Data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) shows how wage earners in Kenya are distributed across monthly income brackets, with the largest share earning between Sh50,000 and Sh99,999.
This group comprises 1,460,974 workers, representing 45.5 per cent of the total.
The second-largest group consists of 1,036,030 employees earning between Sh30,000 and Sh49,999, accounting for 32.2 per cent.
Meanwhile, 397,541 workers earn Sh100,000 or more per month, representing 12.4 per cent.
Lower-income brackets account for smaller shares of wage employment.
Some 115,020 workers earn between Sh20,000 and Sh24,999, representing 3.6 per cent, while 93,391 earn between Sh25,000 and Sh29,999, or 2.9 per cent.
Those earning between Sh15,000 and Sh19,999 number 57,580, accounting for 1.8 per cent, while 40,953 earn between Sh10,000 and Sh14,999, representing 1.3 per cent.
The smallest group comprises 12,331 workers earning less than Sh10,000 monthly, equivalent to 0.4 per cent.
