Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
396,325 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
396,054 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
396,054 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 396,325 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 4,755,900 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 4,752,645 KWD per year, or 396,054 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
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 2545662
46.5%
1
Canada
KWD 2217264
53.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 4278222
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 3948404
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 3712232
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 3216129
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 3095567
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 3092707
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 3091839
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 2954781
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 2904368
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 2861276
39.8%
10
Malaysia
KWD 2811901
40.9%
11
China
KWD 2624465
44.8%
12
Japan
KWD 2571201
45.9%
13
Australia
KWD 2526526
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 2488644
47.7%
15
India
KWD 614241
87.1%
16
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 4752645
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 4751482
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 4705601
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 4518105
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 4518105
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 4375428
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 3567010
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 3566983
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 2769942
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2385464
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%.