Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
17,889,393,018 KWD
Pension
- 2,640 KWD
Social Security
** - 450 KWD
Unemployment
- 165 KWD
Total tax
- 3,255 KWD
Net pay
*
17,889,389,763 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
17,889,389,763 KWD
Net pay
3,960 KWD
Tax the employer pays
3,255 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
7,215 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 3,960 KWD to pay you 17,889,393,018 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 17,889,393,018 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 17,889,389,763 KWD per year, or 1,490,782,480 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 1.8% 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 9535057246
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 8313279671
53.5%
2
Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 13014533474
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 12522575268
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 12206379726
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 12168365169
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 11833833787
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 11628106140
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 11001976796
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 10891957317
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 10840758189
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 10733636162
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 9839169211
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 0
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 17710496348
1.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 17889389763
1.8%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 17889388600
2.5%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 16994923367
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 16994923367
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 16458241577
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 13417044848
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 10418961446
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 8944704023
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%.