Income tax calculator Kuwait

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,052 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 3,781 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
3,781 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 4,052 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.
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Summary
If you make 48,624 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 45,369 KWD per year, or 3,781 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
Tax per income
1,905 KWD
1,910 KWD
1,915 KWD
1,920 KWD
1,925 KWD
1,930 KWD
1,935 KWD
1,940 KWD
1,945 KWD
1,950 KWD
1,955 KWD
1,960 KWD
1,965 KWD
1,970 KWD
1,975 KWD
1,980 KWD
1,985 KWD
1,990 KWD
1,995 KWD
2,000 KWD
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 33182
31.8%
1
Canada
KWD 29594
39.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 41674
14.3%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 41365
14.9%
2
Singapore
KWD 39937
17.9%
3
Taiwan
KWD 36719
24.5%
4
Thailand
KWD 35741
26.5%
5
China
KWD 35129
27.8%
6
Indonesia
KWD 34011
30.1%
7
Pakistan
KWD 32978
32.2%
8
New Zealand
KWD 32930
32.3%
9
South Korea
KWD 32804
32.5%
10
Japan
KWD 32543
33.1%
11
Malaysia
KWD 32406
33.4%
12
Philippines
KWD 32338
33.5%
13
Vietnam
KWD 32109
34.0%
14
Australia
KWD 31670
34.9%
15
India
KWD 26160
46.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 43274
11.0%
1
Costa Rica
KWD 36116
25.7%
2
Colombia
KWD 35616
26.8%
3
Chile
KWD 35571
26.9%
4
Brazil
KWD 35425
27.2%
5
Uruguay
KWD 35352
27.3%
6
Panama
KWD 34498
29.1%
7
Puerto Rico
KWD 33065
32.0%
8
Mexico
KWD 32986
32.2%
9
Peru
KWD 32201
33.8%
10
Ecuador
KWD 31925
34.3%
11
Argentina
KWD 31603
35.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 46193
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 46193
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 45398
6.6%
3
Kuwait
KWD 45369
6.7%
4
Oman
KWD 44734
8.0%
5
Saudi Arabia
KWD 44206
9.1%
6
Egypt
KWD 36553
24.8%
7
Lebanon
KWD 36526
24.9%
8
Israel
KWD 31195
35.8%
9
Turkey
KWD 28378
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%.