Income tax calculator Kuwait

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,580,640 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,580,369 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
1,580,369 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 1,580,640 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.
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Summary
If you make 18,967,680 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 18,964,425 KWD per year, or 1,580,369 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
Tax per income
1,905 KWD
1,910 KWD
1,915 KWD
1,920 KWD
1,925 KWD
1,930 KWD
1,935 KWD
1,940 KWD
1,945 KWD
1,950 KWD
1,955 KWD
1,960 KWD
1,965 KWD
1,970 KWD
1,975 KWD
1,980 KWD
1,985 KWD
1,990 KWD
1,995 KWD
2,000 KWD
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 10120541
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 8821535
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 16788171
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 13751740
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 12735533
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 12662967
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 12330472
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 12328990
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 12264351
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 11620123
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 11577067
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 11528586
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 11388094
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 10824584
42.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 18963262
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 18964425
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 18775263
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 18019296
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 18019296
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 17450266
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 14225845
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 14225818
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 11047025
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 9491354
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%.