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Salaries in Kenya - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Kenya is, by default, in the range of 201.00 EUR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 1,004.00 EUR (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

This is the total monthly 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:
201 - 1,004 EUR
10% earn less lthan 201 EUR
10% earns more than 1,004 EUR
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Distribution of employees in Kenya into salary brackets in EUR.

Average salary and range in Kenya by age in EUR.

<24
 
 
Average 406
Median 355
10% 167
25% 241
75% 513
90% 707
25-34
 
 
Average 549
Median 449
10% 160
25% 270
75% 712
90% 1,056
35-44
 
 
Average 621
Median 498
10% 164
25% 291
75% 809
90% 1,220
45-54
 
 
Average 577
Median 446
10% 123
25% 244
75% 757
90% 1,179
55+
 
 
Average 533
Median 428
10% 142
25% 251
75% 694
90% 1,046

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

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Men
565 EUR
523 EUR
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Women
In general, in Kenya, men earn 8.0% more than women.

The best paid positions in Kenya

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

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
1,730.00 EUR
2. Country Manager/Director Top Management
1,520.00 EUR
3. IT Director Top Management
1,496.00 EUR
4. Leasing Director Leasing
1,405.00 EUR
5. Managing Director Top Management
1,389.00 EUR
6. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
1,344.00 EUR
7. Plant manager Top Management
1,284.00 EUR
8. IT Architect Information Technology
1,234.00 EUR
9. Finance Manager Management
1,198.00 EUR
10. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
1,191.00 EUR
11. Head of product development Management
1,164.00 EUR
12. Lead developer Information Technology
1,129.00 EUR
13. Sales Director Top Management
1,125.00 EUR
14. Marketing Director Top Management
1,109.00 EUR
15. Logistics Director Top Management
1,088.00 EUR
16. Technical Director Top Management
1,088.00 EUR
17. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
1,062.00 EUR
18. Publishing House Director Top Management
1,056.00 EUR
19. IT Manager Management
1,040.00 EUR
20. HR Manager Management
1,020.00 EUR

The worst paid positions in Kenya

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

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research
231.00 EUR
2. Porter, Information Staff General labour
259.00 EUR
3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
262.00 EUR
4. HR Assistant Human Resources
270.00 EUR
5. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
274.00 EUR
6. Sales Representative Commerce
278.00 EUR
7. Waiter Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
279.00 EUR
8. Cleaner General labour
279.00 EUR
9. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
280.00 EUR
10. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
281.00 EUR
11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
282.00 EUR
12. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
283.00 EUR
13. Packer Production
283.00 EUR
14. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
289.00 EUR
15. Receptionist Administration
289.00 EUR
16. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
291.00 EUR
17. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
291.00 EUR
18. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
292.00 EUR
19. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
295.00 EUR
20. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
295.00 EUR

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

BulgariaBulgaria
1,520 EUR (net)
EstoniaEstonia
1,969 EUR (net)
RomaniaRomania
1,463 EUR (net)
CroatiaCroatia
1,612 EUR (net)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

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Project Manager
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Nairobi
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
589 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
75,000 KES
Anually salary
7,068 USD
Anually salary
900,000 KES
ClockPosted: 2025-12-25 18:17:16
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Project Coordinator
Administration
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Nairobi
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
236 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
30,000 KES
Anually salary
2,832 USD
Anually salary
360,000 KES
ClockPosted: 2025-12-22 19:28:16
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Software Engineer
Information Technology
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Nairobi
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
527 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
67,000 KES
Anually salary
6,324 USD
Anually salary
804,000 KES
ClockPosted: 2025-12-22 05:22:29
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HR Assistant
Human Resources
Age group
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Nairobi
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
196 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
25,000 KES
Anually salary
2,352 USD
Anually salary
300,000 KES
ClockPosted: 2025-12-20 08:21:28
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Technician
Electrical & Power Engineering
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Nairobi
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,572 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
200,000 KES
Anually salary
18,864 USD
Anually salary
2,400,000 KES
ClockPosted: 2025-12-19 10:24:56
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Structural Engineer
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Nairobi
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
2,641 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
336,000 KES
Anually salary
31,692 USD
Anually salary
4,032,000 KES
ClockPosted: 2025-12-19 08:25:49
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HR Manager
Management
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Machakos
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
865 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
110,000 KES
Anually salary
10,380 USD
Anually salary
1,320,000 KES
ClockPosted: 2025-12-19 05:23:49
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Accounting Clerk
Insurance
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Kisumu
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
257 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
32,756 KES
Anually salary
3,084 USD
Anually salary
393,072 KES
ClockPosted: 2025-12-19 00:23:01
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Sales coordinator
Commerce
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Nairobi
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
660 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
84,000 KES
Anually salary
7,920 USD
Anually salary
1,008,000 KES
ClockPosted: 2025-12-18 09:44:02
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Laboratory Technician
Education, Science & Research
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Busia
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
118 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
15,000 KES
Anually salary
1,416 USD
Anually salary
180,000 KES
ClockPosted: 2025-12-18 08:52:43
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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 554 EUR.

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

The worst-paid positions in the country Kenya are Nursery School Teacher Assistant, Porter, Information Staff, Tailor, HR Assistant, 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 7.43% less than men.

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