Web Designers Salary In Kenya
A person working as a Web Designer in Kenya typically earns around 120,000 KES per month. Salaries range from 60,000 KES (lowest) to 190,000 KES (highest).
This is the average monthly salary including housing, transport, and other benefits. Web Designer salaries vary drastically based on experience, skills, gender, or location. Below you will find a detailed breakdown based on many different criteria.
The median, the maximum, the minimum, and the range
Salary Range
Web Designer salaries in Kenya range from 60,000 KES per month (minimum salary) to 190,000 KES per month (maximum salary).
Median Salary
The median salary is 123,000 KES per month, which means that half (50%) of people working as Web Designer(s) are earning less than 123,000 KES while the other half are earning more than 123,000 KES. The median represents the middle salary value. Generally speaking, you would want to be on the right side of the graph with the group earning more than the median salary.
Percentiles
Closely related to the median are two values: the 25th and the 75th percentiles. Reading from the salary distribution diagram, 25% of Web Designer(s) are earning less than 80,400 KES while 75% of them are earning more than 80,000 KES. Also from the diagram, 75% of Web Designer(s) are earning less than 160,000 KES while 25% are earning more than 160,000 KES.
Difference between the median and the average salary
Both are indicators. If your salary is higher than both the average and the median then you are doing very well. When your salary is lower than both, then many people are earning more than you and there is plenty of room for improvement. If your wage is between the average and the median, then things can be a bit complicated. We wrote a guide to explain all about the different scenarios.
Web Designer Salary Comparison by Years of Experience
The experience level is the most important factor in determining the salary. Naturally the more years of experience the higher your wage. We broke down Web Designer salaries by experience level and this is what we found.
A Web Designer with less than two years of experience makes approximately 71,300 KES per month.
While someone with an experience level between two and five years is expected to earn 91,700 KES per month, 29% more than someone with less than two year’s experience.
Moving forward, an experience level between five and ten years lands a salary of 127,000 KES per month, 38% more than someone with two to five years of experience.
“On average, a person’s salary doubles their starting salary by the time they cross the 10 years* experience mark.”
Additionally, Web Designer(s) whose expertise span anywhere between ten and fifteen years get a salary equivalent to 157,000 KES per month, 24% more than someone with five to ten years of experience.
If the experience level is between fifteen and twenty years, then the expected wage is 168,000 KES per month, 7% more than someone with ten to fifteen years of experience.
Lastly, employees with more than twenty years of professional experience get a salary of 179,000 KES per month, 7% more than people with fifteen to twenty years of experience.
Web Designer Salary Comparison By Level of Education
We all know that higher education equals a bigger salary, but how much more money can a degree add to your income? We broke down Web Designer salaries by education level in order to make a comparison.
When the education level is Certificate or Diploma, the average salary of a Web Designer is 90,000 KES per month.
While someone with a Bachelor’s Degree gets a salary of 120,000 KES per month, 34% more than someone having a Certificate or Diploma degree.
A Master’s Degree gets its holder an average salary of 186,000 KES per month, 53% more than someone with a Bachelor’s Degree.
Is a Master’s degree or an MBA worth it? Should you pursue higher education?
A Master’s degree program or any post-graduate program in Kenya costs anywhere from 730,000 Kenyan Shilling(s) to 2,200,000 Kenyan Shilling(s). This lasts approximately two years. That is quite an investment.
You can’t really expect any salary increases during the study period, assuming you already have a job. In most cases, a salary review is conducted once education is completed and the degree has been attained.
Many people pursue higher education as a tactic to switch to a higher-paying job. The numbers seem to support the theory. The average increase in compensation while changing jobs is approximately 10% more than the customary salary increment.
If you can afford the costs of higher education, the return on investment is definitely worth it. You should be able to recover the costs in roughly a year or so.
Web Designer Average Annual Salary Increment Percentage in Kenya
Web Designer(s) in Kenya are likely to observe a salary increase of approximately 6% every 31 months. The national average annual increment for all professions combined is 4% granted to employees every 29 months.
