Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
56,548 KWD
Pension
- 110 KWD
Social Security
** - 18.75 KWD
Unemployment
- 6.88 KWD
Total tax
- 136 KWD
Net pay
*
56,412 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.2%
99.8%
Net pay
0.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
56,412 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 56,548 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.05 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
0.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0.2% tax rate now rises to 0.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 1,357,152 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,353,897 KWD per year, or 112,825 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.2% 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
Europe
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 1180722
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1106079
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1092507
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1044683
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 793934
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 781949
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 760636
44.0%
7
Switzerland
KWD 726464
46.5%
8
Norway
KWD 718199
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 717490
47.1%
10
United Kingdom
KWD 709160
47.8%
11
Italy
KWD 709172
47.8%
12
Spain
KWD 708425
47.8%
13
Denmark
KWD 699115
48.5%
14
Netherlands
KWD 688179
49.3%
15
Sweden
KWD 681634
49.8%
16
Austria
KWD 675840
50.2%
17
Germany
KWD 662053
51.2%
18
Ireland
KWD 655980
51.7%
19
France
KWD 573397
57.8%
20
Belgium
KWD 508970
62.5%
21
Finland
KWD 504404
62.8%
22
Portugal
KWD 491318
63.8%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 734130
45.9%
1
Canada
KWD 637852
53.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1219349
10.2%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1127444
16.9%
2
Singapore
KWD 1061208
21.8%
3
Indonesia
KWD 918575
32.3%
4
Thailand
KWD 886381
34.7%
5
Pakistan
KWD 883521
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 882652
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 844725
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 831132
38.8%
9
Taiwan
KWD 822027
39.4%
10
Malaysia
KWD 806673
40.6%
11
China
KWD 755154
44.4%
12
Japan
KWD 739520
45.5%
13
Australia
KWD 725190
46.6%
14
South Korea
KWD 716921
47.2%
15
India
KWD 223146
83.6%
16
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 987381
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 950162
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 925653
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 923173
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 898062
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 882827
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 834738
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 826680
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 823111
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 814642
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 749485
44.8%
11
Uganda
KWD 747529
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 1353897
0.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1352734
0.3%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1340841
1.2%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1289294
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1289294
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1248580
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1017949
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 1017922
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 790478
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 686090
49.5%
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%.