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NMW Kenya 2008

This year, national minimum wage fell down in Kenya

In 2008, the national minimum wage in Kenya remained fixed at €61 per month, that is 732 euros per year, taking into account 12 payments per year.

If we look at the minimum salary in Kenyan shilling, which is the official currency in Kenya, we can see that, this year, it was 5,479 Kenyan shilling and accordingly, the national minimum wage has fallen 2,692 Kenyan shilling per month, so workers have lost purchasing power in the last year.

If we look at the ranking of the national minimum wage that we publish, Kenya is in 69 nd place, so it is among the countries with the lowest minimum salary of the 90 of the list.

The National Minimum Wage (NMW) of a country is the minimum amount (lowest salary) per hour, per day, or per month that employers may legally pay to workers.

In the table that follows we show you the progression of the National Minimum Wage Kenya. You can see NMW in other countries in National Minimum Wage 2008 and see all the information about this country in Kenya economy.

Kenya - Minimum wages
DateNat. Curr. NMWNMWNMW
20085,479.0$79.2€61.0
20078,171.0$121.4€89.4
20068,171.0$113.3€95.1
20057,295.0$96.6€69.3
20046,818.0$86.1
20036,142.0$80.9
20025,534.0$70.3
20014,809.0$61.2
20004,809.0$63.1
19994,538.0$64.5
19984,241.0$70.3
Kenya - Minimum wages