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SALARY SURVEYS 1,007		UPDATED May 2022 About salary data?	CALCULATE YOUR OPTIMUM SALARY! (based on your career and experience)
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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR		MOST TYPICAL SALARY / YEAR		Gross income Net (after tax) 115.35 KES = 1 USD CHANGE CURRENCY CHANGE COUNTRY
3,496,270 KES $30,310 USD		807,452 KES $7,000 USD

Average salary in Nairobi is 3,496,270 KES per year. The most typical earning is 807,452 KES. All data are based on 1,007 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 3,875,772 KES. Women receive a salary of 2,976,039 KES.

The most paid careers are Sports & Recreation with average income 11,015,961 KES and Military with income 7,613,125 KES.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Bellow H. School with salary of 7,417,029 KES. The second most paid education level is Doctorate Degree with salary of 6,459,621 KES.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 16-20 Years of experience receive salary of 7,716,940 KES. Employees with 20+ Years of experience receive 6,436,551 KES.

Salary Levels (KES) per Year	Surveys	[%]
115,400 KES - 230,599 KES	0	n/a
230,700 KES - 345,899 KES	0	n/a
346,100 KES - 576,599 KES	52	100% 5.16%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
576,800 KES - 1,153,399 KES	248	94.84% 24.63%
1,153,500 KES - 1,730,099 KES	174	70.21% 17.28%
1,730,300 KES - 2,306,899 KES	85	52.93% 8.44%
2,307,000 KES - 2,883,599 KES	83	44.49% 8.24%
2,883,800 KES - 3,460,399 KES	60	36.25% 5.96%
3,460,500 KES - 4,037,099 KES	46	30.29% 4.57%
4,037,300 KES - 4,613,899 KES	45	25.72% 4.47%
4,614,000 KES - 5,190,699 KES	28	21.25% 2.78%
5,190,800 KES - 5,767,399 KES	33	18.47% 3.28%
5,767,500 KES - 6,344,199 KES	21	15.19% 2.09%
6,344,300 KES - 6,920,899 KES	21	13.11% 2.09%
6,921,000 KES - 7,497,699 KES	9	11.02% 0.89%
7,497,800 KES - 8,074,399 KES	10	10.13% 0.99%
8,074,500 KES - 8,651,199 KES	6	9.14% 0.6%
8,651,300 KES - 9,227,899 KES	7	8.54% 0.7%
9,228,000 KES - 9,804,699 KES	5	7.85% 0.5%
9,804,800 KES - 10,381,399 KES	5	7.35% 0.5%
10,381,500 KES - 10,958,199 KES	3	6.85% 0.3%
10,958,300 KES - 11,534,899 KES	14	6.55% 1.39%
11,535,000 KES - 12,111,699 KES	7	5.16% 0.7%
12,111,800 KES - 12,688,399 KES	2	4.47% 0.2%
12,688,500 KES - 13,265,199 KES	0	n/a
13,265,300 KES - 13,841,899 KES	10	4.27% 0.99%
13,842,000 KES - 14,418,699 KES	1	3.28% 0.1%
14,418,800 KES - 14,995,399 KES	3	3.18% 0.3%
14,995,600 KES - 15,572,199 KES	2	2.88% 0.2%
15,572,300 KES - 16,148,899 KES	3	2.68% 0.3%
16,149,100 KES - 16,725,699 KES	2	2.38% 0.2%
16,725,800 KES - 17,302,399 KES	1	2.18% 0.1%
HIGH SALARIES
17,302,600 KES - 18,455,899 KES	3	2.09% 0.3%
18,456,100 KES - 19,609,499 KES	0	n/a
19,609,600 KES - 20,762,999 KES	5	1.79% 0.5%
20,763,100 KES - 21,916,499 KES	0	n/a
21,916,600 KES - 23,069,999 KES	6	1.29% 0.6%
23,070,100 KES - 24,223,499 KES	0	n/a
24,223,600 KES - 25,376,999 KES	1	0.7% 0.1%
25,377,100 KES - 26,530,499 KES	0	n/a
26,530,600 KES - 27,683,999 KES	1	0.6% 0.1%
27,684,100 KES - 28,837,499 KES	2	0.5% 0.2%
28,837,600 KES - 40,372,599 KES	3	0.3% 0.3%

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	604	3,875,772 KES
2	Women	375	2,976,039 KES

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Bellow H. School	3	7,417,029 KES
2	Doctorate Degree	30	6,459,621 KES
3	Masters Degree	244	5,433,003 KES
4	High School	11	3,102,925 KES
5	Bachelors Degree	619	2,791,479 KES
6	Some College	100	2,168,587 KES

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	16-20 Years	70	7,716,940 KES
2	20+ Years	97	6,436,551 KES
3	12-16 Years	102	4,925,461 KES
4	8-12 Years	203	3,898,843 KES
5	4-8 Years	235	2,456,963 KES
6	0-1 Year	38	1,845,606 KES
7	2-4 Years	184	1,626,440 KES
8	1-2 Years	78	1,453,414 KES

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	46-50	47	8,247,552 KES
2	61-65	3	6,932,558 KES
3	51-55	27	6,828,742 KES
4	41-45	91	6,251,990 KES
5	56-60	4	5,213,837 KES
6	14-20	6	4,775,505 KES
7	36-40	166	4,533,270 KES
8	31-35	240	3,183,670 KES
9	n/a	30	2,307,007 KES
10	26-30	286	1,926,351 KES
11	21-25	107	1,603,370 KES

