Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
401,960 KWD
Pension
- 2,640 KWD
Social Security
** - 450 KWD
Unemployment
- 165 KWD
Total tax
- 3,255 KWD
Net pay
*
398,705 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.8%
99.2%
Net pay
0.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
398,705 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 401,960 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.18 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
1.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0.8% tax rate now rises to 1.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 401,960 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 398,705 KWD per year, or 33,225 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.8% 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 225012
44.0%
1
Canada
KWD 193970
51.7%
2
Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 398705
0.8%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 397542
1.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 395201
1.7%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 381862
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 381862
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 369803
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 301555
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 301528
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 234164
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 208494
48.1%
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%.