Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
385,944 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
385,673 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.1%
99.9%
Net pay
0.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
385,673 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 385,944 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.02 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
0.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0.1% tax rate now rises to 0.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 4,631,328 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 4,628,073 KWD per year, or 385,673 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.1% 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 4029255
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 3774532
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 3728219
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 3565798
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 2709327
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 2666384
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 2594175
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 2495890
46.1%
8
Switzerland
KWD 2458929
46.9%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 2446910
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 2440416
47.3%
11
Spain
KWD 2404449
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 2403546
48.1%
13
Denmark
KWD 2376200
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 2341638
49.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 2319031
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 2277847
50.8%
17
Germany
KWD 2249210
51.4%
18
Ireland
KWD 2227585
51.9%
19
France
KWD 1925631
58.4%
20
Belgium
KWD 1732854
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1709955
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 1670022
63.9%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 2479266
46.5%
1
Canada
KWD 2159374
53.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 4166108
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 3845010
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 3615065
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 3131918
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 3014595
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 3011735
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 3010867
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 2877443
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 2828379
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 2786533
39.8%
10
Malaysia
KWD 2738404
40.9%
11
China
KWD 2555951
44.8%
12
Japan
KWD 2504066
45.9%
13
Australia
KWD 2460503
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 2423706
47.7%
15
India
KWD 599906
87.1%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 4099339
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 3357885
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 3112256
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 3093453
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 3011843
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 3010361
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 2995899
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 2839107
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 2832236
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 2821259
39.1%
10
Chile
KWD 2786283
39.8%
11
Ecuador
KWD 2646197
42.9%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 4628073
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 4626910
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 4582275
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 4399762
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 4399762
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 4260822
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 3473581
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 3473554
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 2697391
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2323178
49.8%
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%.