Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
91,333 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
91,062 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
91,062 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 91,333 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.07 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
0.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0.3% tax rate now rises to 0.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 1,095,996 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,092,741 KWD per year, or 91,062 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 594934
45.7%
1
Canada
KWD 516491
52.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 984309
10.2%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 910684
16.9%
2
Singapore
KWD 857506
21.8%
3
Indonesia
KWD 742034
32.3%
4
Thailand
KWD 716629
34.6%
5
Pakistan
KWD 713769
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 712901
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 682591
37.7%
8
New Zealand
KWD 671827
38.7%
9
Taiwan
KWD 665334
39.3%
10
Malaysia
KWD 652594
40.5%
11
China
KWD 611518
44.2%
12
Japan
KWD 598775
45.4%
13
Australia
KWD 586777
46.5%
14
South Korea
KWD 580784
47.0%
15
India
KWD 193095
82.4%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 970283
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 794769
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 739165
32.6%
3
Panama
KWD 733618
33.1%
4
Mexico
KWD 713877
34.9%
5
Argentina
KWD 712395
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 710307
35.2%
7
Colombia
KWD 675768
38.3%
8
Uruguay
KWD 674040
38.5%
9
Peru
KWD 673716
38.5%
10
Chile
KWD 665084
39.3%
11
Ecuador
KWD 629414
42.6%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 797390
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 767353
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 747460
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 745535
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 725307
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 713076
34.9%
6
Zambia
KWD 674127
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 667675
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 664853
39.3%
9
Senegal
KWD 657948
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 605849
44.7%
11
Uganda
KWD 603893
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 1092741
0.3%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1091578
0.4%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1082296
1.3%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1041196
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1041196
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1008316
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 822082
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 822055
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 638378
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 555512
49.3%
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%.