Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
15,036,960 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
15,036,689 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
15,036,689 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 15,036,960 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 180,443,520 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 180,440,265 KWD per year, or 15,036,689 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 96187164
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 83860003
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 162397080
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 149769129
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 140748575
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 121980959
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 117288793
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 117289660
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 117292520
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 112027507
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 110073816
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 108273848
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 106465840
41.0%
11
China
KWD 99252656
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 97254241
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 95640965
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 94072295
47.9%
15
India
KWD 20830648
88.5%
16
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 131272714
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 126310619
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 123120759
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 122737720
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 119363694
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 117288966
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 110972854
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 109863415
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 109347301
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 108266463
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 99246987
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 99245032
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%.