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Salaries in Kenya - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Kenya is, by default, in the range of 362,616 KES (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 1,806,012 KES (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

This is the total annual 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:
363K - 1.8M KES
10% earn less lthan 363K KES
10% earns more than 1.8M 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 731K
Median 639K
10% 300K
25% 435K
75% 924K
90% 1.3M
25-34
 
 
Average 989K
Median 807K
10% 288K
25% 487K
75% 1.3M
90% 1.9M
35-44
 
 
Average 1.1M
Median 897K
10% 295K
25% 523K
75% 1.5M
90% 2.2M
45-54
 
 
Average 1.0M
Median 802K
10% 221K
25% 438K
75% 1.4M
90% 2.1M
55+
 
 
Average 960K
Median 771K
10% 256K
25% 451K
75% 1.2M
90% 1.9M

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

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Men
1,017,588 KES
940,764 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
37,372,608 KES
2. Country Manager/Director Top Management
32,827,392 KES
3. IT Director Top Management
32,316,480 KES
4. Leasing Director Leasing
30,349,008 KES
5. Managing Director Top Management
30,001,968 KES
6. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
29,039,184 KES
7. Plant manager Top Management
27,747,360 KES
8. IT Architect Information Technology
26,660,016 KES
9. Finance Manager Management
25,887,312 KES
10. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
25,733,376 KES
11. Head of product development Management
25,137,936 KES
12. Lead developer Information Technology
24,385,248 KES
13. Sales Director Top Management
24,305,904 KES
14. Marketing Director Top Management
23,961,312 KES
15. Logistics Director Top Management
23,502,528 KES
16. Technical Director Top Management
23,500,368 KES
17. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
22,935,312 KES
18. Publishing House Director Top Management
22,810,176 KES
19. IT Manager Management
22,476,096 KES
20. HR Manager Management
22,040,352 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
5,002,416 KES
2. Porter, Information Staff General labour
5,606,208 KES
3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
5,673,888 KES
4. HR Assistant Human Resources
5,841,360 KES
5. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
5,936,112 KES
6. Sales Representative Commerce
6,013,728 KES
7. Waiter Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
6,028,560 KES
8. Cleaner General labour
6,031,008 KES
9. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
6,051,024 KES
10. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
6,078,384 KES
11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
6,102,720 KES
12. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
6,123,312 KES
13. Packer Production
6,130,512 KES
14. Receptionist Administration
6,250,608 KES
15. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
6,255,648 KES
16. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
6,286,464 KES
17. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
6,286,752 KES
18. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
6,319,152 KES
19. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
6,375,600 KES
20. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
6,387,408 KES

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

BulgariaBulgaria
2,735,146 KES (net)
LatviaLatvia
3,087,382 KES (net)
RomaniaRomania
2,631,303 KES (net)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
1,729,569 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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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
622 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
80,000 KES
Anually salary
7,464 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
311 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
40,000 KES
Anually salary
3,732 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
723 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
93,000 KES
Anually salary
8,676 USD
Anually salary
1,116,000 KES
ClockPosted: 2025-12-02 11:28:07
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Dental Technician
Medicine & Social Care
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Kakamega
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
272 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
35,000 KES
Anually salary
3,264 USD
Anually salary
420,000 KES
ClockPosted: 2025-12-01 12:14:48
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Restaurant manager
Management
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Nairobi
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
506 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
65,000 KES
Anually salary
6,072 USD
Anually salary
780,000 KES
ClockPosted: 2025-12-01 08:34:01
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Internal Auditor
Banking
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Nairobi
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,556 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
200,000 KES
Anually salary
18,672 USD
Anually salary
2,400,000 KES
ClockPosted: 2025-11-28 12:45:34
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Dispatch clerk
Transport, Haulage, Logistics
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
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: 2025-11-27 14:03:58
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Film Editor
Arts & Culture
Age group
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Kisumu
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
719 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
92,400 KES
Anually salary
8,628 USD
Anually salary
1,108,800 KES
ClockPosted: 2025-11-26 06:07:27
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Event Manager
Management
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Nairobi
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
350 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
45,000 KES
Anually salary
4,200 USD
Anually salary
540,000 KES
ClockPosted: 2025-11-25 07:41:09
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Mobile Network Development Specialist
Telecommunications
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Nairobi
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
2,723 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
350,000 KES
Anually salary
32,676 USD
Anually salary
4,200,000 KES
ClockPosted: 2025-11-24 01:40:19
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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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