Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
35,545,955 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
35,545,684 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
35,545,684 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 35,545,955 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 426,551,460 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 426,548,205 KWD per year, or 35,545,684 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 227362696
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 198227347
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 383894226
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 354038719
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 332712768
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 288349925
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 277258957
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 277259821
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 277262681
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 264819514
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 260199660
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 255938612
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 251667063
41.0%
11
China
KWD 234612023
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 229888787
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 226078173
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 222365136
47.9%
15
India
KWD 49150336
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 377532831
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 309249981
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 286326145
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 284725141
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 277259929
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 277258447
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 275767264
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 261265188
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 260193401
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 259078671
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 255938362
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 243336865
43.0%
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%.