Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,322,264 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
5,321,993 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
5,321,993 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 5,322,264 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 63,867,168 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 63,863,913 KWD per year, or 5,321,993 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 34051968
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 29686506
53.5%
2
Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 46463418
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 44707173
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 43577800
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 43442486
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 42248438
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 41514337
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 39278398
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 38885903
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 38703430
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 38320652
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 35129994
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 35128038
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 63862750
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 63863913
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 63225757
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 60673810
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 60673810
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 58757795
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 47900461
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 47900434
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 37196936
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 31941098
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%.