🇰🇪 Updated April 17, 2026

Data Scientist in Kenya

Detailed salary information for Data Scientist positions in Kenya, including pay in KES and USD with national income comparison.

Annual Salary (per year)

2,831,100 KES

Salary in USD / year

$21,537.71

National Percentile

Top 12%

About This Role

Data Engineers design and maintain data pipelines, ensuring data availability and quality for analysis and reporting purposes.

Key Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain data pipelines and ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes.
Ensure data accessibility and availability for analytics and reporting.
Collaborate with data scientists and analysts.

Required Skills

Data integration ETL (ExtractTransformLoad) Big data technologies (e.g.Hadoop

Role Requirements & Work Profile

Experience Required

2–12 years

Typical experience range for this role

Work Arrangement

Temporary

23%

Part-Time

23%

Contract

23%

Full-Time

17%

Intern

13%

Common Qualifications

BBA

17%

PhD

13%

BCA

13%

MCA

13%

B.Com

10%

M.Com

10%

Related Specializations

Professionals with the Data Scientist title in Kenya often specialize in these roles:

Data Engineer Machine Learning Engineer

Common Benefits

Childcare Assistance

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Relocation Assistance

Flexible Work Arrangements

Professional Development

Legal Assistance

Bonuses and Incentive Programs

Wellness Programs

Employee Discounts

Retirement Plans

Job Details

Job TitleData Scientist

CategoryScience and Technical Services

Country🇰🇪 Kenya

CurrencyKES

Annual Salary (per year)2,831,100 KES

Annual Salary in USD (per year)$21,537.71

Income TierTop 10%

Income Distribution Comparison

How this salary compares to national income brackets

This Salary

2,831,100

Bottom 50% Avg

69,857

Middle 40% Avg

470,395

Top 10% Avg

2,307,347

Top 1% Avg

6,741,080

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