Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
36,416,813 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
36,416,542 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
36,416,542 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 36,416,813 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 437,001,756 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 436,998,501 KWD per year, or 36,416,542 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 232932704
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 203083642
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 393299493
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 362712465
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 340863999
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 295414325
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 284051649
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 284052513
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 284055373
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 271307406
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 266574340
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 262208790
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 257832633
41.0%
11
China
KWD 240359686
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 235520747
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 231616830
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 227812738
47.9%
15
India
KWD 50352853
88.5%
16
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 317918831
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 305901385
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 298176858
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 297248633
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 289076967
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 284051820
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 268756169
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 266068897
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 264818513
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 262201404
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 240354017
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 240352061
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%.