A guide to reading a Kenyan offer letter, when you can reasonably negotiate, short scripts you can adapt, and a table of monthly pay that employers themselves disclosed in public adverts. It costs KES 699 (about US$5.38), paid once, and is delivered as a PDF.
Salary negotiation guide for Kenya
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US dollar amounts are approximate, at about KSh 130 = US$1 (open.er-api.com, 10 November 2026).
What’s in the guide
- How gross pay differs from take-home pay after PAYE, SHIF, NSSF and the Affordable Housing Levy, and what to ask for in writing.
- When public-service job-group pay is usually fixed, and how to ask about a starting notch or allowances without bargaining a scale that is not open.
- A short script for a private-sector or NGO offer, and a short script for a fixed public-service appointment.
- A table of 38 advertised posts: 28 from Nakuru County Public Service Board adverts (October 2026), 9 from a Narok County Public Service Board advert (October 2026), and the TSC Secretary/CEO advert TSC/CS/001/2026. The sample size and source sit on the table. These are advertised monthly figures, not take-home pay, and not a national average.
The guide does not promise a higher offer. It is information, not legal or financial advice. See the refund policy.
Related free tools
- Salary checker — salaries employers published in listings
- How job-group salary scales work
- Net salary calculator
US dollar amounts are approximate, at about KSh 130 = US$1 (open.er-api.com, 10 November 2026).