Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) Economic Survey 2018 has unveiled the highest paid employees in Kenya.
According to the survey, workers in the Finance and Insurance sector are among the highest earning individuals.
The finance industry employees on average earned Ksh1,759,562 annually in the private sector while in the public sector they earned Ksh1,703,860.
The transport and storage industry came in second where employees earned Ksh1,627,290 while in the private sector the electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning industry recorded an average income per employee of Ksh1,613,312.
The mining and quarrying industry recorded the lowest earning according to the survey, where workers annually earned Ksh406,454.
The Economy Survey 2018 also highlighted a 7.6 percent increase in the number of new jobs created in 2017 from 832,900 in 2016 to 897,000.