Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
29,938 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
29,667 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.9%
99.1%
Net pay
0.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
29,667 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 29,938 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.20 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
2.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0.9% tax rate now rises to 2.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 359,256 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 356,001 KWD per year, or 29,667 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.9% 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.
Europe
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 312553
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 292794
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 289201
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 276303
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 210165
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 207615
42.2%
6
Greece
KWD 201814
43.8%
7
Switzerland
KWD 198448
44.8%
8
Norway
KWD 193306
46.2%
9
United Kingdom
KWD 192748
46.4%
10
Spain
KWD 191515
46.7%
11
Luxembourg
KWD 190401
47.0%
12
Denmark
KWD 187977
47.7%
13
Austria
KWD 187583
47.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 184241
48.7%
15
Sweden
KWD 182592
49.2%
16
Germany
KWD 178323
50.4%
17
Ireland
KWD 176990
50.7%
18
Italy
KWD 165261
54.0%
19
France
KWD 161265
55.1%
20
Finland
KWD 136978
61.9%
21
Belgium
KWD 135958
62.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 132076
63.2%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 202251
43.7%
1
Canada
KWD 174125
51.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 321243
10.6%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 299190
16.7%
2
Singapore
KWD 282849
21.3%
3
Indonesia
KWD 243998
32.1%
4
Thailand
KWD 237748
33.8%
5
Pakistan
KWD 234888
34.6%
6
Vietnam
KWD 234020
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 225198
37.3%
8
Taiwan
KWD 223290
37.9%
9
New Zealand
KWD 222415
38.1%
10
Malaysia
KWD 217925
39.3%
11
China
KWD 206311
42.6%
12
Japan
KWD 201725
43.9%
13
South Korea
KWD 196731
45.2%
14
Australia
KWD 196305
45.4%
15
India
KWD 108318
69.9%
16
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 261412
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 251635
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 244764
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 244404
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 237954
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 234195
34.8%
6
Zambia
KWD 221032
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 219111
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 218398
39.2%
9
Senegal
KWD 215904
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 200642
44.2%
11
Uganda
KWD 198686
44.7%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 356001
0.9%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 354838
1.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 352924
1.8%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 341293
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 341293
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 330516
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 269527
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 269500
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 209293
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 187142
47.9%
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%.