Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,722,240 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
1,721,969 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
1,721,969 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 1,722,240 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 20,666,880 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 20,663,625 KWD per year, or 1,721,969 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 11026215
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 9611160
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 18598104
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 17154518
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 16122796
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 13971951
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 13437704
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 13434844
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 13433976
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 12832847
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 12610066
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 12407864
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 12199220
41.0%
11
China
KWD 11375504
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 11146080
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 10959345
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 10782829
47.8%
15
India
KWD 2445120
88.2%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 18292101
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 14983660
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 13876121
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 13797183
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 13434952
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 13433470
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 13362883
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 12660883
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 12613538
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 12560612
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 12407614
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 11793918
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%.