Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
59,583 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
59,312 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
59,312 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 59,583 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.10 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
1.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0.5% tax rate now rises to 1.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 714,996 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 711,741 KWD per year, or 59,312 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 391861
45.2%
1
Canada
KWD 339439
52.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 641409
10.3%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 594454
16.9%
2
Singapore
KWD 560326
21.6%
3
Indonesia
KWD 484478
32.2%
4
Thailand
KWD 468979
34.4%
5
Pakistan
KWD 466119
34.8%
6
Vietnam
KWD 465251
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 446053
37.6%
8
New Zealand
KWD 439417
38.5%
9
Taiwan
KWD 436734
38.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 427808
40.2%
11
China
KWD 401968
43.8%
12
Japan
KWD 393444
45.0%
13
Australia
KWD 384847
46.2%
14
South Korea
KWD 382174
46.6%
15
India
KWD 149253
79.1%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 633068
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 518544
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 483418
32.4%
3
Panama
KWD 479301
33.0%
4
Mexico
KWD 466227
34.8%
5
Argentina
KWD 464745
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 463990
35.1%
7
Colombia
KWD 443367
38.0%
8
Uruguay
KWD 442636
38.1%
9
Peru
KWD 440354
38.4%
10
Chile
KWD 436484
39.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 412067
42.4%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 520213
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 500653
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 487494
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 486378
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 473276
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 465426
34.9%
6
Zambia
KWD 439812
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 435703
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 433972
39.3%
9
Senegal
KWD 429348
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 396299
44.6%
11
Uganda
KWD 394343
44.9%
12
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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%.