🇰🇪 Market Updated March 2, 2026

Legal Salaries in Kenya

Explore comprehensive salary data, career paths, and job opportunities in the legal sector across Kenya based on real-time market data.

Avg Category Salary / year
2,212,071 KES
Highest Salary / year
5,423,100 KES
Entry Level / year
687,100 KES

Job Roles & Compensation

Job TitleSalary / year (KES)Salary / year (USD)National Tier
Magistrate Judge 5,423,100 KES $41,256.45 Top 1%
Crown Prosecution Service Lawyer 4,931,400 KES $37,515.82 Top 1%
Administrative Law Judge 4,752,100 KES $36,151.79 Top 1%
General Counsel 4,524,400 KES $34,419.55 Top 1%
Litigation Attorney 4,297,400 KES $32,692.64 Top 1%
Legal Services Manager 4,282,500 KES $32,579.29 Top 1%
Legal Services Director 4,152,200 KES $31,588.03 Top 1%
Judge Advocate 3,850,500 KES $29,292.83 Top 10%
Lawyer 3,648,200 KES $27,753.83 Top 10%
Attorney 3,529,600 KES $26,851.57 Top 10%
Legal Executive 3,299,800 KES $25,103.36 Top 10%
Staff Attorney 2,914,600 KES $22,172.94 Top 10%
Corporate Counsel 2,711,900 KES $20,630.89 Top 10%
Legal Counsel 2,711,900 KES $20,630.89 Top 10%
Patent Attorney 2,641,300 KES $20,093.79 Top 10%
Counsel 2,617,900 KES $19,915.78 Top 10%
In House Counsel 2,566,100 KES $19,521.71 Top 10%
Immigration Executive 2,471,700 KES $18,803.56 Top 10%
Associate Attorney 2,362,300 KES $17,971.29 Top 10%
Legal Consultant 2,173,000 KES $16,531.18 Top 10%
Arbitrator 2,146,100 KES $16,326.54 Top 10%
Litigation Paralegal 2,136,200 KES $16,251.23 Top 10%
Legal Consultant 2,110,600 KES $16,056.47 Top 10%
Legal Advisor 2,086,500 KES $15,873.13 Top 10%
Candidate Attorney 2,076,600 KES $15,797.82 Top 10%
Contracts Manager 1,955,300 KES $14,875.02 Top 10%
Conciliator 1,800,200 KES $13,695.09 Top 10%
Intellectual Property Specialist 1,751,700 KES $13,326.13 Top 10%
Legal Editor 1,741,800 KES $13,250.81 Top 10%
Contracts Negotiator 1,678,300 KES $12,767.73 Top 10%
Legislative Liaison 1,655,500 KES $12,594.28 Top 10%
Legal Associate 1,621,400 KES $12,334.86 Top 10%
Court Liaison Specialist 1,560,800 KES $11,873.85 Top 10%
Paralegal 1,380,400 KES $10,501.45 Middle 40%
Court Reporter 1,345,400 KES $10,235.18 Middle 40%
Court Judicial Assistant 1,333,900 KES $10,147.7 Middle 40%
Contracts Specialist 1,133,900 KES $8,626.19 Middle 40%
Legal Officer 1,129,700 KES $8,594.24 Middle 40%
Contracts Associate 1,122,900 KES $8,542.51 Middle 40%
Bailiff 1,109,200 KES $8,438.28 Middle 40%
Court Representative 1,091,600 KES $8,304.39 Middle 40%
Legal Secretary 1,019,200 KES $7,753.6 Middle 40%
Conveyancing Secretary 999,500 KES $7,603.74 Middle 40%
Legal Administrative Assistant 978,900 KES $7,447.02 Middle 40%
Legal Assistant 958,700 KES $7,293.35 Middle 40%
Legal Executive Secretary 943,800 KES $7,180 Middle 40%
Barrister 932,800 KES $7,096.31 Middle 40%
Legal IP Officer 844,600 KES $6,425.33 Middle 40%
Law Clerk 830,500 KES $6,318.06 Middle 40%
Court Clerk 790,600 KES $6,014.52 Middle 40%
Legal Support Worker 687,100 KES $5,227.14 Middle 40%

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