Income tax calculator Kuwait

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
7,540 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 7,269 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
3.6%
96.4%
Net pay
3.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
7,269 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 7,540 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.80 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
7.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 3.6% tax rate now rises to 7.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make 90,480 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 87,225 KWD per year, or 7,269 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 3.6% 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.
Tax per income
1,905 KWD
1,910 KWD
1,915 KWD
1,920 KWD
1,925 KWD
1,930 KWD
1,935 KWD
1,940 KWD
1,945 KWD
1,950 KWD
1,955 KWD
1,960 KWD
1,965 KWD
1,970 KWD
1,975 KWD
1,980 KWD
1,985 KWD
1,990 KWD
1,995 KWD
2,000 KWD
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 57410
36.6%
1
Canada
KWD 49224
45.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 79344
12.3%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 76106
15.9%
2
Singapore
KWD 73198
19.1%
3
Thailand
KWD 63044
30.3%
4
Indonesia
KWD 62305
31.1%
5
Taiwan
KWD 62024
31.5%
6
Pakistan
KWD 60184
33.5%
7
Vietnam
KWD 59316
34.4%
8
China
KWD 58484
35.4%
9
New Zealand
KWD 58462
35.4%
10
Malaysia
KWD 58369
35.5%
11
Philippines
KWD 58333
35.5%
12
Japan
KWD 56854
37.2%
13
South Korea
KWD 56000
38.1%
14
Australia
KWD 53853
40.5%
15
India
KWD 45223
50.0%
16
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 87225
3.6%
1
Bahrain
KWD 86835
4.0%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 86062
4.9%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 85956
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 85956
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 83242
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 67945
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 67918
24.9%
8
Turkey
KWD 52755
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 52754
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%.