Income tax calculator Kenya
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
KSh 170,000
Income Tax
- KSh 13,304
National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF)
- KSh 5,760
National Social Security Fund (NSSF)
- KSh 2,400
Total tax
- KSh 21,464
Net pay
*
KSh 148,536
Marginal tax rate
12.4%
Average tax rate
12.6%
87.4%
Net pay
12.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
KSh 148,536
Net pay
KSh 2,400
Tax the employer pays
KSh 21,464
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
KSh 23,864
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer KSh 2,400 to pay you KSh 170,000. In other words, every time you spend KSh 10 of your hard-earned money, KSh 1.40 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
13.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 12.6% tax rate now rises to 13.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make KSh 170,000 a year living in Kenya, you will be taxed KSh 21,464. That means that your net pay will be KSh 148,536 per year, or KSh 12,378 per month. Your average tax rate is 12.6% and your marginal tax rate is 12.4%. This marginal tax rate means that your immediate additional income will be taxed at this rate. For instance, an increase of KSh 100 in your salary will be taxed KSh 12.40, hence, your net pay will only increase by KSh 87.60.
Bonus Example
A KSh 1,000 bonus will generate an extra KSh 876 of net incomes. A KSh 5,000 bonus will generate an extra KSh 4,380 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the tables of Kenya, 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.