Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
702 KWD
Pension
- 56.16 KWD
Social Security
** - 17.55 KWD
Unemployment
- 3.51 KWD
Total tax
- 77.22 KWD
Net pay
*
625 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
625 KWD
Net pay
84.24 KWD
Tax the employer pays
77.22 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
161 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 84.24 KWD to pay you 702 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 8,424 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 927 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 7,497 KWD per year, or 625 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 6963
17.4%
1
Canada
KWD 6235
26.0%
2
Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 8003
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 8003
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 7750
8.0%
3
Oman
KWD 7750
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 7582
10.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 7497
11.0%
6
Israel
KWD 7084
15.9%
7
Egypt
KWD 6403
24.0%
8
Lebanon
KWD 6376
24.3%
9
Turkey
KWD 4965
41.1%
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%.