The Five Aspects Affecting TSC Teacher Pay in All Job Groups.
The Teachers employer ,TSC ,pays teachers who are employed by the government their monthly salary depending on a number of considerations.
However, these salaries are paid based on the education system that comprises of various levels that comprises of :
- pre-primary
- primary
- secondary
- tertiary education.
Teachers working in these levels have different grades thus earn different salaries that making them vary accordingly.
The important Factors Influencing Teacher Salaries in Kenya
There are a number of factors that influence the salary of a teacher and there include;
1.Experience of the teacher
The top determinants of a teacher’s salary is their years of experience in the profession.
The Teachers who have more experienced the higher their monthly salary and allowances.
Therefore ,inorder for the teachers to get to this position, they must stay in the profession and gain expertise over time.
2.The Qualifications of the teacher
Teacher who have taken time to advance their qualifications to master’s degree or maybe a specialized training, they stand high chance of earning more than those with basic qualifications.
As a result, teachers are encouraged to go for further education to improve the quality of teaching.
3.Working location /Environment
As a norm , teachers in urban areas generally get more expensive living costs than the rural ones.
As a result, those working in urban centers earn higher salaries as the extra coins help to offset the increased living costs incurred.
4 .Category of the Institution where one works
Those teachers in public schools typically have a structured pay scale determined which is TSC determined.
Teachers in private schools have to engage a negotiation on salaries with their employers.
5 .The Grade and Position of the teacher .
A part from one being a classroom teacher, there are important positions within the education section which include headteacher, deputy headteacher and principals positions .
Teachers on the positions above which come with higher responsibilities often attract higher salaries.
Normally the average monthly basic salary for a teacher ranges from sh 22,793 that is for the B5 Teachers who are the lowest paid primary school teacher .
The highest paid teacher gets salary of sh 159, 584 per month and these are TSC D5 teachers who are chief principals.
The Five Aspects Affecting TSC Teacher Pay in All Job Groups.
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