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Salaries in Kenya - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Kenya is, by default, in the range of 205.00 EUR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 975.00 EUR (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

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Gross salary in Kenya is
80% of people earn:
205 - 975 EUR
10% earn less lthan 205 EUR
10% earns more than 975 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 393
Median 351
10% 179
25% 248
75% 490
90% 656
25-34
 
 
Average 528
Median 426
10% 145
25% 252
75% 686
90% 1,028
35-44
 
 
Average 620
Median 521
10% 209
25% 331
75% 797
90% 1,148
45-54
 
 
Average 585
Median 483
10% 182
25% 298
75% 754
90% 1,105
55+
 
 
Average 527
Median 450
10% 193
25% 294
75% 673
90% 951

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

Men
551 EUR
516 EUR
Women
In general, in Kenya, men earn 6.8% more than women.

The best paid positions in Kenya

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

1. Country Manager/Director Top Management
2,130.00 EUR
2. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
1,805.00 EUR
3. IT Director Top Management
1,470.00 EUR
4. Leasing Director Leasing
1,439.00 EUR
5. Finance Manager Management
1,363.00 EUR
6. Managing Director Top Management
1,335.00 EUR
7. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
1,300.00 EUR
8. IT Architect Information Technology
1,272.00 EUR
9. Plant manager Top Management
1,262.00 EUR
10. Lead developer Information Technology
1,151.00 EUR
11. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
1,145.00 EUR
12. Solution architect Information Technology
1,143.00 EUR
13. Head of product development Management
1,143.00 EUR
14. Marketing Director Top Management
1,118.00 EUR
15. Software Engineer Information Technology
1,113.00 EUR
16. Sales Director Top Management
1,105.00 EUR
17. Logistics Director Top Management
1,078.00 EUR
18. Technical Director Top Management
1,069.00 EUR
19. Agile Coach Information Technology
1,065.00 EUR
20. HR Manager Management
1,052.00 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
227.00 EUR
2. Receptionist Administration
241.00 EUR
3. Porter, Information Staff General labour
257.00 EUR
4. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
258.00 EUR
5. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
270.00 EUR
6. Waiter Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
273.00 EUR
7. Sales Representative Commerce
273.00 EUR
8. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
275.00 EUR
9. HR Assistant Human Resources
276.00 EUR
10. Cleaner General labour
277.00 EUR
11. Packer Production
278.00 EUR
12. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
280.00 EUR
13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
282.00 EUR
14. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
282.00 EUR
15. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
284.00 EUR
16. Data Entry Operator Administration
285.00 EUR
17. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
286.00 EUR
18. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
287.00 EUR
19. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
290.00 EUR
20. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
290.00 EUR

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

SerbiaSerbia
1,280 EUR (net)
PolandPoland
2,739 EUR (gross)
LithuaniaLithuania
2,098 EUR (net)
MacedoniaMacedonia
773 EUR (net)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

Male
Department Manager
Management
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Nairobi
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
2,482 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
325,000 KES
Anually salary
29,784 USD
Anually salary
3,900,000 KES
ClockPosted: 2026-09-19 23:23:19
Male
Civil Engineer
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Makueni
Education:
Secondary without school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
1,296 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
169,697 KES
Anually salary
15,552 USD
Anually salary
2,036,364 KES
ClockPosted: 2026-09-11 11:23:37
Female
Special Needs Teacher
Education, Science & Research
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Kisumu
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
306 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
40,000 KES
Anually salary
3,672 USD
Anually salary
480,000 KES
ClockPosted: 2026-09-11 06:58:37
Male
Senior Accountant
Economy, Finance, Accountancy
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Nairobi
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,528 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
200,000 KES
Anually salary
18,336 USD
Anually salary
2,400,000 KES
ClockPosted: 2026-09-10 19:38:25
Male
Dentist
Medicine & Social Care
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Nairobi
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,986 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
260,000 KES
Anually salary
23,832 USD
Anually salary
3,120,000 KES
ClockPosted: 2026-09-08 21:18:55
Male
Insurance Underwriter
Insurance
Age group
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Nairobi
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
115 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
15,000 KES
Anually salary
1,380 USD
Anually salary
180,000 KES
ClockPosted: 2026-09-04 14:06:13
Male
Software consultant
Information Technology
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Nairobi
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,299 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
170,000 KES
Anually salary
15,588 USD
Anually salary
2,040,000 KES
ClockPosted: 2026-09-03 15:23:44
Female
Finance Manager
Management
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Nairobi
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
1,130 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
148,000 KES
Anually salary
13,560 USD
Anually salary
1,776,000 KES
ClockPosted: 2026-09-01 18:38:09
Male
Medical Laboratory Technician
Medicine & Social Care
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Bungoma
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
795 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
104,020 KES
Anually salary
9,540 USD
Anually salary
1,248,240 KES
ClockPosted: 2026-08-30 14:59:06
Female
Pastry Chef, Confectioner
Agriculture, Food Industry
Age group
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Nairobi
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
687 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
90,000 KES
Anually salary
8,244 USD
Anually salary
1,080,000 KES
ClockPosted: 2026-08-28 00:49:59
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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 545 EUR.

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 6.35% less than men.

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