Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,184,188 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
3,183,917 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
3,183,917 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 3,184,188 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 38,210,256 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 38,207,001 KWD per year, or 3,183,917 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 20376834
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 17763637
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 34387143
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 31715520
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 29806629
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 25831274
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 24840898
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 24837170
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 24838038
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 23724360
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 23311525
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 22933890
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 22549636
41.0%
11
China
KWD 21024361
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 20600702
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 20257335
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 19927961
47.9%
15
India
KWD 4463840
88.3%
16
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 27798014
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 26747335
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 26071447
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 25990654
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 25276390
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 24837345
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 23499397
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 23264692
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 23155650
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 22926504
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 21018692
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 21016736
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%.