NAIROBI / SALARY
KENYA

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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR		MOST TYPICAL SALARY / YEAR		Gross income Net (after tax) 141.85 KES = 1 USD
4,275,782 KES $30,143 USD		992,949 KES $7,000 USD		Gross income Net (after tax) 141.85 KES = 1 USD

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Average Salary / Nairobi

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Average salary in Nairobi is 4,275,782 KES per year. The most typical earning is 992,949 KES. All data are based on 1,029 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 4,737,787 KES. Women receive a salary of 3,631,357 KES.

The most paid careers are Sports & Recreation with average income 13,546,667 KES and Military with income 9,362,094 KES.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Bellow H. School with salary of 9,120,949 KES. The second most paid education level is Doctorate Degree with salary of 7,943,595 KES.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 16-20 Years of experience receive salary of 9,319,539 KES. Employees with 20+ Years of experience receive 7,915,225 KES.

Levels / Nairobi (Gross KES)

Salary Levels (KES) per Year	Surveys	[%]
141,800 KES - 283,599 KES	0	n/a
283,700 KES - 425,399 KES	0	n/a
425,500 KES - 709,099 KES	52	100% 5.05%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
709,200 KES - 1,418,399 KES	252	94.95% 24.49%
1,418,500 KES - 2,127,599 KES	178	70.46% 17.3%
2,127,700 KES - 2,836,899 KES	88	53.16% 8.55%
2,837,000 KES - 3,546,099 KES	84	44.61% 8.16%
3,546,200 KES - 4,255,399 KES	64	36.44% 6.22%
4,255,500 KES - 4,964,599 KES	49	30.22% 4.76%
4,964,700 KES - 5,673,899 KES	46	25.46% 4.47%
5,674,000 KES - 6,383,099 KES	29	20.99% 2.82%
6,383,200 KES - 7,092,399 KES	33	18.17% 3.21%
7,092,500 KES - 7,801,599 KES	21	14.97% 2.04%
7,801,700 KES - 8,510,899 KES	21	12.93% 2.04%
8,511,000 KES - 9,220,099 KES	10	10.88% 0.97%
9,220,200 KES - 9,929,399 KES	10	9.91% 0.97%
9,929,500 KES - 10,638,599 KES	6	8.94% 0.58%
10,638,700 KES - 11,347,899 KES	7	8.36% 0.68%
11,348,000 KES - 12,057,099 KES	5	7.68% 0.49%
12,057,200 KES - 12,766,399 KES	5	7.19% 0.49%
12,766,500 KES - 13,475,599 KES	3	6.71% 0.29%
13,475,700 KES - 14,184,899 KES	14	6.41% 1.36%
14,185,000 KES - 14,894,099 KES	7	5.05% 0.68%
14,894,200 KES - 15,603,299 KES	2	4.37% 0.19%
15,603,500 KES - 16,312,599 KES	0	n/a
16,312,700 KES - 17,021,799 KES	10	4.18% 0.97%
17,022,000 KES - 17,731,099 KES	1	3.21% 0.1%
17,731,200 KES - 18,440,299 KES	3	3.11% 0.29%
18,440,500 KES - 19,149,599 KES	2	2.82% 0.19%
19,149,700 KES - 19,858,799 KES	3	2.62% 0.29%
19,859,000 KES - 20,568,099 KES	2	2.33% 0.19%
20,568,200 KES - 21,277,299 KES	1	2.14% 0.1%
HIGH SALARIES
21,277,500 KES - 22,695,799 KES	3	2.04% 0.29%
22,696,000 KES - 24,114,299 KES	0	n/a
24,114,500 KES - 25,532,799 KES	5	1.75% 0.49%
25,533,000 KES - 26,951,299 KES	0	n/a
26,951,500 KES - 28,369,799 KES	6	1.26% 0.58%
28,370,000 KES - 29,788,299 KES	0	n/a
29,788,500 KES - 31,206,799 KES	1	0.68% 0.1%
31,207,000 KES - 32,625,299 KES	0	n/a
32,625,500 KES - 34,043,799 KES	1	0.58% 0.1%
34,044,000 KES - 35,462,299 KES	2	0.49% 0.19%
35,462,500 KES - 49,647,499 KES	3	0.29% 0.29%

Gender / Nairobi (Gross KES)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	617	4,737,787 KES
2	Women	384	3,631,357 KES

Education / Nairobi (Gross KES)

