TSC Unveils Exciting Changes in Teachers Allowances and Salaries
In a groundbreaking move on August 28, 2023, the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) inked an addendum Agreement to the 2021-2025 Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) with key education unions.
This agreement marks a significant shift in the remuneration structure for teachers, set to be implemented in two phases, beginning July 1, 2023, and culminating on July 1, 2024.
Let’s dive into the details of the latest TSC circular and explore what it means for teachers across Kenya.
Implementation of Phase 1: What You Need to Know
The TSC’s commitment to improving the welfare of teachers is evident in the phased implementation of the third remuneration cycle.
The first phase, effective July 1, 2023, will bring about changes that directly impact the financial well-being of educators across the nation.
It’s important to note that the second phase is slated for July 1, 2024, and will apply to teachers in service at that time.
Who Does This Apply To?
If you’re a teacher employed by the Commission and are in service as of July 1, 2023, the new circular directly affects you.
It’s essential for every teacher to be aware of these changes and how they will influence their financial landscape.
Incremental Dates Simplified
For teachers transitioning to the new salary scales, the good news is that you retain your current incremental dates.
In cases where your incremental date falls on July 1, 2023, you’ll receive your annual increment on the existing salary scales, followed by a seamless conversion to the new salary points, also effective from the same date.
Annual Salary Increment: Business as Usual
The TSC assures teachers that the annual salary increment, a crucial aspect outlined in the Code of Regulations for Teachers (2015), will continue to be in force.
This means that amidst the changes, the customary annual salary increments will be maintained, offering financial growth to educators.
Grading & Salary Structure: What Stays and What Changes
The grading structure and designations, as detailed in Table 1, will remain consistent.
However, teachers will encounter alterations in the salary structure and conversion tables, clearly outlined in Tables 2-12 attached to the circular.
Understanding these changes is pivotal for every teacher navigating the evolving landscape.
House Allowances: A Closer Look
House allowances, a critical component of a teacher’s compensation, will see adjustments based on geographical clusters.
Nairobi City constitutes Cluster 1, while Cluster 2 encompasses cities like Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, and various municipalities.
Cluster 3 includes other former municipalities, and Cluster 4 comprises all other areas.
Cluster 4’s house allowance rates have undergone a review, set to be implemented in two phases.
The first phase is already in effect, reflected in the August payroll with arrears dating back to July 1, 2023.
The second phase is scheduled for July 1, 2024, completing the adjustment process. Detailed house allowance rates for each cluster are conveniently outlined in Appendix A for easy reference.
