Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
31,134,334 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
31,134,063 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
31,134,063 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 31,134,334 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 373,612,008 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 373,608,753 KWD per year, or 31,134,063 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 199145968
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 173626172
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 336248720
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 310098974
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 291419996
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 252562855
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 242848312
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 242849177
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 242852037
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 231952939
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 227906594
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 224174941
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 220433316
41.0%
11
China
KWD 205495325
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 201358215
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 198020263
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 194768494
47.9%
15
India
KWD 43058583
88.5%
16
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 271802789
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 261528561
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 254924448
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 254130926
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 247144649
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 242848483
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 229771474
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 227474049
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 226405086
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 224167556
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 205489656
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 205487700
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%.