#		Surveys
1	Bellow H. School	3	9,120,949 KES
2	Doctorate Degree	30	7,943,595 KES
3	Masters Degree	252	6,567,651 KES
4	High School	12	4,227,127 KES
5	Bachelors Degree	631	3,418,583 KES
6	Some College	101	2,680,963 KES

Experience / Nairobi (Gross KES)

#		Surveys
1	16-20 Years	72	9,319,539 KES
2	20+ Years	97	7,915,225 KES
3	12-16 Years	103	6,028,621 KES
4	8-12 Years	203	4,794,527 KES
5	4-8 Years	238	3,035,588 KES
6	0-1 Year	42	2,241,228 KES
7	2-4 Years	196	2,085,193 KES
8	1-2 Years	78	1,787,308 KES

Age / Nairobi (Gross KES)

#		Surveys
1	46-50	47	10,142,269 KES
2	61-65	3	8,525,180 KES
3	51-55	27	8,397,515 KES
4	41-45	94	7,588,970 KES
5	56-60	4	6,411,616 KES
6	14-20	6	5,872,586 KES
7	36-40	169	5,546,331 KES
8	31-35	246	3,915,057 KES
9	n/a	30	2,836,998 KES
10	26-30	292	2,383,078 KES
11	21-25	111	1,957,528 KES

Work Type / Nairobi (Gross KES)

#		Surveys
1	Part Time	9	5,744,921 KES
2	Self Employed	35	5,106,597 KES
3	Permanent	754	4,510,827 KES
4	Contract	231	3,319,288 KES

Career Groups / Nairobi (Gross KES)

#		Surveys
1	Sports & Recreation	2	13,546,667 KES
2	Military	1	9,362,094 KES
3	Engineers & Technicians IV	7	8,255,665 KES
4	Engineers & Technicians V	5	8,113,815 KES
5	Management & Business	156	7,177,605 KES
6	Restaurants, Inns, Pubs	1	6,964,831 KES
7	Organization & Coordination	27	5,900,956 KES
8	Health Care & Medical	21	5,716,551 KES
9	Hotels & Tourism	14	5,603,071 KES
10	Finance & Banking	85	5,418,666 KES
11	Aviation & Shipping	7	5,149,152 KES
12	Logistics, Road, Railway	12	5,049,857 KES
13	Arts, Culture, Performance	2	4,837,082 KES
14	Engineers & Technicians III	1	4,581,752 KES
15	Agriculture & Fishing	4	4,567,567 KES
16	Properties & Real Estates	6	4,553,382 KES
17	Health Care & Medical II	12	4,496,642 KES
18	Media	17	4,298,052 KES
19	Law	30	4,198,757 KES
20	Architect Constructions	16	4,085,277 KES
21	IT & Programming II	34	4,028,537 KES
22	IT & Programming	107	3,574,617 KES
23	Human Resources	110	3,276,733 KES
24	Education & University	15	3,191,623 KES
25	Manufacturing & Labor Workers	9	3,191,623 KES
26	Insurance	16	3,021,403 KES
27	Automobile	4	3,007,218 KES
28	Construction & Labor Workers	15	2,993,033 KES
29	Marketing, Sales, Purchase	75	2,978,848 KES
30	Public Sector	8	2,907,923 KES
31	Geography & Geodesy	4	2,836,998 KES
32	Security & Fireguard	2	2,794,443 KES
33	Accounting & Administration	142	2,766,073 KES
34	Engineers & Technicians	22	2,595,853 KES
35	Engineers & Technicians II	1	2,496,558 KES
36	Customer Services	19	2,141,933 KES
37	Salesmen & Saleswomen	9	1,531,979 KES
38	Making Design	10	1,148,984 KES
39	Fashion	1	794,359 KES

Careers / Nairobi (Gross KES)

