A person working in Teaching / Education in Kenya typically earns around 156,000 KES per month. Salaries range from 74,700 KES (lowest average) to 284,000 KES (highest average, actual maximum salary is higher).
This is the average monthly salary including housing, transport, and other benefits. Salaries vary drastically between different Teaching / Education careers. If you are interested in the salary of a particular job, see below for salaries for specific job titles.
Job Title | Average Salary |
Academic Advisor | 153,000 KES |
Academic Coach | 160,000 KES |
Academic Manager | 190,000 KES |
Academic Specialist | 145,000 KES |
Academic Staff | 127,000 KES |
Accompanist | 134,000 KES |
Achievement Coach | 152,000 KES |
Admissions Specialist | 140,000 KES |
Agricultural Sciences Teacher | 126,000 KES |
Anthropology Teacher | 134,000 KES |
Arabic Language Teacher | 119,000 KES |
Archeology Teacher | 129,000 KES |
Architecture Teacher | 141,000 KES |
Archivist | 107,000 KES |
Art Teacher | 114,000 KES |
Assistant School Principal | 164,000 KES |
Assistant Teacher | 103,000 KES |
Biochemistry Professor | 233,000 KES |
Biology Teacher | 130,000 KES |
Bursary Scheme Manager | 154,000 KES |
Business Teacher | 131,000 KES |
Chemistry Teacher | 125,000 KES |
Child Care Coordinator | 131,000 KES |
Child Care Worker | 106,000 KES |
Clinical School Psychologist | 184,000 KES |
College Aide | 167,000 KES |
College and Career Readiness Specialist | 162,000 KES |
College President | 281,000 KES |
Communications Teacher | 128,000 KES |
Community Education Officer | 109,000 KES |
Computer Science Teacher | 120,000 KES |
Computer Teacher | 117,000 KES |
Creative Writing Trainer | 154,000 KES |
Credit Counselor | 148,000 KES |
Cultural Studies Teacher | 124,000 KES |
Curriculum Developer | 157,000 KES |
Curriculum Specialist | 166,000 KES |
Demonstrator | 115,000 KES |
Deputy Controller of Examinations | 152,000 KES |
Director of Learning Technology | 177,000 KES |
Distance Learning Coordinator | 133,000 KES |
Economics Lecturer | 227,000 KES |
Education Administrator | 141,000 KES |
Education Assistant Director | 162,000 KES |
Education Assistant Principal | 131,000 KES |
Education Assistant Professor | 178,000 KES |
Education Consultant | 178,000 KES |
Education Coordinator | 131,000 KES |
Education Counselor | 146,000 KES |
Education Director | 223,000 KES |
Education Program Specialist | 157,000 KES |
Education Researcher | 179,000 KES |
Education Resource Specialist | 137,000 KES |
Education Services Facilitator | 147,000 KES |
Educational Psychologist | 200,000 KES |
EFL Teacher | 130,000 KES |
eLearning Trainer | 118,000 KES |
Elementary School Teacher | 102,000 KES |
Engineering Lecturer | 220,000 KES |
Engineering Teacher | 183,000 KES |
English Teacher | 122,000 KES |
ESL Teacher | 134,000 KES |
Faculty Assistant | 158,000 KES |
Foreign Language Teacher | 115,000 KES |
GED Teacher | 116,000 KES |
Geography Teacher | 118,000 KES |
Head of Mathematics Department | 176,000 KES |
Head of School | 205,000 KES |
High School Teacher | 140,000 KES |
History Teacher | 128,000 KES |
Infant Teacher | 93,600 KES |
Instructional Assistant | 132,000 KES |
Instructor | 144,000 KES |
Kindergarten Teacher | 99,800 KES |
Language Instructor For Expatriate | 105,000 KES |
Law Teacher | 175,000 KES |
Learning Designer | 154,000 KES |
Lecturer | 216,000 KES |
Librarian | 105,000 KES |
Library Assistant | 89,400 KES |
Library Director | 148,000 KES |
Library Specialist | 112,000 KES |
Life Sciences Teacher | 118,000 KES |
Math Lecturer | 229,000 KES |
Mathematics Teacher | 141,000 KES |
Mentor | 144,000 KES |
Middle School Teacher | 134,000 KES |
Music Teacher | 121,000 KES |
Nursery Manager | 183,000 KES |
Nursery Worker | 76,800 KES |
Paraprofessional | 167,000 KES |
Physical Education Specialist | 142,000 KES |
Physical Education Teacher | 111,000 KES |
Physics Teacher | 127,000 KES |
Political Science Teacher | 129,000 KES |
Post Doctoral Researcher | 193,000 KES |
Preschool Education Administrator | 138,000 KES |
Preschool Teacher | 108,000 KES |
Primary School Teacher | 113,000 KES |
Principal | 178,000 KES |
Product Specialist | 139,000 KES |
Professor - Accounting | 231,000 KES |
Professor - Architecture | 237,000 KES |
Professor - Biology | 232,000 KES |
Professor - Business Administration | 229,000 KES |
Professor - Chemical Engineering | 229,000 KES |
Professor - Chemistry | 228,000 KES |
Professor - Civil Engineering | 214,000 KES |
Professor - Communication | 215,000 KES |
Professor - Computer Science | 228,000 KES |
Professor - Dentistry | 240,000 KES |
Professor - Drama | 224,000 KES |
Professor - Economics | 244,000 KES |
