Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,901,022 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
5,900,751 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
5,900,751 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 5,901,022 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 70,812,264 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 70,809,009 KWD per year, or 5,900,751 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.
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 37753704
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 32913920
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 63728950
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 58775187
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 55236195
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 47870231
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 46032204
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 46028476
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 46029344
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 43964772
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 43198750
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 42495094
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 41784495
41.0%
11
China
KWD 38955465
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 38170849
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 37536399
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 36922960
47.9%
15
India
KWD 8215359
88.4%
16
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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%.