Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
371,568 KWD
Pension
- 2,640 KWD
Social Security
** - 450 KWD
Unemployment
- 165 KWD
Total tax
- 3,255 KWD
Net pay
*
368,313 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
368,313 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 371,568 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.19 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 371,568 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 368,313 KWD per year, or 30,693 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 208813
43.8%
1
Canada
KWD 179847
51.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 332324
10.6%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 309409
16.7%
2
Singapore
KWD 292453
21.3%
3
Indonesia
KWD 252321
32.1%
4
Thailand
KWD 245751
33.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 242891
34.6%
6
Vietnam
KWD 242023
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 232842
37.3%
8
Taiwan
KWD 230677
37.9%
9
New Zealand
KWD 229926
38.1%
10
Malaysia
KWD 225189
39.4%
11
China
KWD 213083
42.7%
12
Japan
KWD 208361
43.9%
13
South Korea
KWD 203149
45.3%
14
Australia
KWD 202830
45.4%
15
India
KWD 109735
70.5%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 329106
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 269559
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 252892
31.9%
3
Panama
KWD 250063
32.7%
4
Mexico
KWD 242999
34.6%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 241964
34.9%
6
Argentina
KWD 241517
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 234051
37.0%
8
Colombia
KWD 233884
37.1%
9
Chile
KWD 230427
38.0%
10
Peru
KWD 230004
38.1%
11
Ecuador
KWD 216153
41.8%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 368313
0.9%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 367150
1.2%
2
Bahrain
KWD 365113
1.7%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 352990
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 352990
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 341843
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 278761
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 278734
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 216464
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 193298
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%.