Income tax calculator Kenya
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
KSh 20,349
Income Tax
- KSh 40.59
National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF)
- KSh 1,800
National Social Security Fund (NSSF)
- KSh 2,400
Total tax
- KSh 4,241
Net pay
*
KSh 16,108
Marginal tax rate
1.7%
Average tax rate
20.8%
79.2%
Net pay
20.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
KSh 16,108
Net pay
KSh 2,400
Tax the employer pays
KSh 4,241
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
KSh 6,641
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer KSh 2,400 to pay you KSh 20,349. In other words, every time you spend KSh 10 of your hard-earned money, KSh 3.26 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
29.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 20.8% tax rate now rises to 29.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 8.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make KSh 20,349 a year living in Kenya, you will be taxed KSh 4,241. That means that your net pay will be KSh 16,108 per year, or KSh 1,342 per month. Your average tax rate is 20.8% 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 KSh 100 in your salary will be taxed KSh 1.66, hence, your net pay will only increase by KSh 98.34.
Bonus Example
A KSh 1,000 bonus will generate an extra KSh 983 of net incomes. A KSh 5,000 bonus will generate an extra KSh 4,917 of net incomes.
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
KES 20027
1.6%
1
USA
KES 18587
8.7%
2
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.