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Pilot Salary in Kenya

Kenya Airways, based in Kenya, with captain and first officer averages and ranges. Civil aviation authority: KCAA.

1 airline #47 of 51 countries
Captain average
¥1,500万
¥1,150万〜1,950万
First officer average
¥750万
¥550万〜1,050万
vs world average
-40%
world avg ¥2,480万
Top payer
Kenya Airways
captain ¥1,500万

Pilot salary by airline in Kenya

Sorted by captain average, highest first. Click an airline for its pay breakdown, fleet, hiring requirements and reviews from working pilots.

Airline Captain avg Captain range F/O avg F/O range
Kenya Airways ¥1,500万 ¥1,150万〜1,950万 ¥750万 ¥550万〜1,050万

Where Kenya sits worldwide

Captain averages side by side. Kenya sits at ¥1,500万 against a ¥2,480万 average across all 112 airlines — about 40% below. That places it 47th of the 51 countries covered.

World average
¥2,480万
Japan
¥1,850万
🇰🇪 Kenya
¥1,500万
🇺🇸 United States
¥4,380万
🇨🇭 Switzerland
¥4,100万
🇳🇱 Netherlands
¥3,960万

Country figures are the unweighted mean of captain averages for the airlines we list there. World first officer average: ¥1,400万 across 112 airlines.

Compare other countries

To see the whole region at once, go to pilot salary in Africa — 4 airlines across 4 countries, captains averaging ¥1,490万.

Frequently asked questions

How much do pilots earn in Kenya?
At Kenya Airways, the only airline we list in Kenya, captains average ¥1,500万 (¥1,150万〜1,950万) and first officers average ¥750万 (¥550万〜1,050万). That is about 40% below the ¥2,480万 captain average across all 112 airlines we track.
Which airline in Kenya pays pilots the most?
Kenya Airways is the only airline we list in Kenya: captains average ¥1,500万 (¥1,150万〜1,950万) and first officers ¥750万.
How does Kenya rank worldwide for pilot pay?
Ranked by captain average across the 51 countries we cover, Kenya is number 47. The world average is ¥2,480万; Kenya sits at ¥1,500万.
How does it compare with Japanese airlines?
Captains at the 26 Japanese airlines we list average ¥1,850万. Kenya at ¥1,500万 is ¥350万 lower.