Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
72,056,796 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
72,056,525 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
72,056,525 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 72,056,796 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 864,681,552 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 864,678,297 KWD per year, or 72,056,525 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 460886035
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 401828154
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 765313451
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 626894297
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 580420969
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 577176977
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 562044489
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 562043007
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 559018369
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 529619869
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 527442253
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 525181363
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 518816418
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 493274748
43.0%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 864677134
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 864678297
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 856031997
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 821447474
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 821447474
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 795507028
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 648511249
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 503599241
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 432348290
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%.