Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
26,645 KWD
Pension
- 50.77 KWD
Social Security
** - 8.65 KWD
Unemployment
- 3.17 KWD
Total tax
- 62.60 KWD
Net pay
*
26,582 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.2%
99.8%
Net pay
0.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
26,582 KWD
Net pay
76.15 KWD
Tax the employer pays
62.60 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
139 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 76.15 KWD to pay you 26,645 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.05 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
0.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0.2% tax rate now rises to 0.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 1,385,540 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,382,285 KWD per year, or 115,190 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.2% 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 749261
45.9%
1
Canada
KWD 651044
53.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1244898
10.2%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1151006
16.9%
2
Singapore
KWD 1083351
21.8%
3
Indonesia
KWD 937766
32.3%
4
Thailand
KWD 904833
34.7%
5
Pakistan
KWD 901973
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 901105
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 862349
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 848448
38.8%
9
Taiwan
KWD 839060
39.4%
10
Malaysia
KWD 823422
40.6%
11
China
KWD 770767
44.4%
12
Japan
KWD 754819
45.5%
13
Australia
KWD 740235
46.6%
14
South Korea
KWD 731719
47.2%
15
India
KWD 226413
83.7%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1226553
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1004689
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 933521
32.6%
3
Panama
KWD 926889
33.1%
4
Mexico
KWD 902081
34.9%
5
Argentina
KWD 900599
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 897497
35.2%
7
Colombia
KWD 852383
38.5%
8
Peru
KWD 851062
38.6%
9
Uruguay
KWD 849897
38.7%
10
Chile
KWD 838810
39.5%
11
Ecuador
KWD 794589
42.7%
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%.