Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
12,985,918 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
12,985,647 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
12,985,647 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 12,985,918 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 155,831,016 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 155,827,761 KWD per year, or 12,985,647 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 83068699
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 72422474
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 140245827
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 129340751
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 121550822
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 105342906
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 101290666
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 101291532
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 101294392
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 96747245
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 95060189
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 93506346
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 91944708
41.0%
11
China
KWD 85715779
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 83989864
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 82596338
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 81242120
47.9%
15
India
KWD 17998483
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 137923310
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 112977659
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 104605047
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 104019244
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 101291640
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 101290158
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 100746497
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 95448916
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 95060420
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 94653902
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 93506096
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 88900327
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%.