Hiring in Kenya through an Employer of Record
A Kenyan employer matches the employee's NSSF pension contribution and pays half of the Affordable Housing Levy.
On top of salary, the employer pays
- 6% NSSF pension, employer share
- 1.5% Affordable Housing Levy, employer
What the employer pays on top of salary in Kenya
- NSSF pension, employer share: 6 percent of pensionable earnings, up to a monthly cap.
- Affordable Housing Levy, employer: 1.5 percent of gross monthly salary.
The pension charge stops at an earnings cap, so it runs high for well paid staff. Health insurance is paid by the employee, and a small flat training levy is left out.
Yearly cost of one employee in Kenya, by vendor
Salary plus the charges above plus the vendor's published monthly fee, for twelve months. Not included: benefits and currency conversion fees.
Vendor fees used
Atlas HXM $599, Deel $599, G-P $599, Multiplier $459, Oyster $699, Pebl (Velocity Global) $399, RemoFirst $199, Remote $699, Skuad $199. Not published: Rippling.
Where these numbers come from
- NSSF pension, employer share on nssf.or.ke read
- Affordable Housing Levy, employer on kra.go.ke read
- Each vendor's own pricing page, linked from its name above.