Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
446,160 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
445,889 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
445,889 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 446,160 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 5,353,920 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 5,350,665 KWD per year, or 445,889 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 2864407
46.5%
1
Canada
KWD 2495166
53.4%
2
Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 3895030
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 3747899
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 3652748
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 3641774
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 3541924
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 3480726
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 3292750
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 3260112
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 3245104
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 3212703
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 2947707
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 2945752
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 5350665
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 5349502
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 5297641
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 5086224
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 5086224
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 4925606
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 4015525
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 4015498
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 3118235
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2684474
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%.