Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,179,706 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
1,179,435 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
1,179,435 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 1,179,706 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.01 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
0.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0% tax rate now rises to 0.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 14,156,472 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 14,153,217 KWD per year, or 1,179,435 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 7556167
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 6585747
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 12529863
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 10263614
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 9506009
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 9451486
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 9203187
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 9201705
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 9153905
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 8673258
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 8642345
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 8606451
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 8501370
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 8079958
42.9%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 14153217
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 14152054
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 14012168
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 13448648
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 13448648
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 13023954
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 10617439
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 10617412
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 8244930
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 7085750
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%.