Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
282 KWD
Pension
- 22.56 KWD
Social Security
** - 7.05 KWD
Unemployment
- 1.41 KWD
Total tax
- 31.02 KWD
Net pay
*
251 KWD
Marginal tax rate
11.0%
Average tax rate
11.0%
89.0%
Net pay
11.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
251 KWD
Net pay
33.84 KWD
Tax the employer pays
31.02 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
64.86 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 33.84 KWD to pay you 282 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 2.30 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
20.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 11% tax rate now rises to 20.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 3,384 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 372 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 3,012 KWD per year, or 251 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 11.0% and your marginal tax rate is 11.0%. 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 11 KWD, hence, your net pay will only increase by 89 KWD.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 890 KWD of net incomes. A 5,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 4,450 KWD of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 3054
9.8%
1
Canada
KWD 2586
23.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
KWD 3384
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 3306
2.3%
2
Thailand
KWD 3173
6.2%
3
Taiwan
KWD 3084
8.9%
4
Pakistan
KWD 3052
9.8%
5
South Korea
KWD 2975
12.1%
6
Malaysia
KWD 2954
12.7%
7
New Zealand
KWD 2924
13.6%
8
Indonesia
KWD 2905
14.2%
9
Philippines
KWD 2847
15.9%
10
Japan
KWD 2750
18.7%
11
Singapore
KWD 2707
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
KWD 2680
20.8%
13
Vietnam
KWD 2663
21.3%
14
India
KWD 2605
23.0%
15
China
KWD 2406
28.9%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
KWD 3117
7.9%
1
Colombia
KWD 3108
8.2%
2
Ecuador
KWD 3064
9.5%
3
Guatemala
KWD 3060
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
KWD 3029
10.5%
5
Panama
KWD 3012
11.0%
6
Mexico
KWD 2833
16.3%
7
Chile
KWD 2788
17.6%
8
Brazil
KWD 2741
19.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 2704
20.1%
10
Peru
KWD 2659
21.4%
11
Argentina
KWD 2197
35.1%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 3215
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 3215
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 3113
8.0%
3
Oman
KWD 3113
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 3046
10.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 3012
11.0%
6
Israel
KWD 2939
13.2%
7
Egypt
KWD 2623
22.5%
8
Lebanon
KWD 2596
23.3%
9
Turkey
KWD 1937
42.8%
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%.