Professor - Education | 242,000 KES |
Professor - Electrical Engineering | 231,000 KES |
Professor - English | 211,000 KES |
Professor - Environmental Engineering | 229,000 KES |
Professor - Foreign Languages | 214,000 KES |
Professor - Geological Sciences | 224,000 KES |
Professor - History | 229,000 KES |
Professor - Industrial Engineering | 229,000 KES |
Professor - Law | 251,000 KES |
Professor - Legal Support | 226,000 KES |
Professor - Liberal Arts | 216,000 KES |
Professor - Marketing | 224,000 KES |
Professor - Mathematics | 239,000 KES |
Professor - Mechanical Engineering | 236,000 KES |
Professor - Medical Administration | 240,000 KES |
Professor - Medicine | 273,000 KES |
Professor - Music | 211,000 KES |
Professor - Nursing | 219,000 KES |
Professor - Pharmaceutical Sciences | 233,000 KES |
Professor - Philosophy | 238,000 KES |
Professor - Physical Therapy | 228,000 KES |
Professor - Physics | 238,000 KES |
Professor - Psychology | 219,000 KES |
Professor - Rehabilitation | 206,000 KES |
Professor - Social Work | 205,000 KES |
Professor - Sociology | 226,000 KES |
Professor - Special Education | 233,000 KES |
Psychology Teacher | 187,000 KES |
Public Management Assistant Professor | 182,000 KES |
School Counselor | 177,000 KES |
Science Educator | 126,000 KES |
Science Laboratory Assistant | 109,000 KES |
Science Teacher | 123,000 KES |
Secondary Mathematics Teacher | 131,000 KES |
Secondary School Teacher | 126,000 KES |
Special Education Teacher | 138,000 KES |
Special Needs Assistant | 108,000 KES |
Statistics Lecturer | 217,000 KES |
Student Accounts Coordinator | 117,000 KES |
Student Development Specialist | 149,000 KES |
Student Employment Specialist | 143,000 KES |
Student Services | 110,000 KES |
Student Support Manager | 149,000 KES |
Substitute Teacher | 103,000 KES |
Teacher | 111,000 KES |
Teacher Aide | 94,500 KES |
Teacher Trainer | 147,000 KES |
Training and Development Specialist | 157,000 KES |
Training Coordinator | 111,000 KES |
Tutor | 119,000 KES |
University Teacher | 219,000 KES |
Vocational Education Teacher | 119,000 KES |
Teaching / Education salaries in Kenya range from 74,700 KES per month (minimum average salary) to 284,000 KES per month (maximum average salary, actual maximum is higher).
The median salary is 159,000 KES per month, which means that half (50%) of people working in Teaching / Education are earning less than 159,000 KES while the other half are earning more than 159,000 KES. The median represents the middle salary value. Generally speaking, you would want to be on the right side of the graph with the group earning more than the median salary.
Closely related to the median are two values: the 25th and the 75th percentiles. Reading from the salary distribution diagram, 25% of people working in Teaching / Education are earning less than 105,000 KES while 75% of them are earning more than 105,000 KES. Also from the diagram, 75% of people working in Teaching / Education are earning less than 226,000 KES while 25% are earning more than 226,000 KES.
Both are indicators. If your salary is higher than both of the average and the median then you are doing very well. If your salary is lower than both, then many people are earning more than you and there is plenty of room for improvement. If your wage is between the average and the median, then things can be a bit complicated. We wrote a guide to explain all about the different scenarios. How to compare your salary
The experience level is the most important factor in determining the salary. Naturally the more years of experience the higher the wage.
Generally speaking, employees having experience from two to five years earn on average 32% more than freshers and juniors across all industries and disciplines.
Professionals with experience of more than five years tend to earn on average 36% more than those with five years or less of work experience.
As you hit the ten years mark, the salary increases by 21% and an additional 14% for those who have crossed the 15 years mark.
Those figures are presented as guidelines only. The numbers become more significant if you consider one job title at a time.
It is well known that higher education equals a bigger salary, but how much more money can a degree add to your income? We compared the salaries of professionals at the same level but with different college degrees levels across many jobs, below are our findings.
Workers with a certificate or diploma earn on average 17% more than their peers who only reached the high school level.
Employees who earned a Bachelor's Degree earn 24% more than those who only managed to attain a cerificate or diploma.
