Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
33,024 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
32,753 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
32,753 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 33,024 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.18 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 396,288 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 393,033 KWD per year, or 32,753 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 221989
44.0%
1
Canada
KWD 191334
51.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 354572
10.5%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 329927
16.8%
2
Singapore
KWD 311734
21.3%
3
Indonesia
KWD 269031
32.1%
4
Thailand
KWD 261819
33.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 258959
34.7%
6
Vietnam
KWD 258091
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 248189
37.4%
8
Taiwan
KWD 245509
38.1%
9
New Zealand
KWD 245005
38.2%
10
Malaysia
KWD 239773
39.5%
11
China
KWD 226679
42.8%
12
Japan
KWD 221683
44.1%
13
South Korea
KWD 216035
45.5%
14
Australia
KWD 215932
45.5%
15
India
KWD 112579
71.6%
16
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 288353
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 277557
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 270032
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 269593
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 262450
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 258265
34.8%
6
Zambia
KWD 243807
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 241658
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 240839
39.2%
9
Senegal
KWD 238124
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 221010
44.2%
11
Uganda
KWD 219054
44.7%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 393033
0.8%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 391870
1.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 389585
1.7%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 376474
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 376474
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 364585
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 297301
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 297274
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 230861
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 205658
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%.