Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,572,542 KWD
Pension
- 2,640 KWD
Social Security
** - 450 KWD
Unemployment
- 165 KWD
Total tax
- 3,255 KWD
Net pay
*
1,569,287 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.2%
99.8%
Net pay
0.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
1,569,287 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 1,572,542 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.05 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
0.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0.2% tax rate now rises to 0.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 1,572,542 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,569,287 KWD per year, or 130,774 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.2% 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 848933
46.0%
1
Canada
KWD 737944
53.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1413200
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1306217
16.9%
2
Singapore
KWD 1229212
21.8%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1064179
32.3%
4
Thailand
KWD 1026384
34.7%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1023524
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 1022656
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 978446
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 962520
38.8%
9
Taiwan
KWD 951261
39.5%
10
Malaysia
KWD 933751
40.6%
11
China
KWD 873618
44.5%
12
Japan
KWD 855600
45.6%
13
Australia
KWD 839346
46.6%
14
South Korea
KWD 829201
47.3%
15
India
KWD 247931
84.2%
16
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1144077
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1100935
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1072619
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1069681
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1040542
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1022831
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 967203
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 957820
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 953635
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 943876
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 867949
44.8%
11
Uganda
KWD 865994
44.9%
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%.