Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
143,000 KWD
Pension
- 2,640 KWD
Social Security
** - 450 KWD
Unemployment
- 165 KWD
Total tax
- 3,255 KWD
Net pay
*
139,745 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
2.3%
97.7%
Net pay
2.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
139,745 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 143,000 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.50 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
4.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 2.3% tax rate now rises to 4.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 2.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 143,000 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 139,745 KWD per year, or 11,645 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 2.3% 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 86448
39.6%
1
Canada
KWD 73630
48.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 126612
11.5%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 119697
16.3%
2
Singapore
KWD 114170
20.2%
3
Indonesia
KWD 97809
31.6%
4
Thailand
KWD 97182
32.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 94322
34.0%
6
Taiwan
KWD 93536
34.6%
7
Vietnam
KWD 93454
34.7%
8
Philippines
KWD 90939
36.4%
9
New Zealand
KWD 90499
36.7%
10
Malaysia
KWD 90264
36.9%
11
China
KWD 87370
38.9%
12
Japan
KWD 85179
40.4%
13
South Korea
KWD 84000
41.3%
14
Australia
KWD 81689
42.9%
15
India
KWD 70958
50.4%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 126805
11.3%
1
Brazil
KWD 103847
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 99466
30.4%
3
Panama
KWD 97494
31.8%
4
Uruguay
KWD 95228
33.4%
5
Colombia
KWD 94463
33.9%
6
Mexico
KWD 94430
34.0%
7
Puerto Rico
KWD 94195
34.1%
8
Chile
KWD 93286
34.8%
9
Argentina
KWD 92948
35.0%
10
Peru
KWD 90006
37.1%
11
Ecuador
KWD 85763
40.0%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 104086
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 100255
29.9%
2
Nigeria
KWD 97307
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 97207
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 94900
33.6%
5
Mozambique
KWD 93628
34.5%
6
Zambia
KWD 88035
38.4%
7
Cameroon
KWD 87443
38.9%
8
Morocco
KWD 87349
38.9%
9
Senegal
KWD 86151
39.8%
10
South Africa
KWD 81701
42.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 79746
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%.