Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,948 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
2,677 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
9.2%
90.8%
Net pay
9.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
2,677 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 2,948 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 2.04 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
18.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 9.2% tax rate now rises to 18.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 35,376 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 32,121 KWD per year, or 2,677 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 9.2% 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 24946
29.5%
1
Canada
KWD 22909
35.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
KWD 30370
14.2%
1
Kazakhstan
KWD 29751
15.9%
2
Singapore
KWD 29071
17.8%
3
Taiwan
KWD 28033
20.8%
4
China
KWD 26908
23.9%
5
Thailand
KWD 26783
24.3%
6
South Korea
KWD 25249
28.6%
7
Indonesia
KWD 25055
29.2%
8
New Zealand
KWD 24848
29.8%
9
Australia
KWD 24582
30.5%
10
Japan
KWD 24385
31.1%
11
Pakistan
KWD 24366
31.1%
12
Philippines
KWD 23997
32.2%
13
Malaysia
KWD 23989
32.2%
14
Vietnam
KWD 23498
33.6%
15
India
KWD 19758
44.2%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 31549
10.8%
1
Costa Rica
KWD 27186
23.2%
2
Chile
KWD 26959
23.8%
3
Colombia
KWD 25968
26.6%
4
Uruguay
KWD 25921
26.7%
5
Brazil
KWD 25820
27.0%
6
Panama
KWD 25655
27.5%
7
Puerto Rico
KWD 24989
29.4%
8
Ecuador
KWD 24366
31.1%
9
Mexico
KWD 24242
31.5%
10
Peru
KWD 24086
31.9%
11
Argentina
KWD 22992
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 25789
27.1%
1
Kenya
KWD 24919
29.6%
2
Nigeria
KWD 24101
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 23772
32.8%
4
Ghana
KWD 23707
33.0%
5
Mozambique
KWD 23673
33.1%
6
South Africa
KWD 22508
36.4%
7
Morocco
KWD 22130
37.4%
8
Cameroon
KWD 21917
38.1%
9
Zambia
KWD 21846
38.3%
10
Senegal
KWD 21576
39.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 20552
41.9%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 33607
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 33607
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 32546
8.0%
3
Oman
KWD 32546
8.0%
4
Kuwait
KWD 32121
9.2%
5
Saudi Arabia
KWD 31838
10.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 26617
24.8%
7
Lebanon
KWD 26590
24.8%
8
Israel
KWD 23794
32.7%
9
Turkey
KWD 20662
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%.