Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
431,112 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
430,841 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.1%
99.9%
Net pay
0.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
430,841 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 431,112 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.01 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
0.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0.1% tax rate now rises to 0.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 5,173,344 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 5,170,089 KWD per year, or 430,841 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.1% 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 2768160
46.5%
1
Canada
KWD 2411251
53.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 4653922
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 4294883
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 4037838
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 3498321
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 3366906
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 3364046
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 3363177
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 3213944
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 3159009
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 3111742
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 3058188
40.9%
11
China
KWD 2854059
44.8%
12
Japan
KWD 2796174
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 2747771
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 2706252
47.7%
15
India
KWD 662276
87.2%
16
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 3763661
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 3621496
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 3529536
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 3518947
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 3422473
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 3363352
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 3181696
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 3150168
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 3135677
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 3104357
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 2848390
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 2846435
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%.