Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,759,680 KWD
Pension
- 2,640 KWD
Social Security
** - 450 KWD
Unemployment
- 165 KWD
Total tax
- 3,255 KWD
Net pay
*
1,756,425 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
1,756,425 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 1,759,680 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.04 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
0.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0.2% tax rate now rises to 0.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 1,759,680 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,756,425 KWD per year, or 146,369 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 948677
46.1%
1
Canada
KWD 824908
53.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1581624
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1461542
16.9%
2
Singapore
KWD 1375180
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1190684
32.3%
4
Thailand
KWD 1148024
34.8%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1145164
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 1144296
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1094628
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1076674
38.8%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1063544
39.6%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1044161
40.7%
11
China
KWD 976544
44.5%
12
Japan
KWD 956454
45.7%
13
Australia
KWD 938529
46.7%
14
South Korea
KWD 926754
47.3%
15
India
KWD 269465
84.7%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1557698
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1275940
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1184663
32.7%
3
Panama
KWD 1176627
33.1%
4
Mexico
KWD 1145272
34.9%
5
Argentina
KWD 1143790
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1139379
35.3%
7
Colombia
KWD 1080599
38.6%
8
Peru
KWD 1080223
38.6%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1077135
38.8%
10
Chile
KWD 1063294
39.6%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1008022
42.7%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1280220
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1231931
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1200308
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1196972
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1164334
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1144470
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1082293
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1071759
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1067038
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1056159
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 970875
44.8%
11
Uganda
KWD 968920
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%.