Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
7,366 KWD
Pension
- 1.27 KWD
Social Security
** - 0.22 KWD
Unemployment
- 0.08 KWD
Total tax
- 1.56 KWD
Net pay
*
7,364 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
7,364 KWD
Net pay
1.90 KWD
Tax the employer pays
1.56 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
3.47 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 1.90 KWD to pay you 7,366 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 15,321,280 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 15,318,025 KWD per year, or 1,276,502 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.
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 8177010
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 7127038
53.5%
2
Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 11146284
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 10725051
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 10453727
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 10421573
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 10135333
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 9959510
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 9422677
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 9328739
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 9285205
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 9193119
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 8429755
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 8427800
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 15318025
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 15316862
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 15165327
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 14555216
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 14555216
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 14095578
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 11491045
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 11491018
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 8923325
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 7668154
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%.