Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
474,240 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
473,969 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
473,969 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 474,240 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 5,690,880 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 5,687,625 KWD per year, or 473,969 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 3044007
46.5%
1
Canada
KWD 2651752
53.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 5119704
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 4724438
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 4441516
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 3848176
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 3703304
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 3700444
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 3699576
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 3535248
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 3474706
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 3422264
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 3363529
40.9%
11
China
KWD 3138704
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 3075089
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 3022065
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 2976037
47.7%
15
India
KWD 721829
87.3%
16
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 5687625
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 5686462
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 5631231
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 5406336
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 5406336
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 5235610
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 4268245
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 4268218
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 3314484
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2852954
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%.