Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
32,347 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
32,076 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.8%
99.2%
Net pay
0.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
32,076 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 32,347 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.19 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
1.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0.8% tax rate now rises to 1.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 388,164 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 384,909 KWD per year, or 32,076 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.8% 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 217659
43.9%
1
Canada
KWD 187559
51.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 347260
10.5%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 323184
16.7%
2
Singapore
KWD 305397
21.3%
3
Indonesia
KWD 263540
32.1%
4
Thailand
KWD 256539
33.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 253679
34.7%
6
Vietnam
KWD 252810
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 243145
37.4%
8
Taiwan
KWD 240634
38.0%
9
New Zealand
KWD 240049
38.2%
10
Malaysia
KWD 234980
39.5%
11
China
KWD 222210
42.8%
12
Japan
KWD 217305
44.0%
13
South Korea
KWD 211800
45.4%
14
Australia
KWD 211626
45.5%
15
India
KWD 111645
71.2%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 343795
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 281591
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 264033
32.0%
3
Panama
KWD 261141
32.7%
4
Mexico
KWD 253787
34.6%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 252694
34.9%
6
Argentina
KWD 252304
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 244131
37.1%
8
Colombia
KWD 244007
37.1%
9
Chile
KWD 240385
38.1%
10
Peru
KWD 240169
38.1%
11
Ecuador
KWD 225620
41.9%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 384909
0.8%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 383746
1.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 381543
1.7%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 368756
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 368756
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 357111
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 291208
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 291181
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 226129
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 201596
48.1%
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%.