Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,579,200 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
2,578,929 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
2,578,929 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 2,579,200 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 30,950,400 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 30,947,145 KWD per year, or 2,578,929 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 16507331
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 14389952
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 27853272
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 25689839
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 24143942
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 20923611
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 20121992
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 20118264
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 20119132
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 19217199
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 18883013
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 18577976
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 18266394
41.0%
11
China
KWD 17031440
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 16688160
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 16409611
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 16143493
47.8%
15
India
KWD 3628447
88.3%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 27393849
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 22439212
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 20778933
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 20661433
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 20119240
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 20117758
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 20011179
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 18959539
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 18886239
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 18806411
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 18577726
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 17660306
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%.