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Local Salaries · Kenya

# What is a good salary in 🇰🇪 Kenya (Nairobi)?

The median is about **$110/month**; top-10% earners clear **$329/month**.

## The local wage ladder

| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $608 | $7,296 | 78,616 KES/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD). | $119 | $1,428 | 15,387 KES/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $110 | $1,320 | 14,223 KES/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $195 | $2,340 | 25,214 KES/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $329 | $3,948 | 42,541 KES/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $804 | $9,648 | 103,960 KES/mo |

Modelled from World Bank GNI $2,200 (2025) and Gini 38.5 (consumption-based, widened to 45.5). Check where you stand in the [interactive benchmarker](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/?country=KE).

## Countries with similar median pay

- [🇭🇹 Haiti](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/haiti/) — median $112/mo
- [🇱🇦 Laos](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/laos/) — median $112/mo
- [🇦🇴 Angola](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/angola/) — median $106/mo
- [🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/republic-of-the-congo/) — median $106/mo

See also: [what everyday life costs in Kenya](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/kenya/)

## Frequently asked questions

- **What is a good salary in Kenya?**: The median wage is about $110/month ($1,320/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $195/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $329/month.
- **What is a top 10% salary in Kenya?**: Roughly $329/month ($3,948/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $804/month.
- **What is the minimum wage in Kenya?**: About $119/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD).
- **How are these Kenya salary figures calculated?**: A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($2,200, 2025) and the Gini index (38.5, consumption-based — widened to 45.5 income-equivalent). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.

Log-normal model from World Bank data — estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data. Agents: GET /api/wage-bands.json?country=KE.

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