Beyond House Allowances: Additional Benefits
While house allowances take center stage, it’s crucial to note that all other allowances will continue to be disbursed as per their respective regulations, as specified in Appendix B.
Teachers can rest assured that the adjustments in house allowances do not negate the presence of other essential benefits.
GRADING STRUCTURE
| TABLE 1 – JOB TITLES AND SCALES | |||
| S/No. | TITLES | GRADE | T- SCALE |
| 1. | Chief Principal | D5 | T-Scale 15 |
| 2. | Senior Principal | D4 | T-Scale 14 |
| 3. | Principal | D3 | T-Scale 13 |
| Deputy Principal I | |||
| 4. | Deputy Principal II | D2 | T-Scale 12 |
| Senior Master I | |||
| Senior Lecturer I | |||
| 5. | Senior Master II | D1 | T-Scale 11 |
| Deputy Principal III | |||
| Senior Head teacher | |||
| Senior Lecturer II | |||
| Curriculum Support Officer I | |||
| 6. | C5 | T-Scale 10 | |
| Senior Master III | |||
| Senior Lecturer III | |||
| Head teacher | |||
| Deputy Head teacher I | |||
| Curriculum Support Officer II | |||
| 7. | Senior Lecturer IV | C4 | T-Scale 9 |
| Senior Master IV | |||
| SNE Senior Teacher – Primary | |||
| SNE Teacher I – Secondary | |||
| Deputy Head teacher II | |||
| 8. | Secondary Teacher I | C3 | T-Scale 8 |
| Lecturer I | |||
| SNE Teacher I – Primary | |||
| SNE Teacher II – Secondary | |||
| Senior Teacher I | |||
| 9. | Secondary Teacher II | C2 | T-Scale 7 |
| SNE Teacher II – Primary | |||
| Lecturer II | |||
| Senior Teacher II | |||
| 10. | Secondary Teacher III | C1 | T-Scale 6 |
| Lecturer III | |||
| Primary Teacher I | |||
| 11. | Primary Teacher II | B5 | T-Scale 5 |
SALARY STRUCTURE AND CONVERSION TABLES
| TABLE 2: CONVERSION OF CHIEF PRINCIPALS | |||||
| GRADE D5 – TSCALE 15 | |||||
| BASIC SALARY AS AT 30.06.2023 | BASIC SALARY W.E.F 01.07.2023 | ||||
| SALARY POINT | SALARY | ALLOWANCE GRADE | SALARY POINT | SALARY | ALLOWANCE GRADE |
| New | D5 | 1 | 131,380 | D5 | |
| 1 | 131,380 | D5 | 2 | 135,747 | D5 |
| 2 | 137,644 | D5 | 3 | 140,238 | D5 |
| 3 | 141,891 | D5 | 4 | 144,859 | D5 |
| NEW | D5 | 5 | 149,612 | D5 | |
| 4 | 152,937 | D5 | 6 | 154,502 | D5 |
| 5 | 157,656 | D5 | 7 | 159,534 | D5 |
| TABLE 3: CONVERSION OF SENIOR PRINCIPALS | |||||
| GRADE D4 – T SCALE 14 | |||||
| BASIC SALARY AS AT 30.06.2023 | BASIC SALARY W.E.F 01.07.2023 | ||||
| SALARY POINTS | SALARY | ALLOWANCE GRADE | SALARY POINTS | SALARY | ALLOWANCE GRADE |
| New | 1 | 118,242 | D4 | ||
| 1 | 118,242 | D4 | 2 | 122,172 | D4 |
| 2 | 121,890 | D4 | |||
| 3 | 125,651 | D4 | 3 | 126,214 | D4 |
| 4 | 129,528 | D4 | 4 | 130,373 | D4 |
| 5 | 133,524 | D4 | 5 | 134,651 | D4 |
| 6 | 137,644 | D4 | 6 | 139,053 | D4 |
| 7 | 141,891 | D4 | 7 | 143,581 | D4 |
| TABLE 4: CONVERSION OF PRINCIPALS AND DEPUTY PRINCIPAL 1 | |||||
| GRADE D3 – T SCALE 13 | |||||
| BASIC SALARY AS AT 30.06.2023 | BASIC SALARY W.E.F 01.07.2023 | ||||
| SALARY POINTS | SALARY | ALLOWANCE GRADE | SALARY POINTS | SALARY | ALLOWANCE GRADE |
| 1 | 104,644 | D3 | 1 | 105,182 | D3 |
| 2 | 107,873 | D3 | 2 | 108,571 | D3 |
