TSC New Teachers Salary Scale

New Teachers Salary Scale Following Recent Pay Raise

Teachers began to express concern over the disparity between the highest and lowest grade increments days after the government employees’ salaries were reviewed.

Union leaders have stated that they anticipated that those in the lowest grade, B5, also known as P1 instructors, would receive a larger raise than those in the highest grade, D5 (Chief Principal).

Collins Oyuu, secretary general of the Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut), expressed displeasure with the new salaries and stated that the union was analyzing the revised package before determining the next step.

Oyuu said in response to a request for comment, “Our standstill remains that the lowest paid should be the greatest beneficiary.”

Akello Misori, head of the Kenya Union of Post-Primary Teachers (Kuppet), was similarly noncommittal, only promising to issue a comprehensive statement later.

According to the proposed salary increase for teachers, the lowest-paid teacher in B5 will see a raise from the current Sh21,756 to a minimum of Sh23,279 and from the current Sh27,195 to a maximum of Sh29,915 if the Government’s proposal is implemented.

Grade	Current Salary	7% Increase	10% Increase
B5	Sh21,756	Sh23,279	Sh29,915
D5	Sh131,380	Sh140,577	Sh173,422

New minimum salary

This translates to a minimal increase of approximately Sh1,523 for a 7% increase and Sh2,720 for a 10% increase.

Conversely, the highest grade of D5 could yield a minimum of Sh173,422.

The proposal indicates that teachers in the D5 grade, who currently earn a base salary of Sh131,380, will receive a 7 per cent raise to a minimum of Sh140,577.

In the event of a 10 per cent increase, a teacher whose current base salary is Sh157,657 will receive no more than Sh174,422.

This corresponds to an increase of approximately Sh9,197 for a minimal new basic pay scale of 7% and up to Sh15,766 for a maximum new basic pay scale of 10%.

“Under the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) scheme, the highest-paid teacher received the most benefits, but what we wanted was for the lowest-paid teachers to receive the most,” said an anonymous teacher’s union official.

B5 teachers are predominantly P1 teachers and have the lowest salaries, whereas C1 teachers are predominantly diploma teachers who are automatically promoted to the next grade after three years.

Graduates of an entry-level program are among those in grade C2, and they are promoted to grade C3 after three years of practice in this job group.

Interviews are required of C3 instructors in order to advance to the next grade.

C4 includes senior instructors and primary assistant principals, whereas D1 includes secondary assistant principals and newly appointed principals.

Teacher Grade Details

Grade	Description
B5	Lowest earners
C1	Diploma teachers
C2	Entry level graduates
C3	Promoted from C2 after 3 years
C4	Senior teachers and primary deputy head teachers
C5	Heads of department
D1	Secondary deputy principals and recently appointed principals
D2	Principals and deputies
D3	Principals and deputies
D4	Principals and deputies
D5	Principals and Chief principals

New Teachers Salary Scale Following Recent Pay Raise

Equity and Fairness

Depending on the type of school, D2 and D3 teachers include principals and assistant principals, while D4 and D5 teachers include principals and chief principals.

Likewise, teachers in Grades D1 through D5 are administrative teachers. D2 teachers can lead sub-county schools, while D3 and D4 teachers can lead County and extra-county schools.

Implementation of Pay Review

On Wednesday, Lyn Mengich, chair of the SRC, stated that the purpose of the review is to achieve equity and fairness in remuneration and benefits within the public service while adhering to the principles of affordability and fiscal sustainability.

In accordance with the constitutional principles of fiscal responsibility and affordability, SRC contacted the National Treasury regarding funding. The National Treasury advised the SRC to consider a remuneration structure review within the fiscal year 2023–24 budget allocation of Sh27.7 billion.

Under the new proposal, the teaching service will receive 44.2%, or Sh9.5 billion, of the Sh21.7 billion budget.

This is a reprieve for tutors, as the teachers’ union signed a non-monetary 2021–2025 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) but pledged members that a review of basic pay would be conducted after TSC receives approval from SRC.

However, in light of recent inflation rates, the unions have been insistent that TSC review their salaries.

For D4, the current basic pay of Sh118,242 would increase by 7% to a minimum of Sh126,519 and by 10% to a maximum of Sh156,080, with a 7% and 10% increase, respectively.

The grade D3 salary would increase by 10% from Sh104,644 to a minimum of Sh111,969 and from Sh125,573 to a maximum of Sh138,130.

Teachers in grade D2 who presently earn Sh91,041 would earn a minimum of Sh97,414 and a maximum of Sh120,174, a 10% increase from the current Sh109,249 salary.

D1 salaries were projected to increase from Sh77,840 to Sh83,289 for a 7% increase and from Sh93,408 to Sh102,749 for a 10% increase, while C5 salaries would increase from Sh62,272 to a minimum of Sh66,631 and from the current basic compensation of Sh77,840 to a maximum of Sh86,625 for a 10% increase.

Similarly, C4 teachers were expected to move from the current Sh52,308 to a maximum of Sh55,970 and from the current Sh65,385 to a maximum of Sh71,924, while C3 teachers’ salaries would increase from Sh43,154 to a minimum of Sh46,175 and by 10%, from Sh53,943 to Sh59,337.

Alternatively, a C2 teacher with a base salary of Sh34,955 would receive a minimum of Sh37,402 and from Sh43,694 to a maximum of Sh48,064, whereas C1 teachers’ salaries would increase from Sh27,195 to a minimum of Sh29,099 with a 7% increase and from Sh33,994 to a maximum of Sh37,393 with a 10% increase.

Grade	Proposed Minimum	Proposed Maximum
D4	Sh126,519	Sh156,080
D3	Sh111,969	Sh138,130
D2	Sh97,414	Sh120,174
D1	Sh83,289	Sh102,749
C5	Sh66,631	Sh86,625

New Teachers Salary Scale Following Recent Pay Raise

Teachers’ unions have urged the government to consider the plight of workers, avoid disruptive policies, and conduct extensive consultations before implementing any measure that may affect workers’ salaries during the current period of severe economic difficulties.

As an illustration, Kuppet claimed last month that the situation had worsened due to widespread stagnation in the service, with over 62,000 instructors remaining in the same job groups for more than five years and others for ten years.

Kuppet also stated that the union’s National Governing Council (NGC) met with President William Ruto in May at State House, where Ruto assured the union of the government’s commitment to grant teachers a minimum 10% salary increase upon passage of the Finance Bill.

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