Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
11,143,276 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
11,143,005 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.0%
100.0%
Net pay
0.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
11,143,005 KWD
Net pay
330 KWD
Tax the employer pays
271 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
601 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 330 KWD to pay you 11,143,276 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
0.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0% tax rate now rises to 0.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 133,719,312 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 133,716,057 KWD per year, or 11,143,005 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.0% 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 71283161
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 62147077
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 118352661
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 96946673
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 89762566
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 89259682
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 86919033
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 86917551
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 86451281
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 81905497
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 81572811
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 81224137
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 80239074
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 76286374
43.0%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 133714894
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 133716057
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 132379379
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 127033346
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 127033346
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 123021767
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 100289569
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 100289542
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 77879523
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 66867170
50.0%
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%.