Income Tax Calculator Kenya
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Withholding
Salary KSh 21,167
National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) - KSh 1,800
National Social Security Fund (NSSF) - KSh 2,400
Income Tax - KSh 54
Total tax - KSh 4,254
Net pay * KSh 16,913
Marginal tax rate 1.7%
Average tax rate 20.1%
20.1%Total tax
79.9%
Net payThe Taxberg
KSh 16,913
Net pay
KSh 2,400
Tax the employer pays
KSh 4,254
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
KES 6,654
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer KSh 2,400 to pay you KSh 21,167. In other words, every time you spend KES 10 of your hard-earned money, KES 3.14 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
28.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 20.1% tax rate now rises to 28.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 8.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make KSh 21,167 a year living in Kenya, you will be taxed KSh 4,254. That means that your net pay will be KSh 16,913 per year, or KSh 1,409 per month. Your average tax rate is 20.1% and your marginal tax rate is 1.7%. This marginal tax rate means that your immediate additional income will be taxed at this rate. For instance, an increase of KES 100 in your salary will be taxed KES 1.7, hence, your net pay will only increase by KES 98.3.
Bonus ExampleA KES 1,000 bonus will generate an extra KES 983 of net incomes. A KES 5,000 bonus will generate an extra KES 4,915 of net incomes.
NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Kenya tables of KE, 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.