Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,166,880 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
1,166,609 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
1,166,609 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 1,166,880 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 14,002,560 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 13,999,305 KWD per year, or 1,166,609 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 7474132
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 6514223
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 12393638
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 10152028
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 9402696
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 9348750
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 9103144
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 9101662
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 9054401
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 8578987
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 8548462
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 8512971
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 8409022
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 7992157
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 10186916
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 9801947
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 9553931
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 9524579
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 9262999
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 9102342
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 8611664
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 8525837
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 8486076
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 8401887
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 7704459
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 7702504
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%.