Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
6,150 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
5,879 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
4.4%
95.6%
Net pay
4.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
5,879 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 6,150 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.98 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
9.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 4.4% tax rate now rises to 9.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 73,800 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 70,545 KWD per year, or 5,879 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 4.4% 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 48234
34.6%
1
Canada
KWD 41473
43.8%
2
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 65557
11.2%
1
Brazil
KWD 53677
27.3%
2
Uruguay
KWD 53199
27.9%
3
Costa Rica
KWD 53016
28.2%
4
Colombia
KWD 51992
29.6%
5
Chile
KWD 51766
29.9%
6
Panama
KWD 51303
30.5%
7
Puerto Rico
KWD 49457
33.0%
8
Mexico
KWD 49448
33.0%
9
Argentina
KWD 47968
35.0%
10
Peru
KWD 47621
35.5%
11
Ecuador
KWD 46287
37.3%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 70545
4.4%
1
Bahrain
KWD 70322
4.7%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 70110
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 70110
5.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 69382
6.0%
5
Oman
KWD 67896
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 55435
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 55408
24.9%
8
Israel
KWD 44414
39.8%
9
Turkey
KWD 43041
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%.