Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
96,048,360 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
96,048,089 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
96,048,089 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 96,048,360 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 1,152,580,320 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,152,577,065 KWD per year, or 96,048,089 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 614336078
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 535615863
53.5%
2
Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 838502236
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 806806379
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 786434001
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 783985172
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 762432188
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 749177886
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 708836986
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 701748906
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 698450536
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 691548543
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 633922227
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 633920272
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1152575902
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1152577065
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1141051777
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1094951304
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1094951304
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1060373894
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 864435325
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 671274363
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 576297674
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%.