Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
19,458,681,528 KWD
Pension
- 2,640 KWD
Social Security
** - 450 KWD
Unemployment
- 165 KWD
Total tax
- 3,255 KWD
Net pay
*
19,458,678,273 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
19,458,678,273 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 19,458,681,528 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 19,458,681,528 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 19,458,678,273 KWD per year, or 1,621,556,523 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 1.7% 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 10371488022
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 9042534319
53.5%
2
Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 14156190865
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 13621077225
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 13277144508
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 13235795213
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 12871918137
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 12648143671
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 11967089229
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 11847418626
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 11791728195
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 11675209268
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 10702277892
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 0
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 19264091973
1.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 19458678273
1.7%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 19458677110
2.3%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 18485747452
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 18485747452
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 17901987006
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 14594011231
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 11332930767
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 9729348278
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%.