Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
254 KWD
Pension
- 1.27 KWD
Social Security
** - 0.22 KWD
Unemployment
- 0.08 KWD
Total tax
- 1.56 KWD
Net pay
*
252 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.6%
99.4%
Net pay
0.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
252 KWD
Net pay
1.90 KWD
Tax the employer pays
1.56 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
3.47 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 1.90 KWD to pay you 254 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.14 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
1.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0.6% tax rate now rises to 1.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 528,320 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 525,065 KWD per year, or 43,755 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.6% 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.
Compare average tax
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 292362
44.7%
1
Canada
KWD 252690
52.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 473400
10.4%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 439513
16.8%
2
Singapore
KWD 414719
21.5%
3
Indonesia
KWD 358285
32.2%
4
Thailand
KWD 347640
34.2%
5
Pakistan
KWD 344780
34.7%
6
Vietnam
KWD 343912
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 330159
37.5%
8
New Zealand
KWD 325544
38.4%
9
Taiwan
KWD 324728
38.5%
10
Malaysia
KWD 317671
39.9%
11
China
KWD 299296
43.4%
12
Japan
KWD 292839
44.6%
13
Australia
KWD 285909
45.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 284862
46.1%
15
India
KWD 127772
75.8%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 467844
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 383204
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 358112
32.2%
3
Panama
KWD 354695
32.9%
4
Mexico
KWD 344888
34.7%
5
Argentina
KWD 343406
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 343304
35.0%
7
Colombia
KWD 329499
37.6%
8
Uruguay
KWD 329256
37.7%
9
Peru
KWD 326015
38.3%
10
Chile
KWD 324478
38.6%
11
Ecuador
KWD 305575
42.2%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 525065
0.6%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 523902
0.8%
2
Bahrain
KWD 520297
1.5%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 501904
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 501904
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 486054
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 396325
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 396298
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 307758
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 271674
48.6%
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%.