LAW / SALARY
KENYA

SALARY SURVEYS

30

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April 2024
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157.53 KES = 1 USD

4,669,355 KES

$29,641 USD

Nairobi

4,669,355 KES

1,102,712 KES

$7,000 USD

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Average Salary / Law / Kenya

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Average salary for Law / Kenya is 4,669,355 KES per year. The most typical earning is 1,102,712 KES. All data are based on 30 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 4,379,342 KES. Women receive a salary of 4,851,933 KES.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Masters Degree with salary of 6,364,224 KES. The second most paid education level is Bachelors Degree with salary of 4,363,589 KES.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 12-16 Years of experience receive salary of 14,603,059 KES. Employees with 8-12 Years of experience receive 8,616,907 KES.

Levels / Law / Kenya (Gross KES)

Salary Levels (KES) per Year	Surveys	[%]
157,500 KES - 314,899 KES	0	n/a
315,100 KES - 472,399 KES	0	n/a
472,600 KES - 787,499 KES	1	100% 3.33%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
787,700 KES - 1,575,099 KES	12	96.67% 40%
1,575,300 KES - 2,362,799 KES	2	56.67% 6.67%
2,363,000 KES - 3,150,399 KES	3	50% 10%
3,150,600 KES - 3,938,099 KES	1	40% 3.33%
3,938,300 KES - 4,725,799 KES	2	36.67% 6.67%
4,725,900 KES - 5,513,399 KES	1	30% 3.33%
5,513,600 KES - 6,301,099 KES	1	26.67% 3.33%
6,301,200 KES - 7,088,699 KES	1	23.33% 3.33%
7,088,900 KES - 7,876,399 KES	2	20% 6.67%
7,876,500 KES - 8,663,999 KES	0	n/a
8,664,200 KES - 9,451,699 KES	1	13.33% 3.33%
9,451,800 KES - 10,239,299 KES	0	n/a
10,239,500 KES - 11,026,999 KES	1	10% 3.33%
11,027,100 KES - 11,814,599 KES	0	n/a
11,814,800 KES - 12,602,299 KES	0	n/a
12,602,400 KES - 13,389,899 KES	0	n/a
13,390,100 KES - 14,177,599 KES	0	n/a
14,177,700 KES - 14,965,199 KES	0	n/a
14,965,400 KES - 15,752,899 KES	0	n/a
15,753,000 KES - 16,540,499 KES	0	n/a
16,540,700 KES - 17,328,199 KES	0	n/a
17,328,300 KES - 18,115,799 KES	0	n/a
18,116,000 KES - 18,903,499 KES	1	6.67% 3.33%
18,903,600 KES - 19,691,099 KES	0	n/a
19,691,300 KES - 20,478,799 KES	0	n/a
20,478,900 KES - 21,266,399 KES	0	n/a
21,266,600 KES - 22,054,099 KES	0	n/a
22,054,200 KES - 22,841,699 KES	0	n/a
22,841,900 KES - 23,629,399 KES	0	n/a
HIGH SALARIES
23,629,500 KES - 25,204,699 KES	0	n/a
25,204,800 KES - 26,779,999 KES	0	n/a
26,780,200 KES - 28,355,299 KES	1	3.33% 3.33%
28,355,500 KES - 29,930,599 KES	0	n/a
29,930,800 KES - 31,505,899 KES	0	n/a
31,506,100 KES - 33,081,199 KES	0	n/a
33,081,400 KES - 34,656,499 KES	0	n/a
34,656,700 KES - 36,231,799 KES	0	n/a
36,232,000 KES - 37,807,099 KES	0	n/a
37,807,300 KES - 39,382,399 KES	0	n/a
39,382,600 KES - 55,135,599 KES	0	n/a

Gender / Law / Kenya (Gross KES)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Women	18	4,851,933 KES
2	Men	12	4,379,342 KES

Education / Law / Kenya (Gross KES)

#		Surveys
1	Masters Degree	6	6,364,224 KES
2	Bachelors Degree	23	4,363,589 KES
3	Doctorate Degree	1	1,528,043 KES

Experience / Law / Kenya (Gross KES)

#		Surveys
1	12-16 Years	3	14,603,059 KES
2	8-12 Years	4	8,616,907 KES
3	4-8 Years	5	5,419,042 KES
4	2-4 Years	8	2,488,978 KES
5	20+ Years	2	2,205,424 KES
6	0-1 Year	2	2,032,140 KES
7	1-2 Years	6	1,055,453 KES

Age / Law / Kenya (Gross KES)

#		Surveys
1	41-45	1	28,056,148 KES
2	31-35	8	6,679,285 KES
3	36-40	3	5,860,127 KES
4	26-30	13	2,646,509 KES
5	51-55	1	1,528,043 KES
6	21-25	3	1,323,254 KES
7	n/a	1	1,102,712 KES

