Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
46,855,384 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
46,855,113 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
46,855,113 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 46,855,384 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 562,264,608 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 562,261,353 KWD per year, or 46,855,113 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 299697804
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 261293790
53.5%
2
Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 409047555
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 393585381
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 383646833
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 382452424
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 371938344
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 365472673
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 345792823
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 342335185
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 340726298
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 337359116
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 309248586
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 309246630
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 562260190
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 562261353
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 556639222
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 534151378
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 534151378
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 517283439
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 421698541
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 327468589
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 281139818
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%.