Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
48,837 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
48,566 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
48,566 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 48,837 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 586,044 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 582,789 KWD per year, or 48,566 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 323129
44.9%
1
Canada
KWD 279515
52.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 525352
10.4%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 487424
16.8%
2
Singapore
KWD 459744
21.6%
3
Indonesia
KWD 397306
32.2%
4
Thailand
KWD 385161
34.3%
5
Pakistan
KWD 382301
34.8%
6
Vietnam
KWD 381432
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 365996
37.6%
8
New Zealand
KWD 360756
38.4%
9
Taiwan
KWD 359362
38.7%
10
Malaysia
KWD 351727
40.0%
11
China
KWD 331044
43.5%
12
Japan
KWD 323948
44.7%
13
Australia
KWD 316502
46.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 314953
46.3%
15
India
KWD 134415
77.1%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 518935
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 425054
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 396859
32.3%
3
Panama
KWD 393225
32.9%
4
Mexico
KWD 382409
34.8%
5
Argentina
KWD 380926
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 380623
35.1%
7
Colombia
KWD 364709
37.8%
8
Uruguay
KWD 364315
37.8%
9
Peru
KWD 361371
38.3%
10
Chile
KWD 359113
38.7%
11
Ecuador
KWD 338504
42.2%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 426400
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 410386
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 399507
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 398665
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 387974
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 381607
34.9%
6
Zambia
KWD 360507
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 357191
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 355829
39.3%
9
Senegal
KWD 351977
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 325375
44.5%
11
Uganda
KWD 323420
44.8%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 582789
0.6%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 581626
0.8%
2
Bahrain
KWD 577444
1.5%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 556742
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 556742
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 539160
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 439618
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 439591
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 341377
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 300536
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%.