Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,271 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
5,000 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
5.1%
94.9%
Net pay
5.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
5,000 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 5,271 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 1.14 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
10.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 5.1% tax rate now rises to 10.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 5.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 63,252 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 59,997 KWD per year, or 5,000 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
Europe
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 55029
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 51550
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 50918
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 48380
23.5%
4
Switzerland
KWD 44155
30.2%
5
United Kingdom
KWD 39518
37.5%
6
Norway
KWD 37608
40.5%
7
Spain
KWD 37457
40.8%
8
France
KWD 37296
41.0%
9
Austria
KWD 37286
41.1%
10
Poland
KWD 37251
41.1%
11
Romania
KWD 37002
41.5%
12
Denmark
KWD 36359
42.5%
13
Greece
KWD 36052
43.0%
14
Ireland
KWD 34908
44.8%
15
Netherlands
KWD 34759
45.1%
16
Sweden
KWD 34562
45.4%
17
Luxembourg
KWD 34029
46.2%
18
Germany
KWD 33744
46.7%
19
Italy
KWD 30934
51.1%
20
Finland
KWD 27990
55.8%
21
Portugal
KWD 27096
57.2%
22
Belgium
KWD 25312
60.0%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 42431
32.9%
1
Canada
KWD 36542
42.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 54839
13.3%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 53507
15.4%
2
Singapore
KWD 51727
18.2%
3
Taiwan
KWD 45687
27.8%
4
Thailand
KWD 45346
28.3%
5
Indonesia
KWD 43899
30.6%
6
China
KWD 43466
31.3%
7
Pakistan
KWD 42486
32.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 41853
33.8%
9
Vietnam
KWD 41617
34.2%
10
Malaysia
KWD 41621
34.2%
11
Philippines
KWD 41429
34.5%
12
Japan
KWD 41191
34.9%
13
South Korea
KWD 41019
35.2%
14
Australia
KWD 39423
37.7%
15
India
KWD 33227
47.5%
16
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 60089
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 60089
5.0%
2
Kuwait
KWD 59997
5.2%
3
Bahrain
KWD 59880
5.3%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 58834
7.0%
5
Oman
KWD 58192
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 47524
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 47497
24.9%
8
Israel
KWD 39140
38.1%
9
Turkey
KWD 36897
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%.