Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
44,550 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
44,279 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.6%
99.4%
Net pay
0.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
44,279 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 44,550 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.13 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
1.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0.6% tax rate now rises to 1.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 534,600 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 531,345 KWD per year, or 44,279 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.6% 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 295710
44.7%
1
Canada
KWD 255609
52.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 479052
10.4%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 444725
16.8%
2
Singapore
KWD 419618
21.5%
3
Indonesia
KWD 362530
32.2%
4
Thailand
KWD 351722
34.2%
5
Pakistan
KWD 348862
34.7%
6
Vietnam
KWD 347994
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 334057
37.5%
8
New Zealand
KWD 329375
38.4%
9
Taiwan
KWD 328496
38.6%
10
Malaysia
KWD 321376
39.9%
11
China
KWD 302750
43.4%
12
Japan
KWD 296223
44.6%
13
Australia
KWD 289237
45.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 288135
46.1%
15
India
KWD 128495
76.0%
16
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 388975
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 374375
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 364405
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 363673
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 353944
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 348168
34.9%
6
Zambia
KWD 328869
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 325869
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 324654
39.3%
9
Senegal
KWD 321111
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 297081
44.4%
11
Uganda
KWD 295126
44.8%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 531345
0.6%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 530182
0.8%
2
Bahrain
KWD 526514
1.5%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 507870
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 507870
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 491832
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 401035
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 401008
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 311415
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 274814
48.6%
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%.