Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,708 KWD
Pension
- 110 KWD
Social Security
** - 18.75 KWD
Unemployment
- 6.88 KWD
Total tax
- 136 KWD
Net pay
*
2,572 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
5.0%
95.0%
Net pay
5.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
2,572 KWD
Net pay
165 KWD
Tax the employer pays
136 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
301 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 165 KWD to pay you 2,708 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 1.11 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
10.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 5% tax rate now rises to 10.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 5.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 64,992 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 61,737 KWD per year, or 5,145 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 5.0% 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 43389
33.2%
1
Canada
KWD 37369
42.5%
2
Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 47335
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 45650
29.8%
2
Nigeria
KWD 44246
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 43980
32.3%
4
Ghana
KWD 43298
33.4%
5
Mozambique
KWD 42923
34.0%
6
Morocco
KWD 40077
38.3%
7
Zambia
KWD 40060
38.4%
8
Cameroon
KWD 39948
38.5%
9
Senegal
KWD 39346
39.5%
10
South Africa
KWD 38797
40.3%
11
Uganda
KWD 36841
43.3%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 61742
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 61742
5.0%
2
Kuwait
KWD 61737
5.0%
3
Bahrain
KWD 61602
5.2%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 60574
6.8%
5
Oman
KWD 59793
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 48829
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 48802
24.9%
8
Israel
KWD 40010
38.4%
9
Turkey
KWD 37911
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%.
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%.