Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
35,719 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
35,448 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
35,448 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 35,719 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 428,628 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 425,373 KWD per year, or 35,448 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 239226
44.2%
1
Canada
KWD 206363
51.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 383678
10.5%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 356769
16.8%
2
Singapore
KWD 336959
21.4%
3
Indonesia
KWD 290893
32.1%
4
Thailand
KWD 282840
34.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 279980
34.7%
6
Vietnam
KWD 279112
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 268266
37.4%
8
Taiwan
KWD 264913
38.2%
9
New Zealand
KWD 264732
38.2%
10
Malaysia
KWD 258853
39.6%
11
China
KWD 244466
43.0%
12
Japan
KWD 239112
44.2%
13
Australia
KWD 233072
45.6%
14
South Korea
KWD 232894
45.7%
15
India
KWD 116301
72.9%
16
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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%.