Average Accountant 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 263,585.96.

As the years of experience reaches 1 to 4, there is a significant increase of Ksh 125,577.32 which would give a total wage of KES3,89,163.28.

Once the experience reaches 5-9 years Accountant salary would increase again to a total of Ksh 584,237.24, adding Ksh 195,073.96 from the last salary increase.

After reaching the 10-19 year experience in their career, another increase in salary will be added to a total of Ksh 763,520.42.

And finally, once the Accountant gains 20 years of experience or more, their salary would reach Ksh 1,026,504.00.

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 56% 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 Tax Preparation with 2%. It can be said that Tax Preparation 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 257,450.00 whereas the highest earning is Ksh 1,034,753.00 which clearly shows the salary increases with the level of expertise.

Experienced person will earn the maximum salary of Ksh 1,034,753.00 at 109%. So to summerize, Entry Level earns 48% less than the average salary, Early Career earns 22% less than the average salary, Mid Carrer earns 19% more than the average salary, Late Career earns 55% more than the average salary, Experienced earns 109% more than the average salary.