Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,000,093 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
1,999,822 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
1,999,822 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 2,000,093 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 24,001,116 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 23,997,861 KWD per year, or 1,999,822 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 12803363
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 11160592
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 21598917
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 19921934
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 18723500
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 16225895
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 15604957
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 15602097
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 15601229
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 14902852
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 14643950
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 14408406
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 14166386
41.0%
11
China
KWD 13209334
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 12942994
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 12726491
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 12520922
47.8%
15
India
KWD 2828791
88.2%
16
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 17460865
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 16800937
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 16376196
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 16325597
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 15877044
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 15601404
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 14760776
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 14613457
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 14545081
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 14401020
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 13203665
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 13201709
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%.