Pay and working terms
Read a pay figure in context: its period, whether it is basic or gross, and the deductions and terms beside it. Use the sourced wage tables and calculators alongside these guides. A statutory minimum and a take-home estimate answer different questions.
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House allowance in Kenya: what the law requires your employer to pay
When an employer must house you or pay rent, the 15 per cent rule in the wages order, how consolidated pay works, and how to check your own offer.
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Affordable housing levy in Kenya: the 1.5% on your salary
What the affordable housing levy is, how much comes off your pay, what your employer must add, when it is due and how it affects PAYE.
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SHIF deduction in Kenya: how much SHA takes from your salary
The SHIF rate on salaried pay, how to work out the deduction, why it matters that your employer remits on time, and how it affects PAYE.
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NSSF contribution rates in Kenya for 2026: Tier I, Tier II and the limits
The Year 4 NSSF rates that apply from February 2026, how Tier I and Tier II are worked out, what your employer must pay on top, and how to check that it reached your account.
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Basic salary vs gross salary in Kenya: what the allowances add
What basic pay is, what gross pay adds on top of it, which rules use each figure, and what to ask before you accept an offer.
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Salary paid late in Kenya: when wages are due and what to do
When the Employment Act says your pay falls due, which records to keep, a short letter to send, and how to take a late or missing salary to the labour officer.
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What is your expected salary? How to answer in a Kenyan interview
Find the real pay band before the interview, answer with a range, ask for the budget and say whether you mean gross or net.
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Discrimination when hiring in Kenya: what section 5 bans and what to do
The grounds an employer cannot use to turn you down, the interview questions that point to them, who has to prove what and where to complain.
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Your rights at work in Kenya: leave, probation, overtime and notice
The minimum terms Kenyan law gives every employee: a written contract, leave, probation, rest days, overtime, casual work, notice, dismissal and a certificate of service.
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How to compare a Kenya job offer with the minimum wage
Choose the applicable industry, occupation, workplace zone and pay period before comparing a salary with the Gazette.
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PAYE in Kenya: how the monthly bands work
Understand taxable pay, progressive bands and personal relief before comparing tax on two salary offers.
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How to read a payslip in Kenya
Work through the pay period, earnings and deductions so you can explain how the bank payment was calculated.
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