#		Surveys
1	General Manager	17	12,894,157 KES
2	Business Manager	7	12,553,717 KES
3	Director	19	12,411,868 KES
4	CEO	10	11,135,218 KES
5	Project Coordinator	6	8,837,250 KES
6	Bank Manager	6	8,397,515 KES
7	Other IT Career	8	7,844,300 KES
8	Non-Profit Organization	9	7,049,941 KES
9	Project Manager	11	7,035,756 KES
10	Hotel Manager	8	6,822,981 KES
11	Finance Manager	23	6,624,391 KES
12	Investment Manager	6	6,496,726 KES
13	Corporate Counsel Lawyer	13	6,127,916 KES
14	Doctor Specialist	5	6,127,916 KES
15	Logistics Manager	5	6,071,176 KES
16	IT Manager	25	5,915,141 KES
17	Other Finance Career	8	5,702,366 KES
18	Business Development Manager	14	5,560,516 KES
19	IT Project Manager	17	5,546,331 KES
20	Banks	11	5,447,036 KES
21	Audit Manager	9	5,191,707 KES
22	Manager	24	5,134,967 KES
23	Sales Manager	13	5,078,227 KES
24	Operations Manager	13	5,078,227 KES
25	Human Resource Hunter	7	4,751,972 KES
26	Architect	9	4,156,202 KES
27	Human Resources Manager	54	4,142,017 KES
28	Program Coordinator	6	3,900,872 KES
29	Registered Nurse	5	3,900,872 KES
30	Journalist	6	3,872,502 KES
31	Construction Project Manager	5	3,744,837 KES
32	Financial Analyst	12	3,688,097 KES
33	Other Human Resource Career	13	3,659,727 KES
34	Doctor	5	3,645,542 KES
35	CPA - Certified Public Accountant	32	3,602,987 KES
36	Senior Accountant	18	3,347,658 KES
37	Assistant Manager	7	3,191,623 KES
38	Other Public Sector Career	5	2,978,848 KES
39	Other Management Career	10	2,950,478 KES
40	System Analyst	5	2,638,408 KES
41	Marketing Manager	13	2,553,298 KES
42	Software Developer	25	2,439,818 KES
43	Other Administration Career	6	2,411,448 KES
44	Account Manager	9	2,255,413 KES
45	Office Manager	10	2,085,193 KES
46	Accountant	20	1,985,898 KES
47	Engineer	5	1,971,713 KES
48	IT Coordinator	13	1,886,603 KES
49	Purchaser	5	1,872,418 KES
50	Human Resource Coordinator	14	1,858,233 KES
51	Marketing Executive	8	1,844,048 KES
52	Customer Service Manager	8	1,688,014 KES
53	Human Resource	9	1,546,164 KES
54	Accounting Assistant	6	1,531,979 KES
55	Lawyer	7	1,503,609 KES
56	Other Sales Career	5	1,475,239 KES
57	Human Resource Administrator	13	1,163,169 KES
58	Administrative Assistant	7	1,134,799 KES

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

Hr Officer

Posted 21 May 2023
Key knowledge and tasks

"Payroll
Recruitment
On-boarding
File Management
HR Policies and Benefits custodian."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nairobi	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Intermediate	1,877,400 KES

Network Administrator

Posted 20 May 2023
Key knowledge and tasks

"Experience in network engeneer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nairobi	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Expert	1,251,500 KES

Architect

Posted 29 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Building."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nairobi	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	2,836,100 KES

Project Developer

Posted 13 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Project management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nairobi	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	3,598,400 KES

Finance Manage

Posted 12 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"General Finance management of the company."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nairobi	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	5,464,500 KES

Logistics Manager

Posted 05 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Logistics, Warehousing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nairobi	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Expert	3,777,900 KES

Lab Manager

Posted 05 September 2022

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nairobi	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	928,300 KES

Principal Internal Auditor

Posted 03 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Audit ; risk analysis, reports, board reporting."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nairobi	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	Advanced	3,091,300 KES

Advisor

Posted 02 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Advisory services."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nairobi	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Intermediate	2,378,000 KES

Accountant

Posted 26 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"BOOK KEEPING, REPORTING, reconciliation."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nairobi	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Intermediate	2,159,900 KES

Events And Logistics Officer

Posted 23 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Travel claim calculation 
Advance travel allowance calculation 
Planning for project events."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nairobi	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Intermediate	1,445,200 KES

Accountant

Posted 21 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manage all accounting transactions
Prepare budget forecasts
Publish financial statements in time
Handle monthly, quarterly and annual closings
Reconcile accounts payable and receivable
Ensure timely bank payments
Compute taxes and prepare tax returns
Manage balance sheets and profit/loss statements
Report on the company’s financial health and liquidity."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nairobi	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Basic	1,439,900 KES

Head Of Department

Posted 14 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Research skills and project designn."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nairobi	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Expert	1,933,400 KES

Finance Manager

Posted 14 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Finance and administration."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nairobi	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	5,921,200 KES

