Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
289,868 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
289,597 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
289,597 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 289,868 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 3,478,416 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 3,475,161 KWD per year, or 289,597 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
Europe
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 3026222
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 2834909
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 2800125
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 2678056
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 2034873
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 2002832
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 1948544
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 1866746
46.3%
8
Switzerland
KWD 1848889
46.9%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1837942
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1833984
47.3%
11
Spain
KWD 1807240
48.0%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 1806914
48.1%
13
Denmark
KWD 1785660
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1759417
49.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 1742466
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 1713744
50.7%
17
Germany
KWD 1690336
51.4%
18
Ireland
KWD 1674187
51.9%
19
France
KWD 1449479
58.3%
20
Belgium
KWD 1301897
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1285453
63.0%
22
Portugal
KWD 1254973
63.9%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1864763
46.4%
1
Canada
KWD 1623612
53.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 3128487
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2888093
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 2715794
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 2352550
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 2265202
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 2262342
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 2261474
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 2161676
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 2125103
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 2094786
39.8%
10
Malaysia
KWD 2058198
40.8%
11
China
KWD 1921849
44.8%
12
Japan
KWD 1882729
45.9%
13
Australia
KWD 1849460
46.8%
14
South Korea
KWD 1822708
47.6%
15
India
KWD 467241
86.6%
16
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 2530601
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 2435047
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 2373045
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 2366057
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 2301278
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 2261649
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 2139315
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 2118212
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 2108571
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 2087400
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1916180
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 1914224
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 3475161
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 3473998
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 3440892
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 3304495
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 3304495
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 3200143
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 2608897
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 2608870
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 2025923
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1746722
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%.