Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,183 KWD
Pension
- 10.15 KWD
Social Security
** - 1.73 KWD
Unemployment
- 0.63 KWD
Total tax
- 12.52 KWD
Net pay
*
1,170 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
1.1%
98.9%
Net pay
1.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
1,170 KWD
Net pay
15.23 KWD
Tax the employer pays
12.52 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
27.75 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 15.23 KWD to pay you 1,183 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.23 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
2.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 1.1% tax rate now rises to 2.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 307,580 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 304,325 KWD per year, or 25,360 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 1.1% 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 174708
43.2%
1
Canada
KWD 150111
51.2%
2
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 272471
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 223168
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 209941
31.7%
3
Panama
KWD 207351
32.6%
4
Mexico
KWD 201407
34.5%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 200596
34.8%
6
Argentina
KWD 199925
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 195188
36.5%
8
Colombia
KWD 194853
36.7%
9
Chile
KWD 192034
37.6%
10
Peru
KWD 190811
38.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 179650
41.6%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 223818
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 215461
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 209504
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 209254
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 203770
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 200605
34.8%
6
Zambia
KWD 189251
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 187648
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 187083
39.2%
9
Senegal
KWD 184899
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 172220
44.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 170265
44.6%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 304325
1.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 303162
1.4%
2
Bahrain
KWD 301764
1.9%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 292201
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 292201
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 282974
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 230770
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 230743
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 179196
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 161304
47.6%
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%.