Financial Accountant

Posted 12 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Bookkeeping, auditing, payroll, finance management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nairobi	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Advanced	1,232,500 KES

Software Developer

Posted 12 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Software development."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nairobi	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Expert	4,350,300 KES

Interpreter

Posted 16 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Medical interpreter."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nairobi	Some College	0-1 Year	Advanced	4,033,600 KES

Admin

Posted 16 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Admin."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nairobi	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	969,500 KES

Senior Consultant

Posted 14 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Relocation."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nairobi	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	4,255,500 KES

People Manager

Posted 14 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manage the employee lifecycle."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nairobi	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Expert	4,344,700 KES

Architect

Posted 28 May 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"I'm committed to my work."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nairobi	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	3,990,800 KES

Real Estate

Posted 28 May 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Real estte."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nairobi	High School	2-4 Years	Advanced	8,854,000 KES

Financial Analyst

Posted 14 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Financial analysis."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nairobi	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	5,902,700 KES

Regional Finance Assistant

Posted 08 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Account management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nairobi	Masters Degree	1-2 Years	Intermediate	2,837,000 KES

Procurement And Administration Coordinator

Posted 06 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Procurement."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nairobi	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Intermediate	2,493,200 KES

Chief Finance Officer

Posted 26 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Oversee the finance function of the bank."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nairobi	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	17,951,000 KES

Agriprocessing

Posted 09 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Overall business coordination."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nairobi	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	7,479,500 KES

Human Resource Officer

Posted 20 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"HR Generalist knowledge and skills."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nairobi	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Intermediate	674,500 KES

Head Of Human Resources And Administration

Posted 16 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manages Entry, stay and Exit, HR and Admin expert, good in Health and safety, Training and Development, CSR and wellbeing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nairobi	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	6,595,900 KES

Head Of Hr

Posted 14 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Budgeting and cost management, Business strategy, Development and implementation of Policies and procedures, job evaluation methods, Industrial and employee relations management, counselling, organizational structure, employee productivity and human capital measures and Labour Laws and other employee regulatory requirements."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nairobi	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	11,542,800 KES

Soldier

Posted 17 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Warrior tasks and drills pushups."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nairobi	Some College	8-12 Years	Basic	9,362,100 KES

Data Scientist

Posted 13 January 2022

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nairobi	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	4,669,700 KES

Human Resources Manager

Posted 12 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Directs and ensures the efficient administration and management of the Human Resources function to include recruiting, training, wage/benefit administration, compliance with statutory requirements and the execution of employee relation activities, in order to provide each department with the personnel, guidance, and support necessary to achieve their customer service and business objectives. Accountable for ensuring a proactive Human Resources environment consistent with profitability objectives."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nairobi	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	1,556,500 KES

Director Of Sales

Posted 11 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Sales and Marketing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nairobi	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	7,782,900 KES

Client Service Executive

Posted 10 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Underwriting, Membership administration, Portfolio management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nairobi	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Expert	1,686,200 KES

Online Marketing Consultant

Posted 04 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Digital Marketing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nairobi	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	2,132,400 KES

Country Director

Posted 03 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Finance management, QuickBooks, Organizational management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nairobi	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Expert	3,580,200 KES

Operations Management

Posted 28 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Management and system control."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nairobi	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Intermediate	5,188,600 KES

Truck Driver

Posted 25 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"All, transport cargo safely and efficiently from point A to point B. Class A License USA. Doubles and Triples Endorcement."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nairobi	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	11,348,000 KES

Manager

Posted 22 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Finance."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nairobi	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Expert	1,945,600 KES

Chief Commercial Officer

Posted 18 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Commercial Mgmt."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nairobi	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	10,007,500 KES

Director

Posted 09 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Chemistry."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nairobi	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	3,113,000 KES

Finance Manager

Posted 06 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"ACCA LEVEL 2."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nairobi	Some College	1-2 Years	Advanced	3,113,000 KES

Research And Development

Posted 04 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Research
Product development
Project management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nairobi	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	5,707,500 KES

General Manager

Posted 02 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Leadership, Management, Finance."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nairobi	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Expert	2,334,800 KES

Global Talent Sourcer

Posted 15 October 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Sourcing, Project Management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nairobi	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	6,666,900 KES

People And Culture Manager

Posted 13 October 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Lead the people and culture department in strategy, learning and development, recruitment, performance management and administration."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nairobi	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Expert	1,914,500 KES

It Manager