Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,098,134,438 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
2,098,134,167 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
2,098,134,167 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 2,098,134,438 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 25,177,613,256 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 25,177,610,001 KWD per year, or 2,098,134,167 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 1.3% 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 13419678633
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 11700144768
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 22284227356
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 18253769783
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 16900476376
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 16806058889
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 16365450096
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 16365448614
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 16277328715
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 15421290538
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 0
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 15291883563
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 15106575440
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 14362951333
43.0%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 24925834384
1.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 25177610001
1.3%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 25177608838
1.8%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 23918732593
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 23918732593
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 23163404196
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 18883210027
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 14663693795
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 12588814142
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%.