Employees tax calculators
Pay as you earn, statutory deductions and what lands in your account each month.
If you are employed in Kenya, your employer deducts PAYE income tax and several statutory contributions from your gross pay before you are paid. These calculators show how each deduction is worked out, so you can check a payslip, compare job offers or plan a raise.
Start with the PAYE calculator for take-home pay, then look at individual deductions such as NSSF, SHIF and the Housing Levy, or at one-off payments such as bonuses and severance.
Tax types and calculators
- PAYE calculatorIncome tax and net pay from gross salary.
- Gross from net salaryFind the gross salary behind the take-home pay you want.
- Payslip generatorProduce a payslip as a PDF with every deduction shown.
- NSSFEmployee and employer pension contributions by tier.
- SHIFSocial Health Insurance Fund contribution.
- Housing LevyAffordable Housing Levy for employees and employers.
- Bonus, overtime & commission taxWhat you keep from a bonus, overtime or commission.
- Allowances & benefitsTaxable value of a company car, housing, meals and per diem.
- Tax reliefsInsurance, mortgage interest, pension and home savings reliefs.
- Annual return (P9)Refund due or tax payable from your P9 totals.
- Terminal dues taxTax on severance, notice and leave pay when a job ends.
- Pension & NSSF lump sumTax on lump-sum pension and NSSF withdrawals.
- Disability exemptionPAYE saved by the disability income exemption.
- Severance, notice & leaveSeverance, notice pay, leave days and unpaid salary.
- Overtime payOvertime at 1.5x and double time.
- Minimum wageCheck pay against the gazetted minimum wage.
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- Understanding your P9 form, box by boxYour P9 summarises a year of pay and tax in one page. Here is what each part means, how to check it against your payslips and how to use it to file your return.
- How to prepare your payroll for a new financial yearA new year brings new rates, new employees' details and fresh deadlines. Here is a payroll checklist covering rates, records, budgets and reconciliation.
- How to explain a tax change to your staff or customersWhen a tax change alters pay or prices, people want a clear, honest explanation. Here is how to prepare, what to say and how to answer difficult questions.
- Interns and attachment students: pay and tax basicsHosting interns and students on attachment raises questions about stipends, contracts, tax and contributions. Here is a plain guide for both employers and interns.
- How to switch from employee to self-employed without surprisesLeaving a salary to work for yourself changes your tax, your contributions and your cash flow. Here is a checklist for making the move with fewer shocks.
- How to build a personal tax change logA simple log of the tax changes that affect you saves hours every year. Here is what to record, how to keep it and how it helps with returns, audits and new advisers.
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Estimates for information only. Not tax or financial advice.