Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
252,096 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
251,825 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.1%
99.9%
Net pay
0.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
251,825 KWD
Net pay
330 KWD
Tax the employer pays
271 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
601 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 330 KWD to pay you 252,096 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.02 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
0.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0.1% tax rate now rises to 0.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 3,025,152 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 3,021,897 KWD per year, or 251,825 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.1% 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 1623174
46.3%
1
Canada
KWD 1412978
53.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2720549
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2511884
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 2362248
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 2046143
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 1970581
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1967721
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 1966853
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1880275
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1848612
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1822827
39.7%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1790777
40.8%
11
China
KWD 1672554
44.7%
12
Japan
KWD 1638452
45.8%
13
Australia
KWD 1609230
46.8%
14
South Korea
KWD 1586428
47.6%
15
India
KWD 415083
86.3%
16
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 2200851
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 2117762
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 2063771
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 2057747
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 2001444
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1967027
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1860558
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1842242
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1833899
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1815442
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1666885
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 1664929
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 3021897
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 3020734
0.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2992161
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2873894
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2873894
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2783140
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 2268949
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 2268922
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1761938
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1520090
49.8%
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%.