Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,560,996 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
1,560,725 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
1,560,725 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 1,560,996 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 18,731,952 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 18,728,697 KWD per year, or 1,560,725 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 9994898
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 8711991
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 16579533
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 13580837
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 12577300
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 12505619
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 12177249
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 12175767
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 12111952
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 11475739
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 11433278
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 11385414
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 11246658
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 10690109
42.9%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 18727534
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 18728697
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 18541893
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 17795354
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 17795354
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 17233396
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 14049049
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 14049022
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 10909735
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 9373490
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%.