Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
58,418,880 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
58,418,609 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
58,418,609 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 58,418,880 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 701,026,560 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 701,023,305 KWD per year, or 58,418,609 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 373657924
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 325777024
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 630921816
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 581853052
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 546803346
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 473895090
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 455667774
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 455668636
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 455671496
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 435222798
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 427629471
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 420623672
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 413604627
41.0%
11
China
KWD 385573328
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 377811199
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 371549976
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 365445404
47.9%
15
India
KWD 80734237
88.5%
16
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 509996876
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 490718747
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 478327582
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 476838304
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 463729375
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 455667942
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 431131424
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 426820399
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 424814376
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 420616287
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 385567659
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 385565704
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%.