Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,962,700 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
2,962,429 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
2,962,429 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 2,962,700 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 35,552,400 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 35,549,145 KWD per year, or 2,962,429 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.
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 18960197
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 16528520
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 31995072
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 29509499
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 27733502
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 24034563
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 23113292
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 23109564
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 23110432
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 22074274
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 21690233
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 21339176
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 20981528
41.0%
11
China
KWD 19562540
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 19168308
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 18848671
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 18542455
47.8%
15
India
KWD 4158000
88.3%
16
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 25864424
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 24886835
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 24257926
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 24182781
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 23518218
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 23109738
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 21864816
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 21646457
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 21545021
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 21331791
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 19556871
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 19554916
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%.