Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,632,000 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
1,631,729 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
1,631,729 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 1,632,000 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 19,584,000 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 19,580,745 KWD per year, or 1,631,729 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 10449040
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 9107941
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 17623512
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 16255727
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 15278150
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 13239925
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 12733832
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 12730972
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 12730104
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 12160559
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 11949509
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 11758136
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 11560331
41.0%
11
China
KWD 10779920
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 10562485
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 10385419
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 10218338
47.8%
15
India
KWD 2320513
88.2%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 17333665
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 14198572
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 13149237
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 13074361
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 12731080
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 12729598
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 12662801
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 11997619
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 11953007
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 11902914
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 11757886
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 11176173
42.9%
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%.