Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,875 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
4,604 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
5.6%
94.4%
Net pay
5.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
4,604 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 4,875 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 1.23 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
11.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 5.6% tax rate now rises to 11.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 58,500 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 55,245 KWD per year, or 4,604 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 5.6% 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.
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 39675
32.2%
1
Canada
KWD 34285
41.4%
2
Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 55575
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 55575
5.0%
2
Kuwait
KWD 55245
5.6%
3
Bahrain
KWD 55175
5.7%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 54082
7.6%
5
Oman
KWD 53820
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 43960
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 43933
24.9%
8
Israel
KWD 36589
37.5%
9
Turkey
KWD 34130
41.7%
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%.