Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
48,238 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
47,967 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
47,967 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 48,238 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.12 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
1.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0.6% tax rate now rises to 1.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 578,856 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 575,601 KWD per year, or 47,967 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 319298
44.8%
1
Canada
KWD 276174
52.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 518883
10.4%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 481458
16.8%
2
Singapore
KWD 454137
21.6%
3
Indonesia
KWD 392447
32.2%
4
Thailand
KWD 380488
34.3%
5
Pakistan
KWD 377628
34.8%
6
Vietnam
KWD 376760
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 361533
37.5%
8
New Zealand
KWD 356371
38.4%
9
Taiwan
KWD 355050
38.7%
10
Malaysia
KWD 347486
40.0%
11
China
KWD 327091
43.5%
12
Japan
KWD 320074
44.7%
13
Australia
KWD 312693
46.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 311206
46.2%
15
India
KWD 133588
76.9%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 512573
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 419843
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 392035
32.3%
3
Panama
KWD 388427
32.9%
4
Mexico
KWD 377736
34.7%
5
Argentina
KWD 376254
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 375976
35.1%
7
Colombia
KWD 360325
37.8%
8
Uruguay
KWD 359950
37.8%
9
Peru
KWD 356968
38.3%
10
Chile
KWD 354800
38.7%
11
Ecuador
KWD 334404
42.2%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 421171
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 405355
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 394602
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 393776
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 383219
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 376935
34.9%
6
Zambia
KWD 356086
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 352814
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 351473
39.3%
9
Senegal
KWD 347664
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 321422
44.5%
11
Uganda
KWD 319466
44.8%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 575601
0.6%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 574438
0.8%
2
Bahrain
KWD 570328
1.5%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 549913
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 549913
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 532548
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 434227
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 434200
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 337190
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 296942
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%.