Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
46,459 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
46,188 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
46,188 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 46,459 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 557,508 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 554,253 KWD per year, or 46,188 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 307919
44.8%
1
Canada
KWD 266254
52.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 499670
10.4%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 463739
16.8%
2
Singapore
KWD 437486
21.5%
3
Indonesia
KWD 378016
32.2%
4
Thailand
KWD 366612
34.2%
5
Pakistan
KWD 363752
34.8%
6
Vietnam
KWD 362884
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 348279
37.5%
8
New Zealand
KWD 343349
38.4%
9
Taiwan
KWD 342241
38.6%
10
Malaysia
KWD 334891
39.9%
11
China
KWD 315350
43.4%
12
Japan
KWD 308569
44.7%
13
Australia
KWD 301378
45.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 300077
46.2%
15
India
KWD 131131
76.5%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 493678
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 404366
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 377705
32.3%
3
Panama
KWD 374178
32.9%
4
Mexico
KWD 363860
34.7%
5
Argentina
KWD 362378
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 362174
35.0%
7
Colombia
KWD 347303
37.7%
8
Uruguay
KWD 346984
37.8%
9
Peru
KWD 343892
38.3%
10
Chile
KWD 341991
38.7%
11
Ecuador
KWD 322225
42.2%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 405640
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 390411
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 380036
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 379255
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 369097
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 363058
34.9%
6
Zambia
KWD 342957
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 339817
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 338536
39.3%
9
Senegal
KWD 334856
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 309681
44.5%
11
Uganda
KWD 307725
44.8%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 554253
0.6%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 553090
0.8%
2
Bahrain
KWD 549193
1.5%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 529633
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 529633
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 512907
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 418216
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 418189
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 324757
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 286268
48.7%
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%.