Average Accountant with General Ledger Accounting Skills Salary in Kenya

The line graph shows Accountant salary in Kenya on an annual basis. In this graph specifically, it is indicated that as the years of experience increases, so does their wages.

For Accountant working less than a year in a company, you notice that their annual salary starts around Ksh 317,417.36.

As the years of experience reaches 1 to 4, there is a significant increase of Ksh 199,991.13 which would give a total wage of KES5,17,408.49.

Once the experience reaches 5-9 years Accountant salary would increase again to a total of Ksh 652,213.39, adding Ksh 134,804.90 from the last salary increase.

After reaching the 10-19 year experience in their career, decrease in salary is noted to a total of Ksh 643,794.64.

And finally, once the Accountant gains 20 years of experience or more, their salary would reach Ksh 1,464,960.00.

The bar graph data indicates the importance of specific skills which can have a direct impact on Accountant's salary. It clearly highlights the skills needed for a post of Accountant when hired by an employer.

The most vital skill expected of Accountant is Tax Compliance which impacts the most than the rest of the skills indicated with a staggering 42% comparatively. Therefore, one’s salary would greatly depend on their skills in Tax Compliance.

The skill least likely to affect one’s pay would be Accounts Payable with 4%. It can be said that Accounts Payable skill will unlikely impact the salary.

This combination of a line and the bar graph shows how the experience affects the salary of Accountant. Companies are considering factors like training and education directly affecting the salary offered to you as an employee. The line graph shows the salary increment with the increase in experience whereas the bar graph shows the comparision of how the salary is getting affected based on experience level.

As shown in the trends, lowest earning is Ksh 315,071.00 whereas the highest earning is Ksh 1,466,708.00 which clearly shows the salary increases with the level of expertise.

Experienced person will earn the maximum salary of Ksh 1,466,708.00 at 170%. So to summerize, Entry Level earns 42% less than the average salary, Early Career earns 4% less than the average salary, Mid Carrer earns 20% more than the average salary, Late Career earns 17% more than the average salary, Experienced earns 170% more than the average salary.