Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
844,610 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
844,339 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
844,339 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 844,610 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% tax rate now rises to 0.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 10,135,320 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 10,132,065 KWD per year, or 844,339 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 5412893
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 4717101
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 9119700
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 8413323
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 7908179
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 6852617
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 6592190
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 6589330
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 6588462
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 6294504
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 6185814
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 6088928
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 5985705
40.9%
11
China
KWD 5583146
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 5470323
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 5377619
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 5292865
47.8%
15
India
KWD 1233252
87.8%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 8970817
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 7348279
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 6806811
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 6767367
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 6589438
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 6587956
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 6554230
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 6210302
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 6189539
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 6164164
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 6088678
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 5786032
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 7373498
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 7094879
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 6915217
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 6894083
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 6704820
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 6588636
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 6233311
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 6171268
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 6142575
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 6081543
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 5577477
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 5575522
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%.