Work Type / Law / Kenya (Gross KES)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Permanent	20	5,938,892 KES
2	Contract	10	2,126,659 KES

Cities / Law / Kenya (Gross KES)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Nairobi	30	4,662,897 KES

Careers / Law / Kenya (Gross KES)

#		Surveys
1	Corporate Counsel Lawyer	13	6,805,309 KES
2	Other Law Career	3	5,293,018 KES
3	Judge	3	3,749,221 KES
4	Private Practice Lawyer	4	3,182,112 KES
5	Lawyer	7	1,669,821 KES

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

Associate Advocate

Posted 24 June 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Handle clients and assignments, follow up on fees."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nairobi	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Advanced	1,037,200 KES

Magistrate

Posted 02 January 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Adjudication of cases in Court."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nairobi	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	4,982,200 KES

Associate Advocate

Posted 11 October 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Legal opinions, review of contracts, Legal and Compliance Projects 

CS, Mediation."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nairobi	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	1,422,000 KES

Assistant

Posted 30 March 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Legal research and trial work."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nairobi	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	940,500 KES

Advocate

Posted 17 February 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Development and real estate projects, bank securities. Drafting various legal documents, liaising with clients and advocates. 
proficient with MS Office."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nairobi	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	1,128,500 KES

Magistrate

Posted 07 October 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Presiding over Court cases as Magistrate."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nairobi	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	4,723,500 KES

Legal Officer

Posted 30 July 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Prepare contracts, agreements, conveyancing documents
prepare legal opinions on current issues."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nairobi	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	1,023,300 KES

Associate Advocate

Posted 02 July 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Attending court matters and drafting court documents."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nairobi	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	755,700 KES

Legal Manager

Posted 29 April 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Managing Litigation
Advising the Board
Drafting and Negotiation of contracts
Intellectual property rights
regulatory compliance."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nairobi	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	5,894,900 KES

Compliance Officer

Posted 22 February 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"I DEAL WITH ALL MATTERS REGARDS TO THIRD PARTY COMPLIANCE."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nairobi	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	1,511,500 KES

Legal Officer

Posted 04 February 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Legal advisory, contract review, management and drafting, legal audit, legal risk mitigation, legal opinions."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nairobi	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	1,095,800 KES

Trainee Lawyer

Posted 10 January 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Drafting, Corporate, Conveyancing etc."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nairobi	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	n/a	944,700 KES

Associate Counsel

Posted 17 December 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Contract Negotiation and Management
Mergers 
Commercial Advice."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nairobi	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	6,547,400 KES

Ethics Officer

Posted 13 December 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Investigating ethical breaches."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nairobi	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	3,611,200 KES

Group Chief Legal Officer

Posted 15 August 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Board, governance, compliance, supervision, group-wide."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nairobi	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	28,060,700 KES

Head Of Legal

Posted 14 August 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Litigation management, contract negotiation, legal compliance."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nairobi	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	7,857,000 KES

Legal Officer

Posted 09 August 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Legal advisory
board secretarial
regulatory compliance
contract management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nairobi	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	4,190,300 KES

Senior Associate

Posted 31 July 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Drafting and reviewing commercial contracts, Litigation and Dispute Resolution."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nairobi	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	9,353,500 KES

Mining And Energy Law

Posted 20 June 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Facilitate contracts between Kenyan government and mining/oil and gas companies."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nairobi	Masters Degree	0-1 Year	n/a	3,117,800 KES

Associate

Posted 07 March 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Drafting commercial contracts, Advising in real estate transactions and providing legal opinions."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nairobi	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	1,403,000 KES

Legal Counsel

Posted 16 August 2017
Key knowledge and tasks

"Provide legal counsel to sales & marketing teams in the East and Southern African region. Includes deal and transactions support, compliance, supporting Finance, HR and other operational functions and engaging with legal and compliance community to understand policy landscape or influence policy discussions."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nairobi	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	18,255,600 KES

Legal Assistant

Posted 10 July 2017
Key knowledge and tasks

"Securing facilities
general legal advice
commercial and conveyancing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nairobi	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	1,186,500 KES

Judge

Posted 06 July 2017
Key knowledge and tasks

"I am a big big judge in the big big court."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nairobi	Doctorate Degree	20+ Years	n/a	1,521,300 KES

LAW / SALARY KENYA

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4,669,355 KES

4,669,355 KES

1,102,712 KES

Average Salary / Law / Kenya

Levels / Law / Kenya (Gross KES)

Gender / Law / Kenya (Gross KES)

Education / Law / Kenya (Gross KES)

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Cities / Law / Kenya (Gross KES)

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People's individual salary examples (surveys)

LAW / SALARY
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