Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
128,440 KWD
Pension
- 2,640 KWD
Social Security
** - 450 KWD
Unemployment
- 165 KWD
Total tax
- 3,255 KWD
Net pay
*
125,185 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
2.5%
97.5%
Net pay
2.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
125,185 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 128,440 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.56 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
5.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 2.5% tax rate now rises to 5.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 2.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 128,440 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 125,185 KWD per year, or 10,432 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 2.5% 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 78397
39.0%
1
Canada
KWD 66864
47.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 113508
11.6%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 107613
16.2%
2
Singapore
KWD 102813
20.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 87966
31.5%
4
Thailand
KWD 87718
31.7%
5
Pakistan
KWD 84858
33.9%
6
Taiwan
KWD 84800
34.0%
7
Vietnam
KWD 83990
34.6%
8
Philippines
KWD 81900
36.2%
9
New Zealand
KWD 81617
36.5%
10
Malaysia
KWD 81525
36.5%
11
China
KWD 79362
38.2%
12
Japan
KWD 77332
39.8%
13
South Korea
KWD 76410
40.5%
14
Australia
KWD 73972
42.4%
15
India
KWD 63823
50.3%
16
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 93493
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 90063
29.9%
2
Nigeria
KWD 87403
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 87272
32.1%
4
Ghana
KWD 85269
33.6%
5
Mozambique
KWD 84164
34.5%
6
Zambia
KWD 79080
38.4%
7
Cameroon
KWD 78579
38.8%
8
Morocco
KWD 78526
38.9%
9
Senegal
KWD 77415
39.7%
10
South Africa
KWD 73693
42.6%
11
Uganda
KWD 71738
44.2%
12
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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%.