Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
149,671 KWD
Pension
- 10.15 KWD
Social Security
** - 1.73 KWD
Unemployment
- 0.63 KWD
Total tax
- 12.52 KWD
Net pay
*
149,658 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
149,658 KWD
Net pay
15.23 KWD
Tax the employer pays
12.52 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
27.75 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 15.23 KWD to pay you 149,671 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 38,914,460 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 38,911,205 KWD per year, or 3,242,600 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 20752175
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 18090883
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 35020926
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 32300009
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 30355908
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 26307315
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 25298631
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 25294903
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 25295771
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 24161553
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 23741090
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 23356412
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 22965109
41.0%
11
China
KWD 21411673
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 20980218
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 20630563
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 20295053
47.9%
15
India
KWD 4544873
88.3%
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%.