Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
33,504 KWD
Pension
- 2,640 KWD
Social Security
** - 450 KWD
Unemployment
- 165 KWD
Total tax
- 3,255 KWD
Net pay
*
30,249 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
9.7%
90.3%
Net pay
9.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
30,249 KWD
Net pay
3,960 KWD
Tax the employer pays
3,255 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
7,215 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 3,960 KWD to pay you 33,504 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 2.15 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
19.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 9.7% tax rate now rises to 19.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 33,504 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 30,249 KWD per year, or 2,521 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 9.7% 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 23805
29.0%
1
Canada
KWD 21906
34.6%
2
Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 24427
27.1%
1
Kenya
KWD 23608
29.5%
2
Nigeria
KWD 22828
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 22495
32.9%
4
Ghana
KWD 22469
32.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 22456
33.0%
6
South Africa
KWD 21478
35.9%
7
Morocco
KWD 20996
37.3%
8
Cameroon
KWD 20777
38.0%
9
Zambia
KWD 20695
38.2%
10
Senegal
KWD 20453
39.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 19523
41.7%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KWD 31829
5.0%
1
Qatar
KWD 31829
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 30824
8.0%
3
Oman
KWD 30824
8.0%
4
Kuwait
KWD 30249
9.7%
5
Saudi Arabia
KWD 30154
10.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 25213
24.8%
7
Lebanon
KWD 25186
24.8%
8
Israel
KWD 22723
32.2%
9
Turkey
KWD 19572
41.6%
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%.