Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,337,552 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
1,337,281 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
1,337,281 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 1,337,552 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 16,050,624 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 16,047,369 KWD per year, or 1,337,281 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 8565750
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 7465967
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 14206341
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 11636875
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 10777459
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 10715833
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 10434386
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 10432903
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 10378474
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 9833426
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 9797732
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 9756883
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 9637861
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 9160506
42.9%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 16047369
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 16046206
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 15887378
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 15248093
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 15248093
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 14766574
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 12038053
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 12038026
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 9348103
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 8032826
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%.