Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
12,426,834 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
12,426,563 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
12,426,563 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 12,426,834 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 149,122,008 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 149,118,753 KWD per year, or 12,426,563 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 79492798
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 69304771
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 134207720
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 123772274
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 116317796
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 100807617
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 96929810
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 96930677
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 96933537
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 92582069
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 90967694
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 89480941
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 87986461
41.0%
11
China
KWD 82025825
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 80374190
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 79040563
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 77744802
47.9%
15
India
KWD 17226476
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 131985294
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 108113628
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 100101625
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 99540981
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 96930785
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 96929303
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 96409124
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 91339648
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 90968086
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 90579119
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 89480691
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 85073073
43.0%
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%.