Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
29,276 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
29,005 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.9%
99.1%
Net pay
0.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
29,005 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 29,276 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.21 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
2.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0.9% tax rate now rises to 2.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 351,312 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 348,057 KWD per year, or 29,005 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.9% 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.
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 198017
43.6%
1
Canada
KWD 170434
51.5%
2
Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 255633
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 246074
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 239343
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 239001
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 232699
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 229031
34.8%
6
Zambia
KWD 216146
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 214274
39.0%
8
Morocco
KWD 213584
39.2%
9
Senegal
KWD 211138
39.9%
10
South Africa
KWD 196273
44.1%
11
Uganda
KWD 194317
44.7%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 348057
0.9%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 346894
1.3%
2
Bahrain
KWD 345059
1.8%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 333746
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 333746
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 323207
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 263569
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 263542
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 204666
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 183170
47.9%
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%.