Income tax calculator Kuwait

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,578 KWD
Pension
- 206 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 12.89 KWD
Total tax
- 257 KWD
Net pay
* 2,321 KWD
Marginal tax rate
8.5%
Average tax rate
10.0%
90.0%
Net pay
10.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
2,321 KWD
Net pay
309 KWD
Tax the employer pays
257 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
566 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 309 KWD to pay you 2,578 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 2.20 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
19.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 10% tax rate now rises to 19.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make 30,936 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,080 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 27,856 KWD per year, or 2,321 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 10.0% and your marginal tax rate is 8.5%. 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 8.50 KWD, hence, your net pay will only increase by 91.50 KWD.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 915 KWD of net incomes. A 5,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 4,575 KWD of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per income
1,905 KWD
1,910 KWD
1,915 KWD
1,920 KWD
1,925 KWD
1,930 KWD
1,935 KWD
1,940 KWD
1,945 KWD
1,950 KWD
1,955 KWD
1,960 KWD
1,965 KWD
1,970 KWD
1,975 KWD
1,980 KWD
1,985 KWD
1,990 KWD
1,995 KWD
2,000 KWD
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 22216
28.2%
1
Canada
KWD 20467
33.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
KWD 26684
13.7%
1
Kazakhstan
KWD 25755
16.8%
2
Singapore
KWD 25297
18.2%
3
Taiwan
KWD 24925
19.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 23675
23.5%
5
South Korea
KWD 22616
26.9%
6
China
KWD 22599
27.0%
7
Indonesia
KWD 22053
28.7%
8
New Zealand
KWD 22022
28.8%
9
Australia
KWD 21874
29.3%
10
Japan
KWD 21626
30.1%
11
Pakistan
KWD 21480
30.6%
12
Malaysia
KWD 21147
31.6%
13
Philippines
KWD 21096
31.8%
14
Vietnam
KWD 20612
33.4%
15
India
KWD 17388
43.8%
16
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 29389
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 29389
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 28461
8.0%
3
Oman
KWD 28461
8.0%
4
Kuwait
KWD 27856
10.0%
5
Saudi Arabia
KWD 27842
10.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 23287
24.7%
7
Lebanon
KWD 23260
24.8%
8
Israel
KWD 21254
31.3%
9
Turkey
KWD 18076
41.6%
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%.