Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,308 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
3,037 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
8.2%
91.8%
Net pay
8.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
3,037 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 3,308 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 1.82 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
16.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 8.2% tax rate now rises to 16.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 8.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 39,696 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 36,441 KWD per year, or 3,037 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 8.2% 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 27565
30.6%
1
Canada
KWD 25157
36.6%
2
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 35372
10.9%
1
Costa Rica
KWD 30123
24.1%
2
Chile
KWD 29767
25.0%
3
Uruguay
KWD 29119
26.7%
4
Colombia
KWD 29114
26.7%
5
Brazil
KWD 28952
27.1%
6
Panama
KWD 28538
28.1%
7
Puerto Rico
KWD 27553
30.6%
8
Mexico
KWD 27094
31.8%
9
Ecuador
KWD 26832
32.4%
10
Peru
KWD 26732
32.7%
11
Argentina
KWD 25800
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 28932
27.1%
1
Kenya
KWD 27943
29.6%
2
Nigeria
KWD 27039
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 26720
32.7%
4
Ghana
KWD 26565
33.1%
5
Mozambique
KWD 26481
33.3%
6
South Africa
KWD 24884
37.3%
7
Morocco
KWD 24748
37.7%
8
Cameroon
KWD 24547
38.2%
9
Zambia
KWD 24503
38.3%
10
Senegal
KWD 24168
39.1%
11
Uganda
KWD 22928
42.2%
12
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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%.