Professionals who attained a Master's Degree are awarded salaries that are 29% more than those with a Bachelor's Degree.
Finally, PhD holders earn 23% more than Master's Degree holders on average while doing the same job.
A Master's degree program or any post-graduate program in Kenya costs anywhere from 734,000 Kenyan Shilling(s) to 2,200,000 Kenyan Shilling(s) and lasts approximately two years. That is quite an investment.
You can't really expect any salary increases during the study period, assuming you already have a job. In most cases, a salary review is conducted once education is completed and the degree has been attained.
Many people pursue higher education as a tactic to switch into a higher paying job. The numbers seem to support this tactic. The average increase in compensation while changing jobs is approximately 10% more than the customary salary increment.
The decision really depends on your situation and experience among many other factors. Putting all variables aside, if you can afford the costs of higher education then the return on investment is definitely worth it. You should be able to recover the costs in roughly a year or so.
Though gender should not have an effect on pay, in reality, it does. So who gets paid more: men or women? Male employees in Kenya who work in Teaching / Education earn 10% more than their female counterparts on average.
Male | 162,000 KES | |
Female | -9% | 147,000 KES |
Teaching / Education professionals in Kenya are likely to observe a salary increase of approximately 4% every 28 months. The national average annual increment for all professions combined is 4% granted to employees every 29 months.
The term 'Annual Salary Increase' usually refers to the increase in 12 calendar month period, but because it is rarely that people get their salaries reviewed exactly on the one year mark, it is more meaningful to know the frequency and the rate at the time of the increase.
The annual salary Increase in a calendar year (12 months) can be easily calculated as follows: Annual Salary Increase = Increase Rate x 12 ÷ Increase Frequency
Banking | 3% | |
Energy | 6% | |
Information Technology | 9% | |
Healthcare | 3% | |
Travel | 6% | |
Construction | 9% | |
Education | 3% |
Listed above are the average annual increase rates for each industry in Kenya for the year 2021. Companies within thriving industries tend to provide higher and more frequent raises. Exceptions do exist, but generally speaking, the situation of any company is closely related to the economic situation in the country or region. These figures tend to change frequently.
Teaching / Education is considered to be a moderate bonus-based field due to the generally limited involvement in direct revenue generation, with exceptions of course. The people who get the highest bonuses are usually somehow involved in the revenue generation cycle.
64% of surveyed staff in Teaching / Education reported that they haven't received any bonuses or incentives in the previous year while 36% said that they received at least one form of monetary bonus.
Those who got bonuses reported rates ranging from 3% to 6% of their annual salary.
Received Bonus | 36% | |
No Bonus | 64% |
The most standard form of bonus where the employee is awarded based on their exceptional performance.
Company Performance BonusesOccasionally, some companies like to celebrate excess earnings and profits with their staff collectively in the form of bonuses that are granted to everyone. The amount of the bonus will probably be different from person to person depending on their role within the organization.
Goal-Based BonusesGranted upon achieving an important goal or milestone.
Holiday / End of Year BonusesThese types of bonuses are given without a reason and usually resemble an appreciation token.
People tend to confuse bonuses with commissions. A commission is a prefixed rate at which someone gets paid for items sold or deals completed while a bonus is in most cases arbitrary and unplanned.
The main two types of jobs | |
Revenue Generators | Supporting Cast |
Employees that are directly involved in generating revenue or profit for the organization. Their field of expertise usually matches the type of business. | Employees that support and facilitate the work of revenue generators. Their expertise is usually different from that of the core business operations. |
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Revenue generators usually get more and higher bonuses, higher salaries, and more frequent salary increments. The reason is quite simple: it is easier to quantify your value to the company in monetary terms when you participate in revenue generation.
Top management personnel and senior employees naturally exhibit higher bonus rates and frequencies than juniors. This is very predictable due to the inherent responsibilities of being higher in the hierarchy. People in top positions can easily get double or triple bonus rates than employees down the pyramid.
The hourly wage is the salary paid in one worked hour. Usually jobs are classified into two categories: salaried jobs and hourly jobs. Salaried jobs pay a fix amount regardless of the hours worked. Hourly jobs pay per worked hour. To convert salary into hourly wage the above formula is used (assuming 5 working days in a week and 8 working hours per day which is the standard for most jobs). The hourly wage calculation may differ slightly depending on the worked hours per week and the annual vacation allowance. The figures mentioned above are good approximations and are considered to be the standard. One major difference between salaried employees and hourly paid employees is overtime eligibility. Salaried employees are usually exempt from overtime as opposed to hourly paid staff.
The average salary for Teaching / Education is 6% more than that of All Jobs.
Where can you get paid more, working for a private company or for the government? Public sector employees in Kenya earn 14% more than their private sector counterparts on average across all sectors.
Private Sector | 140,000 KES | |
Public Sector | +14% | 159,000 KES |