Top 35 best paying jobs in Kenya and salaries earned

Which are the best paying jobs in Kenya? It’s important, especially for students to know the best paying jobs in Kenya so that they can select marketable courses. Some jobs pay more than Ksh 500,000 per month, others as low as Ksh 15,000.There are diploma holders earning even Ksh 300,000 per month.

Here is a list of highest paying jobs in Kenya and their salaries:

1. Pilot—Ksh 500,000
2. Lawyer—Ksh200,000
3. Medical Doctor—Ksh300,000
4. Actuary—Ksh 250,000
5. Electrical engineer—Ksh180,000
6. Lecturer—Ksh 150,000
7. Data Manager—Ksh 150,000
8. Monitoring & Evaluation Manager—Ksh180,000
9. UN Jobs—Ksh 400,000
10. NGO Jobs—Ksh 150,000
11. Bank Manager—Ksh 150,000
12. Software Engineer—Ksh 250,000
13. Mechanical engineer—Ksh 200,000
14. Quantity Surveyor—Ksh 200,000
15. GIS Analyst—Ksh100, 000
16. Finance Manager/Director—Ksh 500,000
17. Auditor—Ksh 150,000
18. Senior Accountant—Ksh 150,000
19. Government parastatal workers—Ksh 120,000
20. MCA—Ksh 500,000
21. Member of Parliament—Ksh 1.2 million
22. Senator and Women Rep—Ksh1.2 million
23. Governor—Ksh 1.4million
24. Other senior government officials—Ksh 600,000 and above
25. Systems Analyst—Ksh180,000
26. HR Manager—Ksh200,000
27. Marketing Manager—Ksh150,000
28. Experienced bloggers—Ksh300,000
29. TV News Anchors—Ksh 200,000
30. Radio Presenters—Ksh120,000
31. Actuary—Ksh250,000
32. Clearing and Forwarding manager—Ksh150,000
33. Financial analyst—Ksh200,000
34. Research Analyst—Ksh 150,000
35. Underwriter—Ksh 250,000

Salaries earned depend on one’s experience, the type of institution they work for and academic qualification.