Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
550,069 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
549,798 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.0%
100.0%
Net pay
0.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
549,798 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 550,069 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.01 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
0.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0% tax rate now rises to 0.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 6,600,828 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 6,597,573 KWD per year, or 549,798 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.1% 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 3529009
46.5%
1
Canada
KWD 3074609
53.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 5938658
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 5479695
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 5151275
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 4463300
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 4294770
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 4291910
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 4291042
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 4100174
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 4029774
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 3968233
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 3900390
40.9%
11
China
KWD 3639176
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 3565485
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 3504338
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 3450381
47.7%
15
India
KWD 826537
87.5%
16
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 6597573
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 6596410
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 6532080
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 6270787
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 6270787
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 6072762
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 4950706
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 4950679
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 3844447
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 3307928
49.9%
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%.