Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
367,632 KWD
Pension
- 2,640 KWD
Social Security
** - 450 KWD
Unemployment
- 165 KWD
Total tax
- 3,255 KWD
Net pay
*
364,377 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.9%
99.1%
Net pay
0.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
364,377 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 367,632 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.20 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
1.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0.9% tax rate now rises to 1.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 367,632 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 364,377 KWD per year, or 30,365 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.9% 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.
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 206716
43.8%
1
Canada
KWD 178018
51.6%
2
Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 364377
0.9%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 363214
1.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 361216
1.8%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 349250
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 349250
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 338221
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 275809
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 275782
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 214171
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 191330
48.0%
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%.