Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
116,307 KWD
Pension
- 1.27 KWD
Social Security
** - 0.22 KWD
Unemployment
- 0.08 KWD
Total tax
- 1.56 KWD
Net pay
*
116,305 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
116,305 KWD
Net pay
1.90 KWD
Tax the employer pays
1.56 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
3.47 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 1.90 KWD to pay you 116,307 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 241,918,560 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 241,915,305 KWD per year, or 20,159,609 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.
Europe
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 210469147
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 197163626
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 194744441
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 186276967
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 141522358
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 139235864
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 135475025
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 131983532
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 128014722
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 127782026
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 127253500
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 125319235
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 125199688
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 123918517
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 122171690
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 120985020
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 118379072
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 117274196
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 116125456
52.0%
19
France
KWD 99925258
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 90430584
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 89079114
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 87093425
64.0%
23
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Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 217724616
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 200793412
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 188699106
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 163538086
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 157247570
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 157248436
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 157251296
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 150193260
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 147573591
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 145158872
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 142735498
41.0%
11
China
KWD 133063928
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 130384882
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 128222736
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 126118427
47.9%
15
India
KWD 27904593
88.5%
16
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 175995806
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 169343147
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 165066716
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 164553043
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 160029433
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 157247742
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 148780004
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 147292493
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 146600437
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 145151487
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 133058259
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 133056304
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%.