Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,806,425 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
1,806,154 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
1,806,154 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 1,806,425 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 21,677,100 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 21,673,845 KWD per year, or 1,806,154 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 11564662
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 10080613
53.5%
2
Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 15770143
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 15174125
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 14790462
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 14744802
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 14339708
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 14090793
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 13331506
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 13198480
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 13136755
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 13006611
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 11925456
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 11923501
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 21672682
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 21673845
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 21457589
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 20593245
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 20593245
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 19942932
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 16257910
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 16257883
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 12625019
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 10846064
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%.