Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,673,665,280 KWD
Pension
- 2,640 KWD
Social Security
** - 450 KWD
Unemployment
- 165 KWD
Total tax
- 3,255 KWD
Net pay
*
2,673,662,025 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
2,673,662,025 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 2,673,665,280 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 2,673,665,280 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,673,662,025 KWD per year, or 222,805,169 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 1425074362
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1242470128
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2406296664
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2219143190
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 2085461548
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1807398851
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1737883804
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1737886664
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1659902620
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1630939090
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1604206904
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1577441746
41.0%
11
China
KWD 1470524624
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 1440922130
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 1417048497
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 1393756090
47.9%
15
India
KWD 307726147
88.5%
16
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2673660862
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 2673662025
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2646925887
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2539982016
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2539982016
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2459772058
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 2005249045
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1557169454
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1336840154
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%.