Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,050 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
3,779 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
6.7%
93.3%
Net pay
6.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
3,779 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 4,050 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 1.48 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
13.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 6.7% tax rate now rises to 13.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 48,600 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 45,345 KWD per year, or 3,779 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 6.7% 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
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 33166
31.8%
1
Canada
KWD 29583
39.1%
2
Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 35410
27.1%
1
Kenya
KWD 34175
29.7%
2
Nigeria
KWD 33096
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 32796
32.5%
4
Ghana
KWD 32455
33.2%
5
Mozambique
KWD 32268
33.6%
6
Morocco
KWD 30144
38.0%
7
Zambia
KWD 29979
38.3%
8
Cameroon
KWD 29968
38.3%
9
South Africa
KWD 29781
38.7%
10
Senegal
KWD 29511
39.3%
11
Uganda
KWD 27826
42.8%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 46170
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 46170
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 45374
6.6%
3
Kuwait
KWD 45345
6.7%
4
Oman
KWD 44712
8.0%
5
Saudi Arabia
KWD 44182
9.1%
6
Egypt
KWD 36535
24.8%
7
Lebanon
KWD 36508
24.9%
8
Israel
KWD 31182
35.8%
9
Turkey
KWD 28364
41.6%
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%.