Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,600 KWD
Pension
- 208 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13 KWD
Total tax
- 259 KWD
Net pay
*
2,342 KWD
Marginal tax rate
8.5%
Average tax rate
9.9%
90.1%
Net pay
9.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
2,342 KWD
Net pay
312 KWD
Tax the employer pays
259 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
571 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 312 KWD to pay you 2,600 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 2.19 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
19.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 9.9% tax rate now rises to 19.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 31,200 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,102 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 28,098 KWD per year, or 2,342 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 9.9% 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
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 22379
28.3%
1
Canada
KWD 20616
33.9%
2
Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 29640
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 29640
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 28704
8.0%
3
Oman
KWD 28704
8.0%
4
Kuwait
KWD 28098
9.9%
5
Saudi Arabia
KWD 28080
10.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 23485
24.7%
7
Lebanon
KWD 23458
24.8%
8
Israel
KWD 21405
31.4%
9
Turkey
KWD 18230
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%.
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%.