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Salaries in Kenya - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Kenya is, by default, in the range of 30,218.00 KES (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 150,501.00 KES (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:
30K - 151K KES
10% earn less lthan 30K KES
10% earns more than 151K 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 61K
Median 53K
10% 25K
25% 36K
75% 77K
90% 106K
25-34
 
 
Average 82K
Median 67K
10% 24K
25% 41K
75% 107K
90% 158K
35-44
 
 
Average 93K
Median 75K
10% 25K
25% 44K
75% 121K
90% 183K
45-54
 
 
Average 87K
Median 67K
10% 18K
25% 37K
75% 114K
90% 177K
55+
 
 
Average 80K
Median 64K
10% 21K
25% 38K
75% 104K
90% 157K

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

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Men
84,799 KES
78,397 KES
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Women
In general, in Kenya, men earn 8.2% more than women.

The best paid positions in Kenya

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

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
259,532.00 KES
2. Country Manager/Director Top Management
227,968.00 KES
3. IT Director Top Management
224,420.00 KES
4. Leasing Director Leasing
210,757.00 KES
5. Managing Director Top Management
208,347.00 KES
6. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
201,661.00 KES
7. Plant manager Top Management
192,690.00 KES
8. IT Architect Information Technology
185,139.00 KES
9. Finance Manager Management
179,773.00 KES
10. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
178,704.00 KES
11. Head of product development Management
174,569.00 KES
12. Lead developer Information Technology
169,342.00 KES
13. Sales Director Top Management
168,791.00 KES
14. Marketing Director Top Management
166,398.00 KES
15. Logistics Director Top Management
163,212.00 KES
16. Technical Director Top Management
163,197.00 KES
17. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
159,273.00 KES
18. Publishing House Director Top Management
158,404.00 KES
19. IT Manager Management
156,084.00 KES
20. HR Manager Management
153,058.00 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
34,739.00 KES
2. Porter, Information Staff General labour
38,932.00 KES
3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
39,402.00 KES
4. HR Assistant Human Resources
40,565.00 KES
5. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
41,223.00 KES
6. Sales Representative Commerce
41,762.00 KES
7. Waiter Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
41,865.00 KES
8. Cleaner General labour
41,882.00 KES
9. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
42,021.00 KES
10. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
42,211.00 KES
11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
42,380.00 KES
12. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
42,523.00 KES
13. Packer Production
42,573.00 KES
14. Receptionist Administration
43,407.00 KES
15. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
43,442.00 KES
16. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
43,656.00 KES
17. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
43,658.00 KES
18. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
43,883.00 KES
19. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
44,275.00 KES
20. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
44,357.00 KES

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

BulgariaBulgaria
227,929 KES (net)
LatviaLatvia
257,282 KES (net)
CroatiaCroatia
241,747 KES (net)
EstoniaEstonia
295,271 KES (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 83,128 KES.

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 7.55% less than men.

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