Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
14,985,230 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
14,984,959 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
14,984,959 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 14,985,230 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 179,822,760 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 179,819,505 KWD per year, or 14,984,959 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 95856299
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 83571534
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 159157946
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 130371673
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 120709505
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 120033733
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 116886274
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 116884792
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 116257160
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 110143859
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 109694809
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 109225527
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 107901142
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 102586777
43.0%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 179818342
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 179819505
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 178021793
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 170831622
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 170831622
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 165436939
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 134867155
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 134867128
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 104730632
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 89918894
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%.