08.01.06. What is the average income of an informal care worker? | Kenya

08.01.06. What is the average income of an informal care worker? | Kenya

04 Apr 2022

The monthly pay for an informal care worker (in general including those taking care of a person with dementia) greatly varies depending on the location but without health care insurance. For instance, those in informal settlements would be paid 3,500 Kenya Shillings (35USD), Kenya’s capital city-Nairobi (7,000 Kenya Shillings (70USD)), high end homes – but mostly degree holders (15,000 to 40,000 Kenya Shillings (150 to 400USD)). The current regulations demand that the informal workers should be paid at least 13,200 Kenya Shillings (USD 132) (Venas News, 2019).

References:

Venas News. (2019). Salary of a Maid/House help in Kenya 2019. VENASNEWS, 24 Janyary. Nairobi, Kenya. https://venasnews.co.ke/2019/01/24/salary-of-a-maidhouse-help-in-kenya-2019/