Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,609,347 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
2,609,076 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
2,609,076 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 2,609,347 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 31,312,164 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 31,308,909 KWD per year, or 2,609,076 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.
Europe
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 27241583
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 25519414
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 25206292
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 24110042
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 18317616
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 18022406
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 17535443
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 17055622
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 16576560
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 16539727
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 16474536
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 16225122
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 16210878
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 16042551
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 15815460
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 15661965
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 15332396
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 15182745
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 15034386
52.0%
19
France
KWD 12944816
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 11706124
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 11533839
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 11275123
64.0%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 16700151
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 14558066
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 28178860
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 25990104
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 24426117
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 21168163
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 20357139
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 20353411
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 20354279
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 19441794
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 19103689
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 18795034
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 18479831
41.0%
11
China
KWD 17230410
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 16883125
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 16601346
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 16332076
47.8%
15
India
KWD 3670075
88.3%
16
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 22779652
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 21918670
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 21364707
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 21298572
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 20713302
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 20353585
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 19257070
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 19064789
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 18975489
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 18787649
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 17224741
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 17222786
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%.