Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,055 KWD
Pension
- 50.77 KWD
Social Security
** - 8.65 KWD
Unemployment
- 3.17 KWD
Total tax
- 62.60 KWD
Net pay
*
992 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
5.9%
94.1%
Net pay
5.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
992 KWD
Net pay
76.15 KWD
Tax the employer pays
62.60 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
139 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 76.15 KWD to pay you 1,055 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 1.32 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
12.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 5.9% tax rate now rises to 12.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 6.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 54,860 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 51,605 KWD per year, or 4,300 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 5.9% 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.
Compare average tax
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 37387
31.9%
1
Canada
KWD 32556
40.7%
2
Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 52117
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 52117
5.0%
2
Kuwait
KWD 51605
5.9%
3
Bahrain
KWD 51572
6.0%
4
Oman
KWD 50471
8.0%
5
Saudi Arabia
KWD 50442
8.1%
6
Egypt
KWD 41230
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 41203
24.9%
8
Israel
KWD 34601
36.9%
9
Turkey
KWD 32010
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%.