Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
38,598 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
38,327 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.7%
99.3%
Net pay
0.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
38,327 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 38,598 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.16 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
1.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0.7% tax rate now rises to 1.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 463,176 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 459,921 KWD per year, or 38,327 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.7% 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 402963
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 377488
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 372857
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 356321
23.1%
4
Romania
KWD 270958
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 267425
42.3%
6
Greece
KWD 260010
43.9%
7
Switzerland
KWD 253435
45.3%
8
Norway
KWD 247968
46.5%
9
United Kingdom
KWD 246527
46.8%
10
Spain
KWD 245346
47.0%
11
Luxembourg
KWD 245292
47.0%
12
Denmark
KWD 241206
47.9%
13
Austria
KWD 238430
48.5%
14
Netherlands
KWD 236721
48.9%
15
Sweden
KWD 234562
49.4%
16
Germany
KWD 228698
50.6%
17
Ireland
KWD 226872
51.0%
18
Italy
KWD 221329
52.2%
19
France
KWD 204184
55.9%
20
Finland
KWD 175242
62.2%
21
Belgium
KWD 174803
62.3%
22
Portugal
KWD 169487
63.4%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 257641
44.4%
1
Canada
KWD 222417
52.0%
2
Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 459921
0.7%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 458758
1.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 455804
1.6%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 440017
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 440017
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 426122
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 347467
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 347440
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 269817
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 239102
48.4%
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%.