Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
41,435 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
41,164 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.7%
99.3%
Net pay
0.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
41,164 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 41,435 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.15 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
1.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0.7% tax rate now rises to 1.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 497,220 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 493,965 KWD per year, or 41,164 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.7% 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 275786
44.5%
1
Canada
KWD 238238
52.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 445410
10.4%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 413700
16.8%
2
Singapore
KWD 390461
21.5%
3
Indonesia
KWD 337261
32.2%
4
Thailand
KWD 327425
34.2%
5
Pakistan
KWD 324565
34.7%
6
Vietnam
KWD 323697
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 310851
37.5%
8
New Zealand
KWD 306573
38.3%
9
Taiwan
KWD 306068
38.4%
10
Malaysia
KWD 299322
39.8%
11
China
KWD 282191
43.3%
12
Japan
KWD 276078
44.5%
13
Australia
KWD 269426
45.8%
14
South Korea
KWD 268650
46.0%
15
India
KWD 124194
75.0%
16
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 361781
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 348209
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 338900
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 338247
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 329217
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 323871
34.9%
6
Zambia
KWD 305880
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 303110
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 302002
39.3%
9
Senegal
KWD 298683
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 276522
44.4%
11
Uganda
KWD 274567
44.8%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 493965
0.7%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 492802
0.9%
2
Bahrain
KWD 489508
1.6%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 472359
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 472359
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 457442
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 373000
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 372973
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 289645
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 256124
48.5%
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%.