MEDIA / SALARY
NAIROBI

SALARY SURVEYS

17

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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR		MOST TYPICAL SALARY / YEAR		Gross income Net (after tax) 157.53 KES = 1 USD
4,771,120 KES $30,287 USD		1,890,363 KES $12,000 USD		Gross income Net (after tax) 157.53 KES = 1 USD

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Average Salary / Media / Nairobi

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Average salary for Media / Nairobi is 4,771,120 KES per year. The most typical earning is 1,890,363 KES. All data are based on 17 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 5,072,475 KES. Women receive a salary of 3,418,407 KES.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Masters Degree with salary of 5,545,066 KES. The second most paid education level is Some College with salary of 4,867,686 KES.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 20+ Years of experience receive salary of 13,957,185 KES. Employees with 12-16 Years of experience receive 6,222,447 KES.

Levels / Media / Nairobi (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% 5.88%
787,700 KES - 1,575,099 KES	3	94.12% 17.65%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
1,575,300 KES - 2,362,799 KES	4	76.47% 23.53%
2,363,000 KES - 3,150,399 KES	0	n/a
3,150,600 KES - 3,938,099 KES	1	52.94% 5.88%
3,938,300 KES - 4,725,799 KES	1	47.06% 5.88%
4,725,900 KES - 5,513,399 KES	0	n/a
5,513,600 KES - 6,301,099 KES	4	41.18% 23.53%
6,301,200 KES - 7,088,699 KES	2	17.65% 11.76%
7,088,900 KES - 7,876,399 KES	0	n/a
7,876,500 KES - 8,663,999 KES	0	n/a
8,664,200 KES - 9,451,699 KES	0	n/a
9,451,800 KES - 10,239,299 KES	0	n/a
10,239,500 KES - 11,026,999 KES	0	n/a
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	0	n/a
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	1	5.88% 5.88%
25,204,800 KES - 26,779,999 KES	0	n/a
26,780,200 KES - 28,355,299 KES	0	n/a
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 / Media / Nairobi (Gross KES)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	15	5,072,475 KES
2	Women	1	3,418,407 KES

Education / Media / Nairobi (Gross KES)

#		Surveys
1	Masters Degree	2	5,545,066 KES
2	Some College	7	4,867,686 KES
3	Bachelors Degree	8	4,489,613 KES

Experience / Media / Nairobi (Gross KES)

#		Surveys
1	20+ Years	2	13,957,185 KES
2	12-16 Years	5	6,222,447 KES
3	8-12 Years	4	2,898,557 KES
4	4-8 Years	3	1,780,092 KES
5	2-4 Years	3	1,717,080 KES

Age / Media / Nairobi (Gross KES)

#		Surveys
1	46-50	1	23,739,817 KES
2	36-40	7	5,497,807 KES
3	56-60	1	4,174,553 KES
4	26-30	1	3,418,407 KES
5	31-35	4	1,984,881 KES
6	n/a	1	1,622,562 KES
7	21-25	2	866,416 KES

Work Type / Media / Nairobi (Gross KES)

#		Surveys
1	Contract	4	7,971,033 KES
2	Permanent	12	4,032,775 KES
3	Self Employed	1	787,651 KES

Careers / Media / Nairobi (Gross KES)

#		Surveys
1	Other Media Career	3	11,342,182 KES
2	Journalist	6	4,300,577 KES
3	Editor	4	4,127,294 KES
4	Video Producer	1	1,622,562 KES
5	Radio Presenter	1	1,465,031 KES
6	Social Media	1	929,428 KES
7	Music Producer	1	787,651 KES

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

Researcher

Posted 17 July 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Research stories."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nairobi	Some College	4-8 Years	n/a	2,267,200 KES

Music Producer

Posted 07 May 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Interesting, creative and challenging."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nairobi	Some College	2-4 Years	n/a	787,200 KES

Editor

Posted 16 April 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Business reporter."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nairobi	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	1,473,700 KES

Video Editor

Posted 12 April 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Editing footage for TV shows and corporate videos."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nairobi	Some College	8-12 Years	n/a	2,361,700 KES

Social Media Executive

Posted 08 February 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Scripting, curating and posting of content on Facebook, instagram and twitter. Reporting on the various campaigns run on a weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual basis."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nairobi	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	935,300 KES

MEDIA / SALARY NAIROBI

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4,771,120 KES

1,890,363 KES