
KWD 65005
39.3%
14
Australia
KWD 62675
41.5%
15
India
KWD 53379
50.2%
16
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 77986
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 75142
29.9%
2
Nigeria
KWD 72904
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 72728
32.1%
4
Ghana
KWD 71168
33.6%
5
Mozambique
KWD 70309
34.4%
6
Zambia
KWD 65971
38.4%
7
Morocco
KWD 65609
38.8%
8
Cameroon
KWD 65600
38.8%
9
Senegal
KWD 64625
39.7%
10
South Africa
KWD 61969
42.2%
11
Uganda
KWD 60014
44.0%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 103869
3.0%
1
Bahrain
KWD 103313
3.6%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 102706
4.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 101768
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 101768
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 98554
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 80428
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 80401
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 62449
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 61076
43.0%
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%.