Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,470,912 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
4,470,641 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
4,470,641 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 4,470,912 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 53,650,944 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 53,647,689 KWD per year, or 4,470,641 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 28606721
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 24938986
53.5%
2
Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 39031115
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 37555816
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 36607015
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 36493410
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 35490405
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 34873792
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 32995420
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 32665755
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 32512521
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 32190917
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 29511070
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 29509115
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 53646526
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 53647689
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 53111695
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 50968397
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 50968397
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 49358868
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 40238293
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 40238266
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 31246905
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 26832986
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%.