Income tax calculator Kenya
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
KSh 19,884
Income Tax
- KSh 32.88
National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF)
- KSh 1,800
National Social Security Fund (NSSF)
- KSh 2,400
Total tax
- KSh 4,233
Net pay
*
KSh 15,651
Marginal tax rate
1.7%
Average tax rate
21.3%
78.7%
Net pay
21.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
KSh 15,651
Net pay
KSh 2,400
Tax the employer pays
KSh 4,233
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
KSh 6,633
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer KSh 2,400 to pay you KSh 19,884. In other words, every time you spend KSh 10 of your hard-earned money, KSh 3.34 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
29.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 21.3% tax rate now rises to 29.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 8.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make KSh 19,884 a year living in Kenya, you will be taxed KSh 4,233. That means that your net pay will be KSh 15,651 per year, or KSh 1,304 per month. Your average tax rate is 21.3% and your marginal tax rate is 1.7%. 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 1.66, hence, your net pay will only increase by KSh 98.34.
Bonus Example
A KSh 1,000 bonus will generate an extra KSh 983 of net incomes. A KSh 5,000 bonus will generate an extra KSh 4,917 of net incomes.
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.