Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
27,137,153 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
27,136,882 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
27,136,882 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 27,137,153 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 325,645,836 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 325,642,581 KWD per year, or 27,136,882 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 173579998
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 151336100
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 293079165
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 270287051
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 254006382
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 220137724
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 211670300
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 211671165
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 211674025
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 202173942
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 198647229
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 195395238
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 192133754
41.0%
11
China
KWD 179113930
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 175507885
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 172598192
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 169764358
47.9%
15
India
KWD 37539106
88.5%
16
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 236907399
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 227952241
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 222195930
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 221504336
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 215415026
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 211670472
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 200272279
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 198269845
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 197338162
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 195387852
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 179108261
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 179106305
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%.