Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
400 KWD
Pension
- 10.15 KWD
Social Security
** - 1.73 KWD
Unemployment
- 0.63 KWD
Total tax
- 12.52 KWD
Net pay
*
387 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
3.1%
96.9%
Net pay
3.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
387 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 400 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.69 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
6.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 3.1% tax rate now rises to 6.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 3.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 104,000 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 100,745 KWD per year, or 8,395 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 3.1% 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.
Compare average tax
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 64881
37.6%
1
Canada
KWD 55507
46.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 91512
12.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 87327
16.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 83750
19.5%
3
Thailand
KWD 71832
30.9%
4
Indonesia
KWD 71445
31.3%
5
Taiwan
KWD 70136
32.6%
6
Pakistan
KWD 68972
33.7%
7
Vietnam
KWD 68104
34.5%
8
Philippines
KWD 66727
35.8%
9
New Zealand
KWD 66709
35.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 66616
36.0%
11
China
KWD 65920
36.6%
12
Japan
KWD 64161
38.3%
13
South Korea
KWD 63323
39.1%
14
Australia
KWD 61019
41.3%
15
India
KWD 51848
50.2%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 92287
11.3%
1
Brazil
KWD 75572
27.3%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 73287
29.5%
3
Uruguay
KWD 71541
31.2%
4
Panama
KWD 71461
31.3%
5
Colombia
KWD 70673
32.0%
6
Chile
KWD 69886
32.8%
7
Mexico
KWD 69080
33.6%
8
Puerto Rico
KWD 68981
33.7%
9
Argentina
KWD 67598
35.0%
10
Peru
KWD 66119
36.4%
11
Ecuador
KWD 63515
38.9%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 75713
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 72955
29.9%
2
Nigeria
KWD 70779
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 70596
32.1%
4
Ghana
KWD 69102
33.6%
5
Mozambique
KWD 68278
34.4%
6
Zambia
KWD 64050
38.4%
7
Morocco
KWD 63716
38.7%
8
Cameroon
KWD 63698
38.8%
9
Senegal
KWD 62751
39.7%
10
South Africa
KWD 60251
42.1%
11
Uganda
KWD 58296
44.0%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 100745
3.1%
1
Bahrain
KWD 100220
3.6%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 99582
4.3%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 98800
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 98800
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 95680
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 78085
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 78058
24.9%
8
Turkey
KWD 60629
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 59514
42.8%
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%.