Income tax calculator Kenya

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
KSh 70,027
Income Tax
- KSh 3,703
National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF)
- KSh 1,800
National Social Security Fund (NSSF)
- KSh 2,400
Total tax
- KSh 7,903
Net pay
* KSh 62,124
Marginal tax rate
10.0%
Average tax rate
11.3%
88.7%
Net pay
11.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
KSh 62,124
Net pay
KSh 2,400
Tax the employer pays
KSh 7,903
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
KSh 10,303
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer KSh 2,400 to pay you KSh 70,027. In other words, every time you spend KSh 10 of your hard-earned money, KSh 1.47 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
14.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 11.3% tax rate now rises to 14.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 2.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make KSh 70,027 a year living in Kenya, you will be taxed KSh 7,903. That means that your net pay will be KSh 62,124 per year, or KSh 5,177 per month. Your average tax rate is 11.3% 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.
Compare average tax
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
KES 68921
1.6%
1
USA
KES 63962
8.7%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
KES 69327
1.0%
1
Uganda
KES 66295
5.3%
2
Zambia
KES 65825
6.0%
3
Morocco
KES 65307
6.7%
4
Ivory Coast
KES 64775
7.5%
5
Senegal
KES 63816
8.9%
6
Ghana
KES 62800
10.3%
7
Kenya
KES 62124
11.3%
8
Mozambique
KES 59840
14.6%
9
Cameroon
KES 59083
15.6%
10
Angola
KES 56107
19.9%
11
Nigeria
KES 56044
20.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KES 70027
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
KES 66526
5.0%
2
Qatar
KES 66526
5.0%
3
Bahrain
KES 64424
8.0%
4
Oman
KES 64426
8.0%
5
Lebanon
KES 62445
10.8%
6
Kuwait
KES 62322
11.0%
7
Egypt
KES 61656
12.0%
8
Israel
KES 60819
13.2%
9
Turkey
KES 58991
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.