Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,129,680 KWD
Pension
- 2,640 KWD
Social Security
** - 450 KWD
Unemployment
- 165 KWD
Total tax
- 3,255 KWD
Net pay
*
1,126,425 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.3%
99.7%
Net pay
0.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
1,126,425 KWD
Net pay
3,960 KWD
Tax the employer pays
3,255 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
7,215 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 3,960 KWD to pay you 1,129,680 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.06 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
0.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0.3% tax rate now rises to 0.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 1,129,680 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,126,425 KWD per year, or 93,869 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.3% 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 612887
45.8%
1
Canada
KWD 532145
52.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1014624
10.2%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 938642
16.9%
2
Singapore
KWD 883780
21.8%
3
Indonesia
KWD 764804
32.3%
4
Thailand
KWD 738524
34.6%
5
Pakistan
KWD 735664
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 734796
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 703503
37.7%
8
New Zealand
KWD 692374
38.7%
9
Taiwan
KWD 685544
39.3%
10
Malaysia
KWD 672467
40.5%
11
China
KWD 630044
44.2%
12
Japan
KWD 616929
45.4%
13
Australia
KWD 604629
46.5%
14
South Korea
KWD 598343
47.0%
15
India
KWD 196971
82.6%
16
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 821895
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 790931
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 770443
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 768446
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 747589
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 734970
34.9%
6
Zambia
KWD 694843
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 688184
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 685265
39.3%
9
Senegal
KWD 678159
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 624375
44.7%
11
Uganda
KWD 622420
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 1126425
0.3%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1125262
0.4%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1115643
1.2%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1073196
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1073196
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1039306
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 847345
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 847318
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 657996
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 572354
49.3%
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%.