Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
7,688 KWD
Pension
- 110 KWD
Social Security
** - 18.75 KWD
Unemployment
- 6.88 KWD
Total tax
- 136 KWD
Net pay
*
7,552 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
1.8%
98.2%
Net pay
1.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
7,552 KWD
Net pay
165 KWD
Tax the employer pays
136 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
301 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 165 KWD to pay you 7,688 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.39 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
3.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 1.8% tax rate now rises to 3.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 184,512 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 181,257 KWD per year, or 15,105 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 1.8% 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 109113
40.9%
1
Canada
KWD 92921
49.6%
2
Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 134286
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 129314
29.9%
2
Nigeria
KWD 125543
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 125532
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 122361
33.7%
5
Mozambique
KWD 120611
34.6%
6
Zambia
KWD 113564
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 112718
38.9%
8
Morocco
KWD 112505
39.0%
9
Senegal
KWD 111058
39.8%
10
South Africa
KWD 104533
43.4%
11
Uganda
KWD 102577
44.4%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 181257
1.8%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 180094
2.4%
2
Bahrain
KWD 179927
2.5%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 175286
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 175286
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 169751
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 138469
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 138442
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 107520
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 99770
45.9%
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%.