Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
263,033 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
262,762 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
262,762 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 263,033 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 3,156,396 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 3,153,141 KWD per year, or 262,762 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 1693127
46.4%
1
Canada
KWD 1473968
53.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2838669
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2620816
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 2464618
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 2134864
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 2055889
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 2053029
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 2052161
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1961756
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1928671
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1901574
39.8%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1868209
40.8%
11
China
KWD 1744738
44.7%
12
Japan
KWD 1709183
45.9%
13
Australia
KWD 1678789
46.8%
14
South Korea
KWD 1654843
47.6%
15
India
KWD 430186
86.4%
16
Show more
Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 2296331
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 2209633
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 2153322
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 2147019
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 2088262
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 2052336
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1941273
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1922150
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1913431
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1894188
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1739069
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 1737113
45.0%
12
Show more
Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 3153141
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 3151978
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 3122092
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2998576
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2998576
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2903884
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 2367382
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 2367355
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1838375
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1585712
49.8%
10
Show more
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%.