Government and Policy

Inside Teachers’ New Pay Deal As Those Living In Rural Areas Win Big

BY Getrude Mathayo · September 1, 2023 02:09 pm

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Grade C3 teachers and lecturers will get between Ksh.44,412 and Ksh.56,514, while job grade C5, will earn between Ksh.62,272 and Ksh.78,667.

Teachers residing in rural areas are poised to experience significant benefits from the latest salaries and allowances review.

According to the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) new salary structure not only entails a salary increase ranging from 2.4 percent to 9.5 percent starting this month, but it also encompasses improved housing allowances in the new grouping of regions

The updated compensation framework predominantly favors entry-level teachers, with the highest percentage increase of 9.5 percent allocated to them. Starting this month, the teachers will be going home with bigger paychecks when the hikes, backdated to July, take effect.

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For primary school teachers at the entry-level, the salary range will be between Ksh.22,793 and Ksh.28,491.

Teachers falling under job grade C1, including sections of primary, secondary, and lecturers, get a salary ranging from Ksh.28,491 to Ksh.35,614, being the highest paid within this group. Grade C2 teachers, lecturers, and special needs educators will earn between Ksh.36,621 and Ksh.45,776.

Senior roles like senior masters, headteachers, deputy principals, and senior lecturers in job grade D1 will enjoy salaries ranging from Ksh.77,840 to Ksh.95,101.

Grade C3 teachers and lecturers will get between Ksh.44,412 and Ksh.56,514, while job grade C5, will earn between Ksh.62,272 and Ksh.78,667.

Senior masters, headteachers, deputy principals, and senior lecturers who fall under job grade D1 will earn between Ksh.77,840 for the lowest and Ksh.95,101 for the highest paid within that group, while those in job grade D2, deputy principals 2, and senior master 1 teachers will earn a minimum of Ksh.91,000 and a maximum of Ksh.110,000.

Senior Principals in grade D4 will receive salaries between Ksh.118,000 and Ksh.143,000, while Chief Principals, the highest-ranking within the pay structure (grade D5), will earn basic salaries ranging from Ksh.131,000 to Ksh.159,000. Other than the new basic salaries for the teaching fraternity, teachers are also set to benefit from a review of their allowances.

Teachers living in rural areas are among those who will be smiling at the bank. Their house allowances have been harmonized under the four clusters, covering all areas of the country.

According to the new allowances structure, a grade B5 teacher will receive a house allowance of Ksh.6,750 if they live in cluster one area, Nairobi, Ksh.4,400 for cluster 2 areas of Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, Nyeri, Eldoret, Thika, Kisii, Malindi, and Kitale, and Ksh.3,850 for those living in cluster three areas comprising of other former municipalities and a similar amount for all other areas of the country.

A Chief Principal living in Nairobi will be entitled to Ksh.50,000 as house allowance, one in Cluster 2 areas will get Ksh.35,000, while those in Cluster three will get Ksh.25,000 and those residing in Cluster 4 will get Ksh.21,000 as house allowance.

Notably, other allowances like hardship, commuter, leave, and disability allowances will remain unchanged.