Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
874,240 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
873,969 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
873,969 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 874,240 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 10,490,880 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 10,487,625 KWD per year, or 873,969 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 5602407
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 4882332
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 9285517
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 7606060
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 7045481
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 7004703
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 6820552
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 6819070
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 6784099
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 6428083
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 6406422
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 6380117
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 6302014
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 5988866
42.9%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 10487625
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 10486462
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 10383231
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 9966336
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 9966336
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 9651610
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 7868245
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 7868218
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 6110052
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 5252954
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%.