Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
427,528 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
427,257 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
427,257 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 427,528 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 5,130,336 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 5,127,081 KWD per year, or 427,257 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 2745237
46.5%
1
Canada
KWD 2391265
53.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 4615215
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 4259186
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 4004292
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 3469248
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 3338950
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 3336090
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 3335222
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 3187243
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 3132774
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 3085938
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 3032814
40.9%
11
China
KWD 2830405
44.8%
12
Japan
KWD 2772996
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 2724977
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 2683832
47.7%
15
India
KWD 657327
87.2%
16
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 5127081
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 5125918
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 5076293
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 4873819
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 4873819
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 4719909
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 3847837
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 3847810
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 2988018
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2572682
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%.