Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
18,450,033 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
18,449,762 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
18,449,762 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 18,450,033 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 221,400,396 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 221,397,141 KWD per year, or 18,449,762 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 118017179
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 102892827
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 199258269
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 183763336
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 172694938
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 149667807
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 143910763
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 143911629
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 143914489
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 137454900
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 135057511
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 132847974
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 130629987
41.0%
11
China
KWD 121778938
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 119327062
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 117348109
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 115422577
47.9%
15
India
KWD 25543564
88.5%
16
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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%.