Salary of Teachers In Kenya

A teacher, also called a schoolteacher or formally an educator, is a person who helps students to acquire knowledge, competence or virtue.

Below are teachers salary in Kenya

The median, the maximum, the minimum, and the range

Salary Range

Teaching / Education salaries in Kenya range from 74,700 KES per month (minimum average salary) to 284,000 KES per month (maximum average salary, actual maximum is higher).

Median Salary

The median salary is 159,000 KES per month, which means that half (50%) of people working in Teaching / Education are earning less than 159,000 KES while the other half are earning more than 159,000 KES. The median represents the middle salary value. Generally speaking, you would want to be on the right side of the graph with the group earning more than the median salary.

Percentiles

Closely related to the median are two values: the 25th and the 75th percentiles. Reading from the salary distribution diagram, 25% of people working in Teaching / Education are earning less than 105,000 KES while 75% of them are earning more than 105,000 KES. Also from the diagram, 75% of people working in Teaching / Education are earning less than 226,000 KES while 25% are earning more than 226,000 KES.

How much are teachers paid in Kenya?

Monthly salary of a high school teacher in Kenya who mainly teaches Literature ranges from as low as Ksh.56,000 to as high as Ksh.195,000. This include all allowance benefits per month.

How much does a primary school teacher earn per month in Kenya?

TSC Salary Scale for Primary Teachers: Grade D2

Previously, their maximum was Shs77, 840. However, inclusive Responsibility allowance, this group of teachers will pocket between Shs91, 041 and Shs109, 249 per month.