Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,969 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
2,698 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
9.1%
90.9%
Net pay
9.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
2,698 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 2,969 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 2.03 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
18.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 9.1% tax rate now rises to 18.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 35,628 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 32,373 KWD per year, or 2,698 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 9.1% 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 25099
29.6%
1
Canada
KWD 23040
35.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
KWD 30579
14.2%
1
Kazakhstan
KWD 29978
15.9%
2
Singapore
KWD 29285
17.8%
3
Taiwan
KWD 28209
20.8%
4
China
KWD 27072
24.0%
5
Thailand
KWD 26960
24.3%
6
South Korea
KWD 25399
28.7%
7
Indonesia
KWD 25225
29.2%
8
New Zealand
KWD 25002
29.8%
9
Australia
KWD 24736
30.6%
10
Japan
KWD 24540
31.1%
11
Pakistan
KWD 24530
31.2%
12
Philippines
KWD 24162
32.2%
13
Malaysia
KWD 24151
32.2%
14
Vietnam
KWD 23662
33.6%
15
India
KWD 19823
44.4%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 31772
10.8%
1
Costa Rica
KWD 27362
23.2%
2
Chile
KWD 27123
23.9%
3
Colombia
KWD 26152
26.6%
4
Uruguay
KWD 26095
26.8%
5
Brazil
KWD 26003
27.0%
6
Panama
KWD 25823
27.5%
7
Puerto Rico
KWD 25139
29.4%
8
Ecuador
KWD 24510
31.2%
9
Mexico
KWD 24409
31.5%
10
Peru
KWD 24241
32.0%
11
Argentina
KWD 23156
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 25973
27.1%
1
Kenya
KWD 25095
29.6%
2
Nigeria
KWD 24272
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 23944
32.8%
4
Ghana
KWD 23874
33.0%
5
Mozambique
KWD 23836
33.1%
6
South Africa
KWD 22647
36.4%
7
Morocco
KWD 22283
37.5%
8
Cameroon
KWD 22070
38.1%
9
Zambia
KWD 22001
38.3%
10
Senegal
KWD 21728
39.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 20691
41.9%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 33847
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 33847
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 32778
8.0%
3
Oman
KWD 32778
8.0%
4
Kuwait
KWD 32373
9.1%
5
Saudi Arabia
KWD 32065
10.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 26806
24.8%
7
Lebanon
KWD 26779
24.8%
8
Israel
KWD 23938
32.8%
9
Turkey
KWD 20809
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%.