Income tax calculator Kenya

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
KSh 52,749
Income Tax
- KSh 1,975
National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF)
- KSh 1,800
National Social Security Fund (NSSF)
- KSh 2,400
Total tax
- KSh 6,175
Net pay
* KSh 46,574
Marginal tax rate
10.0%
Average tax rate
11.7%
88.3%
Net pay
11.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
KSh 46,574
Net pay
KSh 2,400
Tax the employer pays
KSh 6,175
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
KSh 8,575
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer KSh 2,400 to pay you KSh 52,749. In other words, every time you spend KSh 10 of your hard-earned money, KSh 1.63 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
15.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 11.7% tax rate now rises to 15.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 3.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make KSh 52,749 a year living in Kenya, you will be taxed KSh 6,175. That means that your net pay will be KSh 46,574 per year, or KSh 3,881 per month. Your average tax rate is 11.7% and your marginal tax rate is 10.0%. 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 10, hence, your net pay will only increase by KSh 90.
Bonus Example
A KSh 1,000 bonus will generate an extra KSh 900 of net incomes. A KSh 5,000 bonus will generate an extra KSh 4,500 of net incomes.
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
KES 51916
1.6%
1
USA
KES 48181
8.7%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
KES 51496
2.4%
1
Brazil
KES 48793
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
KES 48555
8.0%
3
Colombia
KES 48529
8.0%
4
Ecuador
KES 47764
9.5%
5
Guatemala
KES 47691
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
KES 47210
10.5%
7
Panama
KES 46946
11.0%
8
Peru
KES 46155
12.5%
9
Argentina
KES 43782
17.0%
10
Chile
KES 43465
17.6%
11
Uruguay
KES 43201
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
KES 52222
1.0%
1
Uganda
KES 50004
5.2%
2
Zambia
KES 49584
6.0%
3
Morocco
KES 49194
6.7%
4
Ivory Coast
KES 48793
7.5%
5
Ghana
KES 48161
8.7%
6
Senegal
KES 48024
9.0%
7
Kenya
KES 46574
11.7%
8
Mozambique
KES 44808
15.1%
9
Cameroon
KES 44505
15.6%
10
Nigeria
KES 42732
19.0%
11
Angola
KES 42538
19.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KES 52749
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
KES 50112
5.0%
2
Qatar
KES 50112
5.0%
3
Bahrain
KES 48529
8.0%
4
Oman
KES 48528
8.0%
5
Egypt
KES 47817
9.4%
6
Lebanon
KES 47240
10.4%
7
Kuwait
KES 46945
11.0%
8
Israel
KES 45812
13.2%
9
Turkey
KES 44436
15.8%
10
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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.