Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
30,156 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
29,885 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
29,885 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 30,156 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 361,872 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 358,617 KWD per year, or 29,885 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.
Compare average tax
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 203646
43.7%
1
Canada
KWD 175341
51.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 323597
10.6%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 301361
16.7%
2
Singapore
KWD 284890
21.3%
3
Indonesia
KWD 245766
32.1%
4
Thailand
KWD 239449
33.8%
5
Pakistan
KWD 236589
34.6%
6
Vietnam
KWD 235720
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 226822
37.3%
8
Taiwan
KWD 224859
37.9%
9
New Zealand
KWD 224011
38.1%
10
Malaysia
KWD 219468
39.4%
11
China
KWD 207750
42.6%
12
Japan
KWD 203135
43.9%
13
South Korea
KWD 198095
45.3%
14
Australia
KWD 197691
45.4%
15
India
KWD 108619
70.0%
16
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 263315
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 253466
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 246549
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 246183
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 239684
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 235895
34.8%
6
Zambia
KWD 222641
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 220704
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 219983
39.2%
9
Senegal
KWD 217474
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 202081
44.2%
11
Uganda
KWD 200125
44.7%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 358617
0.9%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 357454
1.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 355514
1.8%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 343778
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 343778
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 332922
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 271489
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 271462
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 210817
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 188450
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%.