Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
404,907 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
404,636 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
404,636 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 404,907 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.01 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
0.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0.1% tax rate now rises to 0.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 4,858,884 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 4,855,629 KWD per year, or 404,636 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 2600553
46.5%
1
Canada
KWD 2265121
53.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 4370908
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 4033881
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 3792559
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 3285746
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 3162507
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 3159647
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 3158778
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 3018717
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 2967188
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 2923066
39.8%
10
Malaysia
KWD 2872660
40.9%
11
China
KWD 2681106
44.8%
12
Japan
KWD 2626702
45.9%
13
Australia
KWD 2581108
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 2542328
47.7%
15
India
KWD 626091
87.1%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 4300744
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 3522863
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 3265003
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 3245346
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 3159755
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 3158272
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 3143014
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 2978485
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 2971039
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 2959468
39.1%
10
Chile
KWD 2922817
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 2776010
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 3534891
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 3401374
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 3314973
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 3305051
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 3214458
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 3158953
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 2988303
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 2958709
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 2945118
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 2915681
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 2675437
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 2673482
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 4855629
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 4854466
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 4807555
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 4615940
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 4615940
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 4470173
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 3644248
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 3644221
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 2829921
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2436956
49.9%
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%.