Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,247 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
4,976 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
5.2%
94.8%
Net pay
5.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
4,976 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 5,247 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 1.15 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
10.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 5.2% tax rate now rises to 10.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 5.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 62,964 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 59,709 KWD per year, or 4,976 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 5.2% 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 42273
32.9%
1
Canada
KWD 36406
42.2%
2
Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 45859
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 44230
29.8%
2
Nigeria
KWD 42866
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 42596
32.4%
4
Ghana
KWD 41957
33.4%
5
Mozambique
KWD 41605
33.9%
6
Morocco
KWD 38848
38.3%
7
Zambia
KWD 38812
38.4%
8
Cameroon
KWD 38714
38.5%
9
Senegal
KWD 38129
39.4%
10
South Africa
KWD 37681
40.2%
11
Uganda
KWD 35726
43.3%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 59816
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 59816
5.0%
2
Kuwait
KWD 59709
5.2%
3
Bahrain
KWD 59595
5.4%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 58546
7.0%
5
Oman
KWD 57927
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 47308
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 47281
24.9%
8
Israel
KWD 38996
38.1%
9
Turkey
KWD 36730
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%.