Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,229,652 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
1,229,381 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
1,229,381 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 1,229,652 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 14,755,824 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 14,752,569 KWD per year, or 1,229,381 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 7875622
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 6864268
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 13278154
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 12248341
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 11512172
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 9976078
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 9595518
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 9592658
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 9591789
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 9163067
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 9004322
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 8861230
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 8711756
41.0%
11
China
KWD 8124423
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 7960444
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 7826486
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 7701473
47.8%
15
India
KWD 1764934
88.0%
16
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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%.