Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
35,004 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
34,733 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
34,733 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 35,004 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.17 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
1.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0.8% tax rate now rises to 1.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 420,048 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 416,793 KWD per year, or 34,733 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 234653
44.1%
1
Canada
KWD 202376
51.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 375956
10.5%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 349647
16.8%
2
Singapore
KWD 330267
21.4%
3
Indonesia
KWD 285093
32.1%
4
Thailand
KWD 277263
34.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 274403
34.7%
6
Vietnam
KWD 273535
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 262940
37.4%
8
Taiwan
KWD 259765
38.2%
9
New Zealand
KWD 259498
38.2%
10
Malaysia
KWD 253791
39.6%
11
China
KWD 239747
42.9%
12
Japan
KWD 234488
44.2%
13
Australia
KWD 228524
45.6%
14
South Korea
KWD 228421
45.6%
15
India
KWD 115314
72.6%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 372015
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 304707
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 285435
32.1%
3
Panama
KWD 282423
32.8%
4
Mexico
KWD 274511
34.7%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 273307
34.9%
6
Argentina
KWD 273029
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 263496
37.3%
8
Colombia
KWD 263456
37.3%
9
Peru
KWD 259698
38.2%
10
Chile
KWD 259515
38.2%
11
Ecuador
KWD 243809
42.0%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 305638
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 294189
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 286244
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 285755
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 278168
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 273709
34.8%
6
Zambia
KWD 258419
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 256124
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 255237
39.2%
9
Senegal
KWD 252380
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 234078
44.3%
11
Uganda
KWD 232122
44.7%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 416793
0.8%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 415630
1.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 413108
1.7%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 399046
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 399046
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 386444
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 315121
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 315094
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 244699
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 217538
48.2%
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%.