PAYE & payslip calculator Kenya

Work out Kenyan net pay and cost to company: PAYE, NSSF Tier I & II, SHIF, Housing Levy, pension, non-cash benefits and KRA reliefs.

Estimates only, based on the statutory rates this site uses. Your OurPay specialist confirms exact figures for every run. Nothing you type here leaves your browser.

House allowance
Transport / car allowance
Utilities allowance
Arrears
Leave allowance
Additional information
NSSF Tier 2, pension, non-cash benefits, KRA reliefs
For employees in a contracted-out occupational scheme - only Tier 1 (6% of the first 9,000) is deducted; the rest is contributed to their private scheme instead.
Pension contribution
Voluntary contributions to a registered scheme, on top of NSSF. Employee-side is tax-deductible up to 30,000/month combined with NSSF.
Non-cash benefits
Any benefit in kind not covered below - club memberships, low-interest loans, domestic staff, etc - valued at what it would cost the employee to buy it themselves.
Shifts the tax created by non-cash benefits onto the employer, so the employee's net pay isn't reduced by tax on a benefit they never received in cash.
Other KRA reliefs & deductions
Deductible from taxable pay, capped at 30,000/month - only for interest on a loan to buy or improve the employee's main residence.
Relief of 15% of premiums paid, capped at 5,000/month - added on top of the 2,400 personal relief, not deducted from taxable pay.
Deductible from taxable pay, capped at 15,000/month - separate from the pension cap above.
Waives PAYE entirely on employment income for holders of a current KRA exemption certificate - no cap.

Common questions

What does the Kenya calculator include?

PAYE with personal relief, NSSF Tier I and II (with a contracted-out option), SHIF and the Housing Levy. Optional inputs cover pension, non-cash benefits such as housing and a company car, and KRA reliefs.

Who pays the Housing Levy?

Both sides. The employee pays 1.5% of gross pay and the employer pays a matching 1.5%, which is why it appears in cost to company.

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