Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
812,232 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
811,961 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
811,961 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 812,232 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.01 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
0.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0% tax rate now rises to 0.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 9,746,784 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 9,743,529 KWD per year, or 811,961 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 5205804
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 4536547
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 8626932
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 7066591
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 6546006
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 6508019
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 6336890
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 6335407
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 6303041
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 5972324
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 5952541
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 5928182
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 5855557
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 5564386
42.9%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 9743529
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 9742366
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 9646576
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 9259445
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 9259445
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 8967041
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 7310173
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 7310146
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 5676683
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 4880906
49.9%
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%.