Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,756,004 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
2,755,733 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
2,755,733 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 2,756,004 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 33,072,048 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 33,068,793 KWD per year, or 2,755,733 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 17638169
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 15375891
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 29762756
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 27450807
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 25798827
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 22357845
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 21501063
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 21497335
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 21498203
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 20534389
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 20177218
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 19850965
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 19518145
41.0%
11
China
KWD 18198347
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 17831576
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 17534084
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 17249480
47.8%
15
India
KWD 3872585
88.3%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 29271680
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 23977407
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 22203090
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 22077633
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 21498311
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 21496829
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 21382825
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 20259048
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 20180393
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 20095015
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 19850715
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 18870632
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%.