Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,021 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
4,750 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
5.4%
94.6%
Net pay
5.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
4,750 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 5,021 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 1.20 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
11.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 5.4% tax rate now rises to 11.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 5.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 60,252 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 56,997 KWD per year, or 4,750 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 5.4% 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 40723
32.4%
1
Canada
KWD 35117
41.7%
2
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 53566
11.1%
1
Costa Rica
KWD 43922
27.1%
2
Brazil
KWD 43855
27.2%
3
Uruguay
KWD 43648
27.6%
4
Colombia
KWD 43412
28.0%
5
Chile
KWD 43091
28.5%
6
Panama
KWD 42259
29.9%
7
Puerto Rico
KWD 40687
32.5%
8
Mexico
KWD 40593
32.6%
9
Peru
KWD 39323
34.7%
10
Argentina
KWD 39162
35.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 38558
36.0%
12
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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%.