| 3 | 111,201 | D3 | 3 | 112,058 | D3 |
| 4 | 114,632 | D3 | 4 | 115,649 | D3 |
| 5 | 118,169 | D3 | 5 | 119,346 | D3 |
| 6 | 121,815 | D3 | 6 | 123,151 | D3 |
| 7 | 125,573 | D3 | 7 | 127,069 | D3 |
| TABLE 5: CONVERSION OF DEPUTY PRINCIPALS II AND SENIOR MASTER I | |||||
| GRADE D2 – T SCALE 12 | |||||
| BASIC SALARY AS AT 30.06.2023 | BASIC SALARY W.E.F 01.07.2023 | ||||
| SALARY POINTS | SALARY | ALLOWANCE GRADE | SALARY POINTS | SALARY | ALLOWANCE GRADE |
| 1 | 91,041 | D2 | 1 | 92,119 | D2 |
| 2 | 93,850 | D2 | 2 | 95,101 | D2 |
| 3 | 96,745 | D2 | 3 | 97,552 | D2 |
| 4 | 99,730 | D2 | 4 | 100,661 | D2 |
| 5 | 102,807 | D2 | 5 | 103,861 | D2 |
| 6 | 105,979 | D2 | 6 | 107,157 | D2 |
| 7 | 109,249 | D2 | 7 | 110,551 | D2 |
| TABLE 6: CONVERSION OF SENIOR MASTER II, DEPUTY PRINCIPALS III/ SENIOR HEADTEACHER/SENIOR LECTURER II | |||||
| GRADE D1 – T SCALE 11 | |||||
| BASIC SALARY AS AT 30.06.2023 | BASIC SALARY W.E.F 01.07.2023 | ||||
| SALARY POINTS | SALARY | ALLOWANCE GRADE | SALARY POINTS | SALARY | ALLOWANCE GRADE |
| 1 | 77,840 | D1 | 1 | 78,625 | D1 |
| NEW | 2 | 81,128 | D1 | ||
| NEW | 3 | 83,755 | D1 | ||
| 2 | 85,269 | D1 | 4 | 86,458 | D1 |
| 3 | 87,900 | D1 | 5 | 89,240 | D1 |
| 4 | 89,748 | D1 | 6 | 92,119 | D1 |
| 5 | 90,612 | D1 | |||
| 6 | 91,041 | D1 | |||
| 7 | 93,408 | D1 | 7 | 95,101 | D1 |
| TABLE 8: CONVERSION OF SENIOR MASTER IV/SENIOR LECTURER IV/ SENIOR TEACHER – SNE/SENIOR SPECIAL NEEDS TEACHER – SECONDARY/DEPUTY HEADTEACHER II | |||||
| GRADE C4 – T SCALE 9 | |||||
| BASIC SALARY AS AT 30.06.2023 | BASIC SALARY W.E.F 01.07.2023 | ||||
| SALARY POINTS | SALARY | ALLOWANCE GRADE | SALARY POINTS | SALARY | ALLOWANCE GRADE |
| 1 | New | 1 | 52,308 | C4 | |
| 2 | 52,308 | C4 | 2 | 54,584 | C4 |
| 2 | 55,604 | C4 | 3 | 56,947 | C4 |
| 3 | 56,347 | C4 | 4 | 59,387 | C4 |
| 4 | 58,482 | C4 | 5 | 61,909 | C4 |
| 5 | 60,698 | C4 | |||
| 6 | 62,998 | C4 | 6 | 64,527 | C4 |
| 7 | 65,385 | C4 | 7 | 67,220 | C4 |
| TABLE 9: CONVERSION OF SECONDARY TEACHER I/LECTURER I/ SENIOR SPECIAL NEEDS TEACHER – PRIMARY/SENIOR NEEDS TEACHER – SECONDARY/SENIOR TEACHER I | |||||
| GRADE C3 – T SCALE 8 | |||||
| BASIC SALARY AS AT 30.06.2023 | BASIC SALARY W.E.F 01.07.2023 | ||||
| SALARY POINTS | SALARY | ALLOWANCE GRADE | SALARY POINTS | SALARY | ALLOWANCE GRADE |
| 1 | 43,154 | C3 | 1 | 44,412 | C3 |
| 2 | 45,124 | C3 | 2 | 46,645 | C3 |
| 3 | 47,183 | C3 | 3 | 48,966 | C3 |
| 4 | 49,336 | C3 | 4 | 51,383 | C3 |
| 5 | 51,588 | C3 | 5 | 53,896 | C3 |
| 6 | 53,943 | C3 | 6 | 56,514 | C3 |
| TABLE 10: CONVERSION OF SECONDARY TEACHER II/SECONDARY TEACHER II – LECTURER II/SPECIAL NEEDS TEACHER – PRIMARY/SENIOR TEACHER II | |||||
| GRADE C2 – T SCALE 7 | |||||
| BASIC SALARY AS AT 30.06.2023 | BASIC SALARY W.E.F 01.07.2023 | ||||
| SALARY POINTS | SALARY | ALLOWANCE GRADE | SALARY POINTS | SALARY | ALLOWANCE GRADE |
| 1 | 34,955 | C2 | 1 | 36,621 | C2 |
| 2 | 36,280 | C2 | 2 | 38,299 | C2 |
| 3 | 37,654 | C2 | 3 | 40,051 | C2 |
| 4 | 39,081 | C2 | 4 | 41,879 | C2 |
| 5 | 40,562 | C2 | 5 | 43,786 | C2 |
| 6 | 42,099 | C2 | 6 | 45,776 | C2 