Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,143,140 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
1,142,869 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
1,142,869 KWD
Net pay
330 KWD
Tax the employer pays
271 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
601 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 330 KWD to pay you 1,143,140 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.01 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
0.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0% tax rate now rises to 0.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 13,717,680 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 13,714,425 KWD per year, or 1,142,869 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 7322291
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 6381839
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 12141496
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 9945490
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 9211470
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 9158592
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 8917972
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 8916490
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 8870226
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 8404498
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 8374693
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 8339946
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 8238094
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 7829643
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 9979665
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 9602531
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 9359551
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 9330804
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 9074551
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 8917170
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 8436463
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 8352387
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 8313442
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 8230959
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 7547775
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 7545820
45.0%
12
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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%.