Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
23,386,317,760 KWD
Pension
- 2,640 KWD
Social Security
** - 450 KWD
Unemployment
- 165 KWD
Total tax
- 3,255 KWD
Net pay
*
23,386,314,505 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
23,386,314,505 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 23,386,317,760 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 23,386,317,760 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 23,386,314,505 KWD per year, or 1,948,859,542 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 1.4% 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 12464918134
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 10867722586
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 21047683896
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 19410644748
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 18241330482
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 15201107916
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 15201110776
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 14519007179
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 14265657103
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 14031798392
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 13797699582
41.0%
11
China
KWD 12862483488
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 12603557755
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 12394754312
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 12190990097
47.9%
15
India
KWD 2691134976
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 20698785748
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 16955080548
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 15698069274
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 15610369146
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 15201108024
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 15201106542
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 15119256177
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 14324122047
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 0
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 14203922330
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 14031798142
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 13341079947
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 17013546224
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 16370422587
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 15957068900
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 15907373378
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 15470049504
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 15201107222
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 14382585512
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 14238759946
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 14171828620
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 14031791007
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 12862477819
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 0
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 23152451843
1.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 23386314505
1.4%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 23386313342
1.9%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 22217001872
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 22217001872
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 21515412339
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 17539738405
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 13620425385
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 11693166394
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%.