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Salaries in Kenya - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Kenya is, by default, in the range of 30,829.00 KES (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 146,251.00 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:
31K - 146K KES
10% earn less lthan 31K KES
10% earns more than 146K 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 59K
Median 53K
10% 27K
25% 37K
75% 73K
90% 98K
25-34
 
 
Average 79K
Median 64K
10% 22K
25% 38K
75% 103K
90% 154K
35-44
 
 
Average 93K
Median 78K
10% 31K
25% 50K
75% 120K
90% 172K
45-54
 
 
Average 88K
Median 72K
10% 27K
25% 45K
75% 113K
90% 166K
55+
 
 
Average 79K
Median 68K
10% 29K
25% 44K
75% 101K
90% 143K

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

Men
82,709 KES
77,397 KES
Women
In general, in Kenya, men earn 6.9% 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
319,678.00 KES
2. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
270,845.00 KES
3. IT Director Top Management
220,620.00 KES
4. Leasing Director Leasing
216,016.00 KES
5. Finance Manager Management
204,549.00 KES
6. Managing Director Top Management
200,376.00 KES
7. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
195,185.00 KES
8. IT Architect Information Technology
190,865.00 KES
9. Plant manager Top Management
189,428.00 KES
10. Lead developer Information Technology
172,740.00 KES
11. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
171,830.00 KES
12. Solution architect Information Technology
171,613.00 KES
13. Head of product development Management
171,613.00 KES
14. Marketing Director Top Management
167,884.00 KES
15. Software Engineer Information Technology
167,113.00 KES
16. Sales Director Top Management
165,933.00 KES
17. Logistics Director Top Management
161,807.00 KES
18. Technical Director Top Management
160,433.00 KES
19. Agile Coach Information Technology
159,845.00 KES
20. HR Manager Management
157,866.00 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
34,150.00 KES
2. Receptionist Administration
36,261.00 KES
3. Porter, Information Staff General labour
38,702.00 KES
4. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
38,735.00 KES
5. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
40,525.00 KES
6. Sales Representative Commerce
40,998.00 KES
7. Waiter Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
41,047.00 KES
8. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
41,309.00 KES
9. HR Assistant Human Resources
41,474.00 KES
10. Cleaner General labour
41,580.00 KES
11. Packer Production
41,801.00 KES
12. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
42,015.00 KES
13. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
42,326.00 KES
14. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
42,375.00 KES
15. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
42,707.00 KES
16. Data Entry Operator Administration
42,792.00 KES
17. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
42,919.00 KES
18. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
43,140.00 KES
19. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
43,525.00 KES
20. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
43,605.00 KES

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
145,652 KES (net)
SerbiaSerbia
192,106 KES (net)
HungaryHungary
354,304 KES (gross)
SloveniaSlovenia
379,133 KES (gross)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

Female
Architect
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Nairobi
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,140 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
150,000 KES
Anually salary
13,680 USD
Anually salary
1,800,000 KES
ClockPosted: 2026-09-24 22:17:12
Male
Ambulance Driver
Medicine & Social Care
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Machakos
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
213 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
28,000 KES
Anually salary
2,556 USD
Anually salary
336,000 KES
ClockPosted: 2026-09-24 19:23:49
Male
IT Network Administrator
Information Technology
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Nairobi
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,021 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
134,400 KES
Anually salary
12,252 USD
Anually salary
1,612,800 KES
ClockPosted: 2026-09-22 23:55:12
Male
Project Coordinator
Administration
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Kiambu
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
758 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
99,700 KES
Anually salary
9,096 USD
Anually salary
1,196,400 KES
ClockPosted: 2026-09-22 10:02:43
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
2,470 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
325,000 KES
Anually salary
29,640 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
1,290 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
169,697 KES
Anually salary
15,480 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
304 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
40,000 KES
Anually salary
3,648 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
1,520 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
200,000 KES
Anually salary
18,240 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
1,976 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
260,000 KES
Anually salary
23,712 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
114 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
15,000 KES
Anually salary
1,368 USD
Anually salary
180,000 KES
ClockPosted: 2026-09-04 14:06:13
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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 81,720 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, 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 6.42% less than men.

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