Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
49,530 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
49,259 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.5%
99.5%
Net pay
0.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
49,259 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 49,530 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 0.5% tax rate now rises to 1.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 594,360 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 591,105 KWD per year, or 49,259 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.
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 327562
44.9%
1
Canada
KWD 283379
52.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 532836
10.4%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 494326
16.8%
2
Singapore
KWD 466230
21.6%
3
Indonesia
KWD 402928
32.2%
4
Thailand
KWD 390566
34.3%
5
Pakistan
KWD 387706
34.8%
6
Vietnam
KWD 386838
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 371158
37.6%
8
New Zealand
KWD 365829
38.5%
9
Taiwan
KWD 364352
38.7%
10
Malaysia
KWD 356634
40.0%
11
China
KWD 335618
43.5%
12
Japan
KWD 328430
44.7%
13
Australia
KWD 320910
46.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 319288
46.3%
15
India
KWD 135372
77.2%
16
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 432450
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 416207
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 405181
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 404322
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 393475
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 387012
34.9%
6
Zambia
KWD 365621
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 362254
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 360868
39.3%
9
Senegal
KWD 356967
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 329949
44.5%
11
Uganda
KWD 327994
44.8%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 591105
0.6%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 589942
0.7%
2
Bahrain
KWD 585677
1.5%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 564642
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 564642
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 546811
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 445855
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 445828
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 346220
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 304694
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%.