Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
211,484 KWD
Pension
- 2,640 KWD
Social Security
** - 450 KWD
Unemployment
- 165 KWD
Total tax
- 3,255 KWD
Net pay
*
208,229 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
1.5%
98.5%
Net pay
1.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
208,229 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 211,484 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.34 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
3.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 1.5% tax rate now rises to 3.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 211,484 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 208,229 KWD per year, or 17,352 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 1.5% 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 123489
41.6%
1
Canada
KWD 105455
50.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 188248
11.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 176539
16.5%
2
Singapore
KWD 167587
20.8%
3
Indonesia
KWD 144104
31.9%
4
Thailand
KWD 141697
33.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 138837
34.4%
6
Vietnam
KWD 137968
34.8%
7
Taiwan
KWD 134626
36.3%
8
Philippines
KWD 133456
36.9%
9
New Zealand
KWD 132274
37.5%
10
Malaysia
KWD 130741
38.2%
11
China
KWD 125036
40.9%
12
Japan
KWD 122087
42.3%
13
South Korea
KWD 119699
43.4%
14
Australia
KWD 117986
44.2%
15
India
KWD 91314
56.8%
16
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 153908
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 148194
29.9%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 143935
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 143890
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 140203
33.7%
5
Mozambique
KWD 138143
34.7%
6
Zambia
KWD 130152
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 129140
38.9%
8
Morocco
KWD 128850
39.1%
9
Senegal
KWD 127241
39.8%
10
South Africa
KWD 119367
43.6%
11
Uganda
KWD 117412
44.5%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 208229
1.5%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 207066
2.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 206629
2.3%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 200910
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 200910
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 194565
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 158698
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 158671
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 123229
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 113256
46.5%
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%.