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Salaries in Kenya - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Kenya is, by default, in the range of 35,831.00 KES (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 138,687.00 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:
36K - 139K KES
10% earn less lthan 36K KES
10% earns more than 139K 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 60K
Median 54K
10% 30K
25% 40K
75% 73K
90% 96K
25-34
 
 
Average 80K
Median 69K
10% 31K
25% 46K
75% 101K
90% 141K
35-44
 
 
Average 89K
Median 75K
10% 32K
25% 49K
75% 113K
90% 162K
45-54
 
 
Average 87K
Median 73K
10% 29K
25% 46K
75% 112K
90% 161K
55+
 
 
Average 78K
Median 67K
10% 29K
25% 44K
75% 99K
90% 139K

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

Men
82,098 KES
78,912 KES
Women
In general, in Kenya, men earn 4.0% 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
319,585.00 KES
2. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
274,471.00 KES
3. IT Director Top Management
220,516.00 KES
4. Leasing Director Leasing
217,577.00 KES
5. Finance Manager Management
213,340.00 KES
6. Managing Director Top Management
197,060.00 KES
7. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
190,959.00 KES
8. IT Architect Information Technology
189,990.00 KES
9. Plant manager Top Management
189,338.00 KES
10. Head of product development Management
176,576.00 KES
11. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
173,860.00 KES
12. Solution architect Information Technology
172,642.00 KES
13. HR Manager Management
169,738.00 KES
14. Marketing Director Top Management
168,955.00 KES
15. Lead developer Information Technology
168,536.00 KES
16. Sales Director Top Management
165,854.00 KES
17. Logistics Director Top Management
161,628.00 KES
18. Software Engineer Information Technology
161,128.00 KES
19. Agile Coach Information Technology
160,804.00 KES
20. Technical Director Top Management
160,357.00 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
34,134.00 KES
2. Porter, Information Staff General labour
38,462.00 KES
3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
38,717.00 KES
4. Receptionist Administration
39,100.00 KES
5. Cleaner General labour
40,452.00 KES
6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
40,505.00 KES
7. HR Assistant Human Resources
41,271.00 KES
8. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
41,290.00 KES
9. Sales Representative Commerce
41,369.00 KES
10. Waiter Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
41,510.00 KES
11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
42,015.00 KES
12. Packer Production
42,096.00 KES
13. Data Entry Operator Administration
42,264.00 KES
14. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
42,370.00 KES
15. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
42,411.00 KES
16. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
42,686.00 KES
17. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
42,899.00 KES
18. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
43,119.00 KES
19. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
43,505.00 KES
20. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
43,756.00 KES

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
142,590 KES (net)
CroatiaCroatia
252,945 KES (net)
BulgariaBulgaria
185,525 KES (net)
LithuaniaLithuania
309,834 KES (net)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

Female
IT/Technical Support Specialist
Information Technology
Age group
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Nairobi
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
252 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
32,417 KES
Anually salary
3,024 USD
Anually salary
389,004 KES
ClockPosted: 2026-07-03 17:30:12
Male
Office Manager
Administration
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Nairobi
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
567 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
73,000 KES
Anually salary
6,804 USD
Anually salary
876,000 KES
ClockPosted: 2026-07-03 11:02:41
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
388 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
50,000 KES
Anually salary
4,656 USD
Anually salary
600,000 KES
ClockPosted: 2026-07-01 22:04:07
Female
Sales Representative
Commerce
Age group
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Nairobi
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
249 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
32,000 KES
Anually salary
2,988 USD
Anually salary
384,000 KES
ClockPosted: 2026-07-01 08:17:09
Female
IT auditor
Information Technology
Age group
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Nairobi
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
233 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
30,000 KES
Anually salary
2,796 USD
Anually salary
360,000 KES
ClockPosted: 2026-06-29 02:28:36
Male
Sales Representative
Commerce
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Nairobi
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
218 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
28,000 KES
Anually salary
2,616 USD
Anually salary
336,000 KES
ClockPosted: 2026-06-26 06:56:32
Male
Production Manager
Management
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Laikipia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
513 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
66,000 KES
Anually salary
6,156 USD
Anually salary
792,000 KES
ClockPosted: 2026-06-24 11:51:15
Male
Accountant
Economy, Finance, Accountancy
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Nairobi
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
816 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
105,000 KES
Anually salary
9,792 USD
Anually salary
1,260,000 KES
ClockPosted: 2026-06-22 08:49:57
Male
Data Protection Officer
Information Technology
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Nairobi
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
641 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
82,500 KES
Anually salary
7,692 USD
Anually salary
990,000 KES
ClockPosted: 2026-06-22 06:09:16
Male
Petrol Station Attendant
Service Industries
Age group
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Garissa
Education:
Primary education
Basic gross monthly salary
451 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
58,000 KES
Anually salary
5,412 USD
Anually salary
696,000 KES
ClockPosted: 2026-06-16 20:32:02
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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 81,682 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, Porter, Information Staff, Tailor, Receptionist, Cleaner.

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 3.88% less than men.

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