Basic Salaries of Diploma Graduates in Kenya

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Salaries for diploma holders in Kenya are largely determined by the demand of professionals in a profession and the supply of such people in the job market.In general,the average salary of diploma holders in Kenya is Ksh 30,000.

The number of Diploma Graduates in Kenya is soaring each day with many opting to venture into business due to lack of employment.

In the last decade, there were countable Degree holders in the country ,andย majority of them were diploma holders, but when former President Mwai Kibaki liberalized education sector in Kenya, many people enrolled for higher education thus endangering Diploma holders.

Though most employers in Kenya prefer degree holders, a good number of them still believe that Diploma holders can work as better as Degree holders. They therefore, give these graduates a chance to prove themselves.

There are also jobs which are strictly reserved for Diploma holders, such jobs include: Front Office, Nursing, Hotel and Hospitality and primary school teacher.

From our study we have come up with average salaries of Diploma holders in Kenya:

Jobย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  ย ย  Average Salary(Ksh per month)

Teachersย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  ย  ย ย  ย ย ย  ย ย  10,000-25,000

Customer Care Officer ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  25,000-40,000

Front Office/Receptionist ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย 15,000-30,000

NGO workers ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  40,000-60,000

Government Parastatal ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย 25,000-50,000

Public Service Commission ย  ย  ย  ย  ย ย 22,000-45,000

Sales Representative ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  15,000-40,000

Human Resources Assistant ย  ย  ย  ย  25,000-50,000

Accounts Assistant ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย 20,000-45,000

Procurement Officer ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย 25,000-50,000

Public Relations Officer ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  30,000-60,000

Nurse ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  20,000-50,000

Electrical Technician ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  30,000-60,000

Quantity Surveyor ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  35,000-70,000

Cashier ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย 15,000-25,000

Waiter ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย 15,000-30,000

Data Entry ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  15,000-30,000

Chef ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  25,000-50,000

Drivers ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย 25,000-50,000

IT Technicians ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  25,000-70,000

Supermarket Attendants ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย 18,000- 35,000

If you meet any diploma holder in Kenya in those careers,they will quote the figures we have listed above.What shocks me most is that over 30 % of diploma holders in Kenya earn less than Ksh 20,000 per month.

The ideal salary for a diploma holder is Ksh 30,000-Ksh 40,000,which is regarded as enough for somebody with a family and one who wants to invest. Ksh 20,000 is not enough to spend and save.With this salary,the country will not have investors but people who are living from hand to mouth.