Income tax calculator Kenya

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
KSh 62,500
Income Tax
- KSh 15,080
National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF)
- KSh 850
National Social Security Fund (NSSF)
- KSh 100
Total tax
- KSh 16,030
Net pay
* KSh 46,470
Marginal tax rate
30.0%
Average tax rate
25.6%
74.4%
Net pay
25.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
KSh 46,470
Net pay
KSh 100
Tax the employer pays
KSh 16,030
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
KSh 16,130
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer KSh 100 to pay you KSh 62,500. In other words, every time you spend KSh 10 of your hard-earned money, KSh 2.58 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
25.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 25.6% tax rate now rises to 25.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make KSh 1,500,000 a year living in Kenya, you will be taxed KSh 384,720. That means that your net pay will be KSh 1,115,280 per year, or KSh 92,940 per month. Your average tax rate is 25.7% and your marginal tax rate is 30.0%. 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 30, hence, your net pay will only increase by KSh 70.
Bonus Example
A KSh 1,000 bonus will generate an extra KSh 700 of net incomes. A KSh 5,000 bonus will generate an extra KSh 3,500 of net incomes.
Tax per income
KSh 65,000
KSh 70,000
KSh 75,000
KSh 80,000
KSh 85,000
KSh 90,000
KSh 95,000
KSh 100,000
KSh 105,000
KSh 110,000
KSh 115,000
KSh 120,000
KSh 125,000
KSh 130,000
KSh 135,000
KSh 140,000
KSh 145,000
KSh 150,000
KSh 155,000
KSh 160,000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
KES 1499999
0.0%
1
Ireland
KES 1500000
0.0%
2
Spain
KES 1404750
6.4%
3
Switzerland
KES 1394488
7.0%
4
Italy
KES 1355839
9.6%
5
France
KES 1354501
9.7%
6
Norway
KES 1351508
9.9%
7
Luxembourg
KES 1326581
11.6%
8
Russia
KES 1305000
13.0%
9
Czech Republic
KES 1276794
14.9%
10
Austria
KES 1275343
15.0%
11
Hungary
KES 1222500
18.5%
12
Ukraine
KES 1207500
19.5%
13
Germany
KES 1204875
19.7%
14
Greece
KES 1172262
21.9%
15
Sweden
KES 1166768
22.2%
16
Poland
KES 1118399
25.4%
17
Portugal
KES 1071063
28.6%
18
Finland
KES 1038750
30.8%
19
Belgium
KES 1020000
32.0%
20
Denmark
KES 1001368
33.2%
21
Netherlands
KES 943912
37.1%
22
Romania
KES 877500
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KES 1351779
9.9%
1
Canada
KES 1144553
23.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
KES 1500000
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
KES 1425000
5.0%
2
Thailand
KES 1403435
6.4%
3
Taiwan
KES 1367235
8.9%
4
Pakistan
KES 1344218
10.4%
5
South Korea
KES 1317004
12.2%
6
Malaysia
KES 1299208
13.4%
7
New Zealand
KES 1291898
13.9%
8
Indonesia
KES 1284954
14.3%
9
Philippines
KES 1254801
16.4%
10
Japan
KES 1218879
18.7%
11
Singapore
KES 1200422
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
KES 1188000
20.8%
13
Vietnam
KES 1174859
21.7%
14
India
KES 1146419
23.6%
15
China
KES 1065526
29.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
KES 1381764
7.9%
1
Colombia
KES 1364193
9.1%
2
Ecuador
KES 1357719
9.5%
3
Guatemala
KES 1356173
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
KES 1342500
10.5%
5
Panama
KES 1335000
11.0%
6
Mexico
KES 1249810
16.7%
7
Chile
KES 1235829
17.6%
8
Brazil
KES 1201296
19.9%
9
Uruguay
KES 1198500
20.1%
10
Peru
KES 1176011
21.6%
11
Argentina
KES 974103
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
KES 1332495
11.2%
1
Morocco
KES 1163507
22.4%
2
Mozambique
KES 1151057
23.3%
3
Ivory Coast
KES 1124601
25.0%
4
Kenya
KES 1115280
25.7%
5
Angola
KES 1113322
25.8%
6
Ghana
KES 1096986
26.9%
7
Cameroon
KES 1082045
27.9%
8
Nigeria
KES 1036313
30.9%
9
Uganda
KES 1012878
32.5%
10
Senegal
KES 1007977
32.8%
11
Zambia
KES 960122
36.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KES 1425000
5.0%
1
Qatar
KES 1425000
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KES 1380001
8.0%
3
Oman
KES 1380001
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KES 1350000
10.0%
5
Kuwait
KES 1335000
11.0%
6
Israel
KES 1302750
13.2%
7
Egypt
KES 1160600
22.6%
8
Lebanon
KES 1149380
23.4%
9
Turkey
KES 853136
43.1%
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.