Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
283,801 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
283,530 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
283,530 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 283,801 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 3,405,612 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 3,402,357 KWD per year, or 283,530 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 1825959
46.4%
1
Canada
KWD 1589779
53.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 3062963
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2827665
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 2659007
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 2303334
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 2217880
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 2215020
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 2214152
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 2116477
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 2080692
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 2051103
39.8%
10
Malaysia
KWD 2015244
40.8%
11
China
KWD 1881807
44.7%
12
Japan
KWD 1843493
45.9%
13
Australia
KWD 1810873
46.8%
14
South Korea
KWD 1784756
47.6%
15
India
KWD 458863
86.5%
16
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 2477636
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 2384084
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 2323369
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 2316535
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 2253118
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 2214326
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 2094541
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 2073885
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 2064453
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 2043718
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1876138
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 1874182
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 3402357
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 3401194
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 3368816
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 3235331
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 3235331
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 3133163
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 2554294
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 2554267
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1983521
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1710320
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%.