Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
254,340 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
254,069 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
254,069 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 254,340 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 3,052,080 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 3,048,825 KWD per year, or 254,069 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 1637526
46.4%
1
Canada
KWD 1425492
53.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2744784
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2534234
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 2383252
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 2064347
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 1988084
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1985224
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 1984356
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1896993
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1865038
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1838984
39.8%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1806664
40.8%
11
China
KWD 1687364
44.7%
12
Japan
KWD 1652965
45.8%
13
Australia
KWD 1623501
46.8%
14
South Korea
KWD 1600465
47.6%
15
India
KWD 418182
86.3%
16
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 2220441
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 2136611
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 2082145
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 2076063
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 2019257
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1984530
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1877119
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1858637
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1850217
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1831599
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1681695
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 1679740
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 3048825
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 3047662
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 3018819
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2899476
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2899476
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2807914
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 2289145
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 2289118
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1777621
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1533554
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%.