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Part Time	9	4,671,690 KES
2	Self Employed	33	4,071,868 KES
3	Permanent	740	3,691,212 KES
4	Contract	225	2,710,734 KES

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Sports & Recreation	2	11,015,961 KES
2	Military	1	7,613,125 KES
3	Engineers & Technicians IV	6	7,347,819 KES
4	Engineers & Technicians V	5	6,598,042 KES
5	Management & Business	156	5,836,729 KES
6	Restaurants, Inns, Pubs	1	5,663,703 KES
7	Organization & Coordination	27	4,798,576 KES
8	Health Care & Medical	21	4,648,620 KES
9	Hotels & Tourism	13	4,648,620 KES
10	Finance & Banking	83	4,406,384 KES
11	Aviation & Shipping	7	4,187,218 KES
12	Logistics, Road, Railway	12	4,106,473 KES
13	Arts, Culture, Performance	2	3,933,448 KES
14	Health Care & Medical II	11	3,921,913 KES
15	Engineers & Technicians III	1	3,725,817 KES
16	Agriculture & Fishing	4	3,714,282 KES
17	Properties & Real Estates	6	3,702,747 KES
18	Media	17	3,495,116 KES
19	Law	30	3,414,371 KES
20	Architect Constructions	14	3,391,301 KES
21	IT & Programming II	33	3,345,161 KES
22	IT & Programming	106	2,906,829 KES
23	Human Resources	108	2,664,593 KES
24	Education & University	14	2,664,593 KES
25	Manufacturing & Labor Workers	8	2,526,173 KES
26	Insurance	16	2,456,963 KES
27	Automobile	4	2,445,428 KES
28	Marketing, Sales, Purchase	75	2,422,358 KES
29	Public Sector	7	2,422,358 KES
30	Geography & Geodesy	4	2,307,007 KES
31	Accounting & Administration	136	2,283,937 KES
32	Security & Fireguard	2	2,272,402 KES
33	Engineers & Technicians	22	2,110,912 KES
34	Construction & Labor Workers	14	2,087,841 KES
35	Engineers & Technicians II	1	2,030,166 KES
36	Customer Services	18	1,661,045 KES
37	Salesmen & Saleswomen	9	1,245,784 KES
38	Making Design	10	934,338 KES
39	Fashion	1	645,962 KES

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	General Manager	17	10,485,349 KES
2	Business Manager	7	10,208,509 KES
3	Director	19	10,093,158 KES
4	CEO	10	9,055,005 KES
5	Project Coordinator	6	7,186,328 KES
6	Bank Manager	6	6,828,742 KES
7	Other Engineer Career	5	6,598,042 KES
8	Other IT Career	8	6,378,876 KES
9	Non-Profit Organization	9	5,732,914 KES
10	Project Manager	11	5,721,379 KES
11	Hotel Manager	8	5,548,353 KES
12	Finance Manager	21	5,456,073 KES
13	Investment Manager	6	5,283,047 KES
14	Corporate Counsel Lawyer	13	4,983,136 KES
15	Doctor Specialist	5	4,983,136 KES
16	Logistics Manager	5	4,936,996 KES
17	IT Manager	25	4,810,111 KES
18	Other Finance Career	8	4,637,085 KES
19	Business Development Manager	14	4,521,735 KES
20	IT Project Manager	17	4,510,200 KES
21	Audit Manager	8	4,440,989 KES
22	Banks	11	4,429,454 KES
23	Manager	24	4,175,683 KES
24	Sales Manager	13	4,129,543 KES
25	Operations Manager	13	4,129,543 KES
26	Human Resource Hunter	7	3,864,237 KES
27	Architect	7	3,552,791 KES
28	Human Resources Manager	53	3,368,231 KES
29	Program Coordinator	6	3,172,135 KES
30	Registered Nurse	5	3,172,135 KES
31	Journalist	6	3,149,065 KES
32	Construction Project Manager	5	3,045,250 KES
33	Financial Analyst	12	2,999,110 KES
34	Other Human Resource Career	13	2,976,039 KES
35	Doctor	5	2,964,504 KES
36	CPA - Certified Public Accountant	32	2,929,899 KES
37	Senior Accountant	18	2,722,269 KES
38	Assistant Manager	7	2,595,383 KES
39	Other Management Career	10	2,399,288 KES
40	System Analyst	5	2,145,517 KES
41	Marketing Manager	13	2,076,306 KES
42	Other Administration Career	6	1,960,956 KES
43	Software Developer	24	1,914,816 KES
44	Account Manager	8	1,914,816 KES
45	Office Manager	10	1,695,650 KES
46	Accountant	18	1,637,975 KES
47	Engineer	5	1,603,370 KES
48	IT Coordinator	13	1,534,160 KES
49	Purchaser	5	1,522,625 KES
50	Human Resource Coordinator	14	1,511,090 KES
51	Marketing Executive	8	1,499,555 KES
52	Customer Service Manager	8	1,372,669 KES
53	Accounting Assistant	6	1,245,784 KES
54	Human Resource	8	1,222,714 KES
55	Lawyer	7	1,222,714 KES
56	Other Sales Career	5	1,199,644 KES
57	Human Resource Administrator	13	945,873 KES
58	Administrative Assistant	5	899,733 KES