Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
6,359,040 KWD
Pension
- 110 KWD
Social Security
** - 18.75 KWD
Unemployment
- 6.88 KWD
Total tax
- 136 KWD
Net pay
*
6,358,904 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
6,358,904 KWD
Net pay
165 KWD
Tax the employer pays
136 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
301 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 165 KWD to pay you 6,359,040 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 152,616,960 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 152,613,705 KWD per year, or 12,717,809 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 81355607
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 70928890
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 137353176
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 126673084
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 119043858
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 103170205
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 99201529
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 99202396
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 99205256
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 94751852
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 93099615
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 91577912
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 90048447
41.0%
11
China
KWD 83948048
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 82257719
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 80892888
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 79566675
47.9%
15
India
KWD 17628641
88.5%
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%.