Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
16,800,004 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
16,799,733 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
16,799,733 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 16,800,004 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 201,600,048 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 201,596,793 KWD per year, or 16,799,733 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 107463593
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 93691526
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 181437956
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 167329047
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 157250667
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 136282772
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 131040537
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 131041403
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 131044263
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 125162185
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 122979298
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 120967765
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 118947979
41.0%
11
China
KWD 110888747
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 108656093
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 106853924
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 105100916
47.9%
15
India
KWD 23265134
88.5%
16
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 146664088
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 141120189
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 137556387
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 137128391
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 133358738
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 131040709
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 123984119
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 122744567
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 122167903
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 120960380
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 110883078
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 110881122
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%.