Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
120 KWD
Pension
- 9.60 KWD
Social Security
** - 3 KWD
Unemployment
- 0.60 KWD
Total tax
- 13.20 KWD
Net pay
*
107 KWD
Marginal tax rate
11.0%
Average tax rate
11.0%
89.0%
Net pay
11.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
107 KWD
Net pay
14.40 KWD
Tax the employer pays
13.20 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
27.60 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 14.40 KWD to pay you 120 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 2.30 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
20.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 11% tax rate now rises to 20.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 1,440 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 158 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,282 KWD per year, or 107 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 11.0% and your marginal tax rate is 11.0%. 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 11 KWD, hence, your net pay will only increase by 89 KWD.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 890 KWD of net incomes. A 5,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 4,450 KWD of net incomes.
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
KWD 1440
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1440
0.0%
2
Pakistan
KWD 1406
2.4%
3
Singapore
KWD 1404
2.5%
4
Thailand
KWD 1366
5.2%
5
Philippines
KWD 1362
5.4%
6
Taiwan
KWD 1313
8.9%
7
Indonesia
KWD 1302
9.6%
8
South Korea
KWD 1279
11.2%
9
Malaysia
KWD 1270
11.8%
10
New Zealand
KWD 1269
11.9%
11
India
KWD 1267
12.0%
12
Vietnam
KWD 1196
16.9%
13
Japan
KWD 1170
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
KWD 1140
20.8%
15
China
KWD 1083
24.8%
16
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1406
2.3%
1
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1368
5.0%
2
Qatar
KWD 1368
5.0%
3
Bahrain
KWD 1325
8.0%
4
Oman
KWD 1325
8.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 1282
11.0%
6
Israel
KWD 1251
13.2%
7
Lebanon
KWD 1138
21.0%
8
Egypt
KWD 1136
21.1%
9
Turkey
KWD 897
37.7%
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%.