Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
9,263 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
8,992 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
2.9%
97.1%
Net pay
2.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
8,992 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 9,263 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.65 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
6.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 2.9% tax rate now rises to 6.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 3.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 111,156 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 107,901 KWD per year, or 8,992 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 2.9% 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 68839
38.1%
1
Canada
KWD 58832
47.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 97953
11.9%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 93267
16.1%
2
Singapore
KWD 89331
19.6%
3
Thailand
KWD 76483
31.2%
4
Indonesia
KWD 76282
31.4%
5
Taiwan
KWD 74430
33.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 73623
33.8%
7
Vietnam
KWD 72755
34.6%
8
Philippines
KWD 71169
36.0%
9
New Zealand
KWD 71074
36.1%
10
Malaysia
KWD 70981
36.1%
11
China
KWD 69856
37.2%
12
Japan
KWD 68017
38.8%
13
South Korea
KWD 67176
39.6%
14
Australia
KWD 64812
41.7%
15
India
KWD 55354
50.2%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 98620
11.3%
1
Brazil
KWD 80760
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 78091
29.8%
3
Panama
KWD 76238
31.4%
4
Uruguay
KWD 75887
31.7%
5
Colombia
KWD 75038
32.5%
6
Chile
KWD 74180
33.3%
7
Mexico
KWD 73731
33.7%
8
Puerto Rico
KWD 73608
33.8%
9
Argentina
KWD 72249
35.0%
10
Peru
KWD 70502
36.6%
11
Ecuador
KWD 67597
39.2%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 107901
2.9%
1
Bahrain
KWD 107305
3.5%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 106738
4.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 105598
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 105598
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 102264
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 83452
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 83425
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 64797
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 63092
43.2%
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%.