Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,085 KWD
Pension
- 1.27 KWD
Social Security
** - 0.22 KWD
Unemployment
- 0.08 KWD
Total tax
- 1.56 KWD
Net pay
*
1,083 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.1%
99.9%
Net pay
0.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
1,083 KWD
Net pay
1.90 KWD
Tax the employer pays
1.56 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
3.47 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 1.90 KWD to pay you 1,085 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.03 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
0.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0.1% tax rate now rises to 0.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 2,256,800 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,253,545 KWD per year, or 187,795 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.1% 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 1213642
46.2%
1
Canada
KWD 1055922
53.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2029032
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1874151
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1762934
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1526738
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 1471152
34.8%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1468292
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 1467424
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1403256
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1379917
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1361816
39.7%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1337457
40.7%
11
China
KWD 1249960
44.6%
12
Japan
KWD 1224366
45.8%
13
Australia
KWD 1202003
46.7%
14
South Korea
KWD 1185896
47.5%
15
India
KWD 326669
85.5%
16
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 2253545
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2252382
0.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2231492
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2143960
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2143960
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2076256
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1692685
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 1692658
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1314442
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1135914
49.7%
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%.