Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,954 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
2,683 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
2,683 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 2,954 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 35,448 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 32,193 KWD per year, or 2,683 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 24990
29.5%
1
Canada
KWD 22947
35.3%
2
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 31613
10.8%
1
Costa Rica
KWD 27236
23.2%
2
Chile
KWD 27006
23.8%
3
Colombia
KWD 26021
26.6%
4
Uruguay
KWD 25971
26.7%
5
Brazil
KWD 25872
27.0%
6
Panama
KWD 25703
27.5%
7
Puerto Rico
KWD 25032
29.4%
8
Ecuador
KWD 24407
31.2%
9
Mexico
KWD 24290
31.5%
10
Peru
KWD 24130
31.9%
11
Argentina
KWD 23039
35.0%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 33676
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 33676
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 32612
8.0%
3
Oman
KWD 32612
8.0%
4
Kuwait
KWD 32193
9.2%
5
Saudi Arabia
KWD 31903
10.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 26671
24.8%
7
Lebanon
KWD 26644
24.8%
8
Israel
KWD 23835
32.8%
9
Turkey
KWD 20704
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%.