Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,370,836 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
2,370,565 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
2,370,565 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 2,370,836 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 28,450,032 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 28,446,777 KWD per year, or 2,370,565 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 15174635
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 13228021
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 25180821
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 20626445
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 19100561
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 18992437
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 18494001
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 18492519
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 18394691
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 17428063
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 17361074
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 17287787
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 17077506
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 16233934
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 20697451
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 19915178
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 19411803
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 19351750
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 18820002
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 18493199
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 17496859
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 17322180
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 17241071
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 17070370
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 15650569
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 15648613
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%.