TSC Teacher New Salary Scale & Grading Scheme 2024 Following Increase.
The new TSC teacher grading system and salary scale. In an effort to put pressure on the government to raise teacher salaries and perks, teacher unions have staged street demonstrations over time.
The Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) decided to increase teachers’ pay in three installments following negotiations conducted on their behalf by the Kenya Union of Teachers (KNUT). With time, this problem was fixed.
This article will detail the new TSC job groups and related pay rates as of 2024.
TSC Job Types and corresponding Salary Ranges
In Kenya’s public schools, the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) is in charge of licensing, employing, assigning, and monitoring teachers. This section highlights the various TSC Salaries and the corresponding grading system used by the teachers.
| No. | Titles | Grade | T-Scale |
| 1 | Chief Principals | D5 | 15 |
| 2 | Senior Principal | D4 | 14 |
| 3 | Principal &Deputy Principal I | D3 | 13 |
| 4 | Deputy principal II, Senior Master I and Senior Lecturer I | D2 | 12 |
| 5 | Senior Master II, Deputy Principal III, Senior Headteacher, Senior Lecturer II and Curriculum Support Officer I | D1 | 11 |
| 6 | Senior Master III, Senior Lecturer III, Headteacher, Deputy Headteacher I and Curriculum Support Officer II | C5 | 10 |
| 7 | Senior Lecturer IV, Senior Master IV, SNE Senior Teacher- Primary, SNE Teacher I – Secondary and Deputy Headteacher II | C4 | 9 |
| 8 | Secondary Teacher I, Lecturer I, SNE Teacher I- Primary, SNE Teacher II- Secondary and Senior Teacher I | C3 | 8 |
| 9 | Secondary Teacher II, SNE Teacher II – Primary, Lecturer II and Senior Teachers II | C2 | 7 |
| 10 | Secondary Teacher III, Lecturer III and Primary Teacher I | C1 | 6 |
| 11 | Primary Teacher II | B5 | 5 |
The old job group was eliminated, and others were combined into the new ones. View the updated grading scheme for Kenyan public school teachers below.
New TSC Salary Scale & Grading System For Teachers
TSC Pay Scale for 2024
Teachers in both elementary and secondary schools are paid by TSC in accordance with their respective job groupings.
Commencing on July 1st, 2023, the new salary scales were to be introduced in two stages. July 1, 2024, will mark the start of the second phase of implementation for all instructors who are currently on duty.
The table below represents the salary scales of the current basic pay.
| No. | Title | Grade | Salary Range |
| 1 | Chief Principals | Grade D5 (T-Scale15) | Sh. 131,380-159,534 |
| 2 | Senior Principal | Grade D4 (T-Scale14) | Sh. 118,242-143,581 |
| 3 | Principal &Deputy Principal I | Grade D3 ( T-Scale13) | Sh. 105,182-127,069 |
| 4 | Deputy principal II, Senior Master I and Senior Lecturer I | Grade D2 (T-Scale12) | Sh. 92,119- 110,551 |
| 5 | Senior Master II, Deputy Principal III, Senior Headteacher, Senior Lecturer II and Curriculum Support Officer I | Grade D1 (T-Scale 11) | Sh. 78,625- 95,101 |
| 6 | Senior Master III, Senior Lecturer III, Headteacher, Deputy Headteacher I and Curriculum Support Officer II | Grade C5 (T-Scale 10) | Sh. 62,272-78,667 |
| 7 | Senior Lecturer IV, Senior Master IV, SNE Senior Teacher- Primary, SNE Teacher I – Secondary and Deputy Headteacher II | Grade C4 (T-Scale 9) | Sh. 52,308-67,220 |
| 8 | Secondary Teacher I, Lecturer I, SNE Teacher I- Primary, SNE Teacher II- Secondary and Senior Teacher I | Grade C3 (T-Scale 8) | Sh. 44,412-56,514 |
| 9 | Secondary Teacher II, SNE Teacher II – Primary, Lecturer II and Senior Teachers II | Grade C2 (T-Scale 7) | Sh. 36,612-45,776 |
| 10 | Secondary Teacher III, Lecturer III and Primary Teacher I | Grade C1 | Sh. 28,491-35,614 |
| 11 | Primary Teacher II | Grade B5 (T-Scale 5) | Sh. 22,793- 28,491 |
New TSC Salary Scale & Grading System For Teachers
Basic Salary of C1 Teachers
We have Lecturer III, Secondary Teacher III, and Primary Teacher I in this job group. The range of their pay is Ksh. 28,491 to Ksh. 35,614.
Basic Pay For C4 Instructors
Jobs like Senior Lecturer IV, Senior Master IV, SNE Senior Teacher in primary, SNE Teacher I in secondary, and Deputy Headteacher II are all part of this job group. They too pay between Ksh. 52,308 and Ksh. 67,220.
Kenyan Secondary School Teachers’ Salary
Post-primary schools are the intended teaching environment for secondary school teachers. The pay scale for these educators starts at Ksh. 35,614 for Secondary Teacher III positions. The monthly compensation for principals is Ksh. 127,069.
Types of Allowances Paid by TSC
There two types of Allowances that are paid by the Teachers Service Commission. They include;
- Remunerative Allowance
- Reimbursable Allowance
Teachers receive reimbursable allowances upon application if they have used their own funds to carry out official duties. However, remunerative allowances are granted to teachers on a regular basis in addition to their monthly wage.
Kenyan Primary Teachers’ Salary
Primary school teachers receive a basic salary of Ksh. 28,491 for those in the lower employment group, while headteachers and others may receive up to Ksh. 78,667 monthly.
Kenya’s highest paid teachers
There’s no denying that post-primary teachers make more money than their elementary school counterparts.
Chief Principals are the members of the secondary school cadre who get the highest compensation from the commission.
Their salaries ranges from Ksh. 131,380 all the way to Ksh. 159,534 per month
TSC Teacher New Salary Scale & Grading Scheme 2024 Following Increase.
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