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Salaries in Kenya - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Kenya is, by default, in the range of 369,948 KES (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 1,755,012 KES (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

This is the total annual salary including bonuses. Salaries can vary significantly within individual job positions. If you are interested in salaries for a specific position, participate in the survey.
Gross salary in Kenya is
80% of people earn:
370K - 1.8M KES
10% earn less lthan 370K KES
10% earns more than 1.8M KES
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Distribution of employees in Kenya into salary brackets in KES.

Average salary and range in Kenya by age in KES.

<24
 
 
Average 707K
Median 632K
10% 322K
25% 447K
75% 881K
90% 1.2M
25-34
 
 
Average 950K
Median 768K
10% 261K
25% 454K
75% 1.2M
90% 1.8M
35-44
 
 
Average 1.1M
Median 939K
10% 377K
25% 595K
75% 1.4M
90% 2.1M
45-54
 
 
Average 1.1M
Median 870K
10% 327K
25% 536K
75% 1.4M
90% 2.0M
55+
 
 
Average 949K
Median 811K
10% 348K
25% 530K
75% 1.2M
90% 1.7M

Comparison of the average salary of men and women in Kenya (KES).

Men
992,508 KES
928,764 KES
Women
In general, in Kenya, men earn 6.9% more than women.

The best paid positions in Kenya

List of the best paid positions and their average monthly salary in Kenya (KES).

1. Country Manager/Director Top Management
46,033,632 KES
2. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
39,001,680 KES
3. IT Director Top Management
31,769,280 KES
4. Leasing Director Leasing
31,106,304 KES
5. Finance Manager Management
29,455,056 KES
6. Managing Director Top Management
28,854,144 KES
7. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
28,106,640 KES
8. IT Architect Information Technology
27,484,560 KES
9. Plant manager Top Management
27,277,632 KES
10. Lead developer Information Technology
24,874,560 KES
11. Economic/Financial Director Top Management
24,743,520 KES
12. Solution architect Information Technology
24,712,272 KES
13. Head of product development Management
24,712,272 KES
14. Marketing Director Top Management
24,175,296 KES
15. Software Engineer Information Technology
24,064,272 KES
16. Sales Director Top Management
23,894,352 KES
17. Logistics Director Top Management
23,300,208 KES
18. Technical Director Top Management
23,102,352 KES
19. Agile Coach Information Technology
23,017,680 KES
20. HR Manager Management
22,732,704 KES

The worst paid positions in Kenya

List of the worst-paid positions and their average monthly salary in Kenya (KES)

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research
4,917,600 KES
2. Receptionist Administration
5,221,584 KES
3. Porter, Information Staff General labour
5,573,088 KES
4. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
5,577,840 KES
5. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
5,835,600 KES
6. Sales Representative Commerce
5,903,712 KES
7. Waiter Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
5,910,768 KES
8. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
5,948,496 KES
9. HR Assistant Human Resources
5,972,256 KES
10. Cleaner General labour
5,987,520 KES
11. Packer Production
6,019,344 KES
12. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
6,050,160 KES
13. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
6,094,944 KES
14. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
6,102,000 KES
15. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
6,149,808 KES
16. Data Entry Operator Administration
6,162,048 KES
17. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
6,180,336 KES
18. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
6,212,160 KES
19. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
6,267,600 KES
20. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
6,279,120 KES

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

LithuaniaLithuania
3,705,624 KES (net)
MacedoniaMacedonia
1,364,186 KES (net)
BulgariaBulgaria
1,636,417 KES (net)
Slovak RepublicSlovak Republic
3,683,795 KES (gross)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

List of the latest respondents whose data are used in further salary survey calculations.

Male
Paralegal - law student
Law & Legislation
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Nairobi
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
152 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
20,000 KES
Anually salary
1,824 USD
Anually salary
240,000 KES
ClockPosted: 2026-10-10 07:21:39
Male
Software Engineer
Information Technology
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Nairobi
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
335 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
44,000 KES
Anually salary
4,020 USD
Anually salary
528,000 KES
ClockPosted: 2026-10-09 11:56:57
Female
Finance Manager
Management
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Nairobi
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
3,838 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
504,000 KES
Anually salary
46,056 USD
Anually salary
6,048,000 KES
ClockPosted: 2026-10-06 18:45:54
Male
IT Project Manager
Information Technology
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Nairobi
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
3,015 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
396,000 KES
Anually salary
36,180 USD
Anually salary
4,752,000 KES
ClockPosted: 2026-10-05 17:51:12
Male
Finance Manager
Management
Age group
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Kericho
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,827 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
240,000 KES
Anually salary
21,924 USD
Anually salary
2,880,000 KES
ClockPosted: 2026-10-05 13:11:51
Male
Facility Manager
Management
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Nairobi
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
609 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
80,000 KES
Anually salary
7,308 USD
Anually salary
960,000 KES
ClockPosted: 2026-10-01 16:17:35
Male
Lecturer, trainer
Human Resources
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Nairobi
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
914 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
120,000 KES
Anually salary
10,968 USD
Anually salary
1,440,000 KES
ClockPosted: 2026-09-30 17:54:13
Male
Translator
Translating, interpreting
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Nairobi
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
533 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
70,000 KES
Anually salary
6,396 USD
Anually salary
840,000 KES
ClockPosted: 2026-09-30 15:38:54
Male
Civil Engineer
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Nairobi
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
723 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
95,000 KES
Anually salary
8,676 USD
Anually salary
1,140,000 KES
ClockPosted: 2026-09-27 17:23:58
Female
Architect
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Nairobi
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,142 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
150,000 KES
Anually salary
13,704 USD
Anually salary
1,800,000 KES
ClockPosted: 2026-09-24 22:17:12
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Frequently asked Questions

Frequently asked questions and answers about the salary level in $country.

The total gross average salary for job positions in the country based on Paylab.com data in Kenya is 81,720 KES.

The best-paid positions in the country Kenya are Country Manager/Director, Chief Executive Officer, IT Director, Leasing Director, Finance Manager.

The worst-paid positions in the country Kenya are Nursery School Teacher Assistant, Receptionist, Porter, Information Staff, Tailor, Seamstress.

When we add up the average salary of all women and the average salary of all men in the country Kenya, regardless of the work they do, women earn 6.42% less than men.

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