Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,095 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
3,824 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
6.6%
93.4%
Net pay
6.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
3,824 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 4,095 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 1.47 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
13.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 6.6% tax rate now rises to 13.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 49,140 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 45,885 KWD per year, or 3,824 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 6.6% 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 33526
31.8%
1
Canada
KWD 29839
39.3%
2
Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 35802
27.1%
1
Kenya
KWD 34553
29.7%
2
Nigeria
KWD 33463
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 33164
32.5%
4
Ghana
KWD 32812
33.2%
5
Mozambique
KWD 32619
33.6%
6
Morocco
KWD 30471
38.0%
7
Zambia
KWD 30311
38.3%
8
Cameroon
KWD 30297
38.4%
9
South Africa
KWD 30078
38.8%
10
Senegal
KWD 29835
39.3%
11
Uganda
KWD 28123
42.8%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 46683
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 46683
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 45909
6.6%
3
Kuwait
KWD 45885
6.6%
4
Oman
KWD 45209
8.0%
5
Saudi Arabia
KWD 44722
9.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 36940
24.8%
7
Lebanon
KWD 36913
24.9%
8
Israel
KWD 31477
35.9%
9
Turkey
KWD 28678
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%.