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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.

Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
144,131 KES (net)
EstoniaEstonia
295,271 KES (net)
Czech RepublicCzech Republic
352,775 KES (gross)
MacedoniaMacedonia
110,171 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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Data analyst
Economy, Finance, Accountancy
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Nairobi
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
469 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
60,000 KES
Anually salary
5,628 USD
Anually salary
720,000 KES
ClockPosted: 2025-12-12 12:21:05
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Land Surveyor/Geodesist
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Kiambu
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
424 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
54,250 KES
Anually salary
5,088 USD
Anually salary
651,000 KES
ClockPosted: 2025-12-11 14:10:29
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Production Supervisor
Management
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Taita-Taveta
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
189 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
24,167 KES
Anually salary
2,268 USD
Anually salary
290,004 KES
ClockPosted: 2025-12-11 11:32:44
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Technologist
Mechanical Engineering
Age group
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Murang'a
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
157 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
20,160 KES
Anually salary
1,884 USD
Anually salary
241,920 KES
ClockPosted: 2025-12-10 14:27:31
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Service Technician
Electrical & Power Engineering
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Nairobi
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
781 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
100,000 KES
Anually salary
9,372 USD
Anually salary
1,200,000 KES
ClockPosted: 2025-12-10 13:30:54
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Business Analyst
Commerce
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Nairobi
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
625 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
80,000 KES
Anually salary
7,500 USD
Anually salary
960,000 KES
ClockPosted: 2025-12-09 13:21:16
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Procurement specialist
Administration
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Uasin Gishu
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
148 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
19,000 KES
Anually salary
1,776 USD
Anually salary
228,000 KES
ClockPosted: 2025-12-06 19:17:37
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Quality Control/ISO Manager
Top Management
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Nairobi
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
625 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
80,000 KES
Anually salary
7,500 USD
Anually salary
960,000 KES
ClockPosted: 2025-12-04 15:39:37
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Team leader
Management
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Kirinyaga
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
312 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
40,000 KES
Anually salary
3,744 USD
Anually salary
480,000 KES
ClockPosted: 2025-12-04 15:35:15
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Accountant
Economy, Finance, Accountancy
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Nairobi
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
726 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
93,000 KES
Anually salary
8,712 USD
Anually salary
1,116,000 KES
ClockPosted: 2025-12-02 11:28:07
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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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