Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
9,520 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
9,249 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
2.8%
97.2%
Net pay
2.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
9,249 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 9,520 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.63 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
6.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 2.8% tax rate now rises to 6.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 3.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 114,240 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 110,985 KWD per year, or 9,249 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 70544
38.3%
1
Canada
KWD 60266
47.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 100728
11.8%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 95827
16.1%
2
Singapore
KWD 91737
19.7%
3
Thailand
KWD 78488
31.3%
4
Indonesia
KWD 78367
31.4%
5
Taiwan
KWD 76280
33.2%
6
Pakistan
KWD 75628
33.8%
7
Vietnam
KWD 74760
34.6%
8
Philippines
KWD 73084
36.0%
9
New Zealand
KWD 72955
36.1%
10
Malaysia
KWD 72863
36.2%
11
China
KWD 71552
37.4%
12
Japan
KWD 69679
39.0%
13
South Korea
KWD 68836
39.7%
14
Australia
KWD 66446
41.8%
15
India
KWD 56865
50.2%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 101350
11.3%
1
Brazil
KWD 82996
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 80161
29.8%
3
Panama
KWD 78296
31.5%
4
Uruguay
KWD 77761
31.9%
5
Colombia
KWD 76920
32.7%
6
Chile
KWD 76030
33.5%
7
Mexico
KWD 75736
33.7%
8
Puerto Rico
KWD 75602
33.8%
9
Argentina
KWD 74254
35.0%
10
Peru
KWD 72391
36.6%
11
Ecuador
KWD 69356
39.3%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 110985
2.9%
1
Bahrain
KWD 110358
3.4%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 109822
3.9%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 108528
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 108528
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 105101
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 85765
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 85738
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 66593
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 64634
43.4%
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%.