The job you decide to take as your career should be a job that promises to pay you well, and by paying you well, I mean that you should be able to make not less than at least KSH. 100,000 every month plus a few bonuses if possible depending on your line of work.
To make it easy for
you to choose and to give you a head start, here are the 10 Highest Paying Jobs
in Kenya listed so you can make up your mind on what career you are going
to pursue moving forward, we have researched and come up with The highest
paying job careers in Kenya this year, today.
Here are jobs in Kenya
that you are guaranteed to make over KSH. 100,000 each and every month, so you
can smile at the bank when you receive your paycheck every end month.
1: Medical Doctor
Whether you are to
work at The Mater Hospital, Aga Khan, or even Karen Hospital, you are pretty
sure that your starting salary will not be lower than KSH. 120,000 to KSH.
190,000.
Medical professionals
who have been in the industry for a long time, let’s say 4 and above years of
experience will make almost KSH. 300,000 every month. Depending on the hospital
one works for, the salary might be higher than that.
To become a medical
professional, you need to pursue a Degree in Medicine which will take you at
least six years to complete in Kenyan system. After which you will be able to
apply for a job and start making your money.
2: Architecture
Number two in this
list of 10 Highest Paying Jobs in Kenya will be architecture. A lot of
Kenyan based and Kenyan (local) companies are always in the hunt for fresh and
talented architectures who will bring new and unique ideas to the table, and
that could be you.
Landing a job at a
Kenyan company will allow you to earn nothing less than KSH. 100,00 monthly.
For a job well done, the company might decide to make you their permanent
worker, or better yet, offer you bonuses.
But if you decide to
run your own architectural business,
you are guaranteed to be making millions of money if you run your own firm, I’m
talking an average of KSH. 50 million and above in a single contract to design
a building.
An average
architecture can pocket around KSH. 200,000 to KSH. 400,000 depending on the
company and the number of projects one has.
3: Pharmacists
The demand for
pharmacists in Kenya has grown rapidly this year. Kenya is in need of drugs and
those drugs are not going to fall from heaven, and that’s where pharmacy comes
in.
Working as a
pharmacist at a company like KEMSA or GSK will be a great opportunity for you
to make not less than KSH. 250,000 each and every month. With a Degree or a
diploma in pharmacy, you can easily start a successful chemist in your local
area or in the CBD. You are more likely to make way more money if you own your
own business such as a chemist.
4: NGO
It is no secret that
NGO jobs pay way better than government institutions. You can make a half a
million just by working at an NGO firm.
An NGO job pays
nothing less than KSH. 100,000 for workers who have at least a Degree in that
field. NGOs like United Nations can make you a millionaire in Kenya after
working for them for a couple of years.
5: Accountant
Becoming an accountant
at a huge company such as Safaricom will ensure you pocket KSH. 180,000 and
above depending on the company’s requirements and certain factors. Generally, an
accountant can make over KSH. 120,000 monthly depending on the company they are
working for.
So it is possible for
accountants to make way more money than the amounts mentioned above, it all
depends on the company you are hired by.
6: Pilot
You will be surprised
by how much Kenyan pilots are making every month by flying a plane. As a matter
of fact, an experienced pilot in Kenya makes over KSH. 2 Million not yearly but
every single month of the year.
Working as a pilot at
Kenya Airways, you should be making roughly half a million monthly. This
course can take you around 4 years to complete in Kenya and start flying
Kenyans abroad and back.
7: Kenyan Politics
Politics in Kenya is on another level, Kenyan politicians are making a ton of money every month. A politician in Kenya who is elected by the people is guaranteed to become a millionaire in a couple of years to come, despite their background status before they were elected.
Governers in Kenya
make KSH. 1.5 million monthly, this is not mentioning the other many ways they
can still make money as leaders in the country.
If that doesn’t
surprise you, did you know an MCA, a local one, is making over a KSH. 850,000
every month. It is so hard to become poor if you are a Kenyan politician. You
will retire a millionaire if not a billionaire after working as a Kenyan
politician.
You can try becoming
an MCA, MP, Senator or a Governor, you just need the votes and a couple of
requirements to be voted in as one. After you are in the government is when you
can consider going upper, the sky is the limit.
8: Software
Engineering
Generally, as a
software engineer in Kenya, you can make KSH. 500,000. It is pretty hard for you
to be jobless in Kenya with a Degree in Software Engineering.
Software engineering
skills are in high demand in Kenya with companies such as our very own
Safaricom, Google ke, IBM, MultiChoice, and Facebook to mention but a few.
If you are lucky
enough to secure a job at one of these multimillion companies, you will never
be poor in your life. With the money you get paid you can start your own
businesses and invest to ensure you and your family are financially secure.
9: Mass Communication
Mass communication in
Kenya is a huge deal, by becoming a journalist in Kenya you can really be sure
to be pocketing good money every month depending on the company you will be
working for.
If you secure a job as
a journalist in a big Kenyan company like the Royal Media Service – which owns
and runs Citizen TV,
your salary will be something you will be proud of.
Journalists can make
KSH. 100,000 as mentioned earlier, depending on the company you decide to work
for, this amount can be higher in different companies or grow in time as you
work more years for the company.
With a passion for your career as a journalist in Kenya, you can decide to start your own business or set up a YouTube channel and showcase your talent, if you are not comfortable working for other people. Again, the sky is the limit.
10: Influencer
A few years ago in
Kenya, this was not a thing. But now people are making money by living their
lives. Whether you decide to focus on being a social media Influencer or brand
influencer which is actually literally the same thing, there’s no way you will
go broke, I mean it’s not easy to lack money as an influencer these days.
As more and more
Kenyans are discovering the online world, businesses too are doing as much as
they can to invest for their brands to be successful online.
People might not
consider this a job, but with no jokes it is. If you can
make millions a year, how is that not a job?.
Many Kenyan
Influencers are making thousands of money probably weekly from influencing
people to certain brands and offers. If you have a huge following on your
social media platforms such as Instagram and Twitter, you can make money as an
influencer in Kenya. With millions of followers or if you are a
celebrity of some kind, maybe Tiktok famous or Instagram famous, you can easily
make around KSH. 200,000 per month.
There are tons of
brands out there that are willing to pay you around KSH. 30,000 just to post a
picture on your social networks, and linking to them. Sponsored posts you
normally see posted by your favorite Kenyan celebrities or influencers have
earned them tons of money. Some Kenyan influencers charge brands KSH. 100,000
per sponsored post, it all depends on your influence and marketing skills.
These are by far the best and 10 Highest Paying Jobs in Kenya. Kenya is a developing nation and the rate at which we are growing as a country is relatively fast, which means opportunities in Kenya are there you just need to figure out how to tackle them. There you have it 10 Highest Paying Jobs in Kenya.