Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
6,000 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
5,729 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
4.5%
95.5%
Net pay
4.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
5,729 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 6,000 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 1 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
9.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 4.5% tax rate now rises to 9.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 72,000 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 68,745 KWD per year, or 5,729 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 4.5% 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 47244
34.4%
1
Canada
KWD 40636
43.6%
2
Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 52433
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 50555
29.8%
2
Nigeria
KWD 49013
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 48762
32.3%
4
Ghana
KWD 47934
33.4%
5
Mozambique
KWD 47478
34.1%
6
Zambia
KWD 44370
38.4%
7
Morocco
KWD 44324
38.4%
8
Cameroon
KWD 44215
38.6%
9
Senegal
KWD 43551
39.5%
10
South Africa
KWD 42651
40.8%
11
Uganda
KWD 40696
43.5%
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%.