Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
KSh 9,051
Income Tax
- KSh 745
National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF)
- KSh 303
National Social Security Fund (NSSF)
- KSh 100
Total tax
- KSh 1,147
Net pay
* KSh 7,904
Marginal tax rate
13.0%
Average tax rate
12.7%
87.3%
Net pay
12.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
KSh 7,904
Net pay
KSh 100
Tax the employer pays
KSh 1,147
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
KSh 1,247
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer KSh 100 to pay you KSh 9,051. In other words, every time you spend KSh 10 of your hard-earned money, KSh 1.38 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
13.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 12.7% tax rate now rises to 13.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make KSh 217,224 a year living in Kenya, you will be taxed KSh 27,537. That means that your net pay will be KSh 189,687 per year, or KSh 15,807 per month. Your average tax rate is 12.7% and your marginal tax rate is 13.0%. 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 12.97, hence, your net pay will only increase by KSh 87.03.
Bonus Example
A KSh 1,000 bonus will generate an extra KSh 870 of net incomes. A KSh 5,000 bonus will generate an extra KSh 4,352 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
KES 199578
8.1%
1
USA
KES 198410
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
KES 217224
0.0%
1
Singapore
KES 217224
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
KES 217224
0.0%
3
Pakistan
KES 215832
0.6%
4
Thailand
KES 206363
5.0%
5
Philippines
KES 203237
6.4%
6
Indonesia
KES 199240
8.3%
7
Taiwan
KES 197998
8.9%
8
South Korea
KES 194006
10.7%
9
New Zealand
KES 191396
11.9%
10
Malaysia
KES 191190
12.0%
11
India
KES 191157
12.0%
12
China
KES 188583
13.2%
13
Vietnam
KES 184695
15.0%
14
Japan
KES 176513
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
KES 172041
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
KES 212065
2.4%
1
Brazil
KES 200932
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
KES 199954
8.0%
3
Colombia
KES 199846
8.0%
4
Ecuador
KES 196696
9.5%
5
Guatemala
KES 196396
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
KES 194415
10.5%
7
Panama
KES 193329
11.0%
8
Peru
KES 190071
12.5%
9
Argentina
KES 180296
17.0%
10
Chile
KES 178993
17.6%
11
Uruguay
KES 177906
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
KES 215052
1.0%
1
Zambia
KES 204191
6.0%
2
Morocco
KES 202583
6.7%
3
Ivory Coast
KES 191567
11.8%
4
Kenya
KES 189687
12.7%
5
Cameroon
KES 183276
15.6%
6
Uganda
KES 181327
16.5%
7
Mozambique
KES 181283
16.6%
8
Senegal
KES 180646
16.8%
9
Ghana
KES 177623
18.2%
10
Angola
KES 169595
21.9%
11
Nigeria
KES 162211
25.3%
12
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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.