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Income Tax Calculator Kenya

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Withholding
Salary KSh 56,971
National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) - KSh 10
National Social Security Fund (NSSF) - KSh 1
Income Tax - KSh 17,049
Total tax - KSh 17,060
Net pay * KSh 39,911
Marginal tax rate 30.0%
Average tax rate 29.9%
29.9%Total tax
70.1%
Net pay
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KSh 39,911
Net pay
KSh 1
Tax the employer pays
KSh 17,060
Tax you pay
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Total tax paid
KES 17,061
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer KSh 1 to pay you KSh 56,971. In other words, every time you spend KES 10 of your hard-earned money, KES 2.99 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
29.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 29.9% tax rate now rises to 29.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary

If you make KSh 118,499,680 a year living in Kenya, you will be taxed KSh 35,484,624. That means that your net pay will be KSh 83,015,056 per year, or KSh 6,917,921 per month. Your average tax rate is 29.9% and your marginal tax rate is 30.0%. 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 30, hence, your net pay will only increase by KES 70.

Bonus Example

A KES 1,000 bonus will generate an extra KES 700 of net incomes. A KES 5,000 bonus will generate an extra KES 3,500 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.