Bank staff salaries hit a record Sh100 billion

NIC Bank Kenya CEO John Gachora. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Kenyan commercial banks’ staff payrolls increased by Sh1 billion last year, edging closer to hitting an all-time high of Sh100 billion.

Full-year financials for the lenders show bank employees earned a total of Sh99.13 billion in 2018, indicating stiff competition for talent and the effects of wage inflation in the industry.

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Note: The results are not exact but very close to the actual.