14 Dec 2023
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With 15 years of work experience, payroll clerks will earn from Ksh65,972 to Ksh139,706 monthly. Experienced workers in this occupation, with 30 years worth of experience, can earn a monthly salary between Ksh98,518 and Ksh113,075. This is the conclusion of research carried out by Mywage.org/Kenya, in 2023.
Highest salary for payroll clerks with 20 years of experience: Ksh79,281 to Ksh155,099 per month
Employees with 20 years of work experience earn the highest salary: between Ksh79,281 and Ksh155,099 per month. Seasoned workers, carrying 30 years of experience with them, earn a monthly wage that ranges from Ksh98,518 to Ksh113,075.
Payroll clerks mostly male
57% says they are male, while 43% entered female as their gender. Of the workers in this occupation who participated in the survey, 36% have no children. People in this job who answered the survey are mostly between 30 and 39 years of age.
Average working week of 43 hours
According to our survey, coverage by collective bargaining among workers in this occupation is set at 4%. 96% are not covered by a collective agreement. Workers in this occupation work 43 hours per week on average.
62% of payroll clerks fewer than 5 years of work experience
The majority of workers in this occupation work in organisations of 500 or more employees. In most cases, workers in this occupation report that the majority of their coworkers are female. 54% of employees state that they have a permanent contract for the work that they are doing. Of the participating workers in this occupation, 10% work in a multinational organisation. Workers who do not have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, added up to 46% of respondents. 62% of workers have worked fewer than 5 years since their first job.
The survey shows that 8% of the workers in this occupation feel highly satisfied about their position. In general, most people in this job are in between satisfied and dissatisfied with their position. This is the case for 38% of the people in this job.
Wage dissatisfaction high among payroll clerks
Among the people in this job, 36% reported they are dissatisfied with their wage. 41% of the workers reports to be highly dissatisfied with their wage.
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