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Income Tax Calculator Kenya

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Withholding
Salary KSh 85,000
National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) - KSh 3,600
National Social Security Fund (NSSF) - KSh 2,400
Income Tax - KSh 5,020
Total tax - KSh 11,020
Net pay * KSh 73,980
Marginal tax rate 10.0%
Average tax rate 13.0%
13%Total tax
87%
Net pay
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KSh 73,980
Net pay
KSh 2,400
Tax the employer pays
KSh 11,020
Tax you pay
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Total tax paid
KES 13,420
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer KSh 2,400 to pay you KSh 85,000. In other words, every time you spend KES 10 of your hard-earned money, KES 1.58 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
15.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 13% tax rate now rises to 15.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 2.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary

If you make KSh 85,000 a year living in Kenya, you will be taxed KSh 11,020. That means that your net pay will be KSh 73,980 per year, or KSh 6,165 per month. Your average tax rate is 13.0% 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 KES 100 in your salary will be taxed KES 10, hence, your net pay will only increase by KES 90.

Bonus Example

A KES 1,000 bonus will generate an extra KES 900 of net incomes. A KES 5,000 bonus will generate an extra KES 4,500 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.