Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
28,295,648 KWD
Pension
- 110 KWD
Social Security
** - 18.75 KWD
Unemployment
- 6.88 KWD
Total tax
- 136 KWD
Net pay
*
28,295,512 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
28,295,512 KWD
Net pay
165 KWD
Tax the employer pays
136 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
301 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 165 KWD to pay you 28,295,648 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 679,095,552 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 679,092,297 KWD per year, or 56,591,025 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 361968697
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 315585597
53.5%
2
Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 494042067
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 475367042
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 463363507
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 461920833
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 449222014
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 441412787
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 417643854
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 413467705
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 411524448
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 407457682
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 373505605
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 373503649
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 679091134
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 679092297
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 672301857
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 645140774
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 645140774
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 624767908
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 509321749
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 395512099
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 339555290
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%.