Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
731,578,389 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
731,578,118 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
731,578,118 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 731,578,389 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 8,778,940,668 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 8,778,937,413 KWD per year, or 731,578,118 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 3.7% 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 4679186144
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 4079616022
53.5%
2
Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 6386679389
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 6145258623
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 5990090326
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 5971435480
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 5807269558
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 5706312112
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 5399048600
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 5345058404
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 5319933390
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 5267364752
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 4828420419
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 4828418463
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 8691148522
1.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 8778937413
3.7%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 8339993635
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 8339993635
5.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 8778936250
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 8076625415
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 6584205586
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 5112942893
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 4389477848
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%.