Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,392,790 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
2,392,519 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
2,392,519 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 2,392,790 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 28,713,480 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 28,710,225 KWD per year, or 2,392,519 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 15315053
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 13350447
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 25413994
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 20817445
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 19277401
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 19168289
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 18665242
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 18663760
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 18565010
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 17589425
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 17521771
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 17447795
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 17235574
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 16384222
42.9%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 28710225
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 28709062
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 28423605
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 27277806
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 27277806
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 26416402
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 21535195
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 21535168
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 16723077
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 14364254
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%.