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Kenya Teacher PAYE Calculator

Enter a teacher's gross monthly salary to instantly compute PAYE, NSSF Tier I + II, SHIF, Housing Levy, and net take-home โ€” using the current 2026 KRA + Treasury rates.

Enter the teacher's gross monthly salary before any deductions. The calculator applies Kenya 2026 KRA + Treasury rates.

Quick presets

Rough TSC pay scale approximations. Verify against your actual scale.

Rates applied (Kenya 2026)

  • PAYE: 10% / 25% / 30% / 32.5% / 35% (5 bands)
  • Personal relief: KES 2,400 / month
  • NSSF Tier I: 6% of first KES 8,000
  • NSSF Tier II: 6% of KES 8,001 โ€“ 72,000
  • SHIF: 2.75% of gross (min KES 300)
  • Housing Levy: 1.5% of gross

Enter a gross salary to see the breakdown.

Running this for every teacher?

Elimikasasa's Payroll module computes this for your entire staff in one click โ€” and generates payslips, P9 forms and KRA-compliant statutory reports automatically. Try it free for one school term.

What this calculator does

  • Updated for Kenya 2026 KRA + Treasury rates
  • PAYE: 5 tax bands (10% / 25% / 30% / 32.5% / 35%)
  • Personal relief: KES 2,400/month auto-applied
  • NSSF Tier I + Tier II (post-2023 NSSF Act)
  • SHIF at 2.75% (replaces NHIF since Oct 2024)
  • Housing Levy at 1.5% (Affordable Housing Act)
  • Shows the math step-by-step โ€” band by band
  • Free, no login, no email required

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