Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
51,512 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
51,241 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
51,241 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 51,512 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 618,144 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 614,889 KWD per year, or 51,241 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.5% 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 340238
45.0%
1
Canada
KWD 294432
52.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 554242
10.3%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 514067
16.8%
2
Singapore
KWD 484782
21.6%
3
Indonesia
KWD 419006
32.2%
4
Thailand
KWD 406026
34.3%
5
Pakistan
KWD 403166
34.8%
6
Vietnam
KWD 402297
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 385924
37.6%
8
New Zealand
KWD 380337
38.5%
9
Taiwan
KWD 378622
38.8%
10
Malaysia
KWD 370666
40.0%
11
China
KWD 348699
43.6%
12
Japan
KWD 341247
44.8%
13
Australia
KWD 333515
46.1%
14
South Korea
KWD 331686
46.3%
15
India
KWD 138108
77.7%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 547346
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 448327
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 418407
32.3%
3
Panama
KWD 414652
32.9%
4
Mexico
KWD 403274
34.8%
5
Argentina
KWD 401791
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 401376
35.1%
7
Colombia
KWD 384290
37.8%
8
Uruguay
KWD 383812
37.9%
9
Peru
KWD 381032
38.4%
10
Chile
KWD 378373
38.8%
11
Ecuador
KWD 356816
42.3%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 449753
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 432856
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 421410
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 420500
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 409208
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 402472
34.9%
6
Zambia
KWD 380248
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 376735
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 375281
39.3%
9
Senegal
KWD 371237
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 343030
44.5%
11
Uganda
KWD 341075
44.8%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 614889
0.5%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 613726
0.7%
2
Bahrain
KWD 609223
1.4%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 587237
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 587237
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 568692
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 463693
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 463666
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 360072
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 316586
48.8%
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%.