Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
8,967 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
8,696 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
8,696 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 8,967 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 107,604 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 104,349 KWD per year, or 8,696 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.
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 66874
37.9%
1
Canada
KWD 57182
46.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 94756
11.9%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 90319
16.1%
2
Singapore
KWD 86561
19.6%
3
Thailand
KWD 74175
31.1%
4
Indonesia
KWD 73881
31.3%
5
Taiwan
KWD 72298
32.8%
6
Pakistan
KWD 71315
33.7%
7
Vietnam
KWD 70446
34.5%
8
Philippines
KWD 68964
35.9%
9
New Zealand
KWD 68907
36.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 68815
36.1%
11
China
KWD 67902
36.9%
12
Japan
KWD 66103
38.6%
13
South Korea
KWD 65263
39.4%
14
Australia
KWD 62929
41.5%
15
India
KWD 53614
50.2%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 95477
11.3%
1
Brazil
KWD 78185
27.3%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 75707
29.6%
3
Panama
KWD 73867
31.4%
4
Uruguay
KWD 73730
31.5%
5
Colombia
KWD 72872
32.3%
6
Chile
KWD 72049
33.0%
7
Mexico
KWD 71423
33.6%
8
Puerto Rico
KWD 71311
33.7%
9
Argentina
KWD 69940
35.0%
10
Peru
KWD 68326
36.5%
11
Ecuador
KWD 65571
39.1%
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%.