Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
30,160 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
29,889 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
29,889 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 30,160 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 361,920 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 358,665 KWD per year, or 29,889 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
Europe
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 314870
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 294965
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 291346
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 278354
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 211723
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 209148
42.2%
6
Greece
KWD 203306
43.8%
7
Switzerland
KWD 199857
44.8%
8
Norway
KWD 194707
46.2%
9
United Kingdom
KWD 194127
46.4%
10
Spain
KWD 192895
46.7%
11
Luxembourg
KWD 191808
47.0%
12
Denmark
KWD 189341
47.7%
13
Austria
KWD 188887
47.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 185587
48.7%
15
Sweden
KWD 183925
49.2%
16
Germany
KWD 179614
50.4%
17
Ireland
KWD 178269
50.7%
18
Italy
KWD 166470
54.0%
19
France
KWD 162366
55.1%
20
Finland
KWD 137959
61.9%
21
Belgium
KWD 136954
62.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 133035
63.2%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 203671
43.7%
1
Canada
KWD 175363
51.6%
2
Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 358665
0.9%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 357502
1.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 355561
1.8%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 343824
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 343824
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 332966
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 271525
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 271498
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 210845
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 188474
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%.