Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
541 KWD
Pension
- 43.28 KWD
Social Security
** - 13.53 KWD
Unemployment
- 2.71 KWD
Total tax
- 59.51 KWD
Net pay
*
481 KWD
Marginal tax rate
11.0%
Average tax rate
11.0%
89.0%
Net pay
11.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
481 KWD
Net pay
64.92 KWD
Tax the employer pays
59.51 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
124 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 64.92 KWD to pay you 541 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 2.30 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
20.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 11% tax rate now rises to 20.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 6,492 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 714 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 5,778 KWD per year, or 481 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 11.0% and your marginal tax rate is 11.0%. 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 11 KWD, hence, your net pay will only increase by 89 KWD.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 890 KWD of net incomes. A 5,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 4,450 KWD of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 5516
15.0%
1
Canada
KWD 4824
25.7%
2
Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 6167
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 6167
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 5973
8.0%
3
Oman
KWD 5973
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 5843
10.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 5778
11.0%
6
Israel
KWD 5612
13.6%
7
Egypt
KWD 4954
23.7%
8
Lebanon
KWD 4927
24.1%
9
Turkey
KWD 3771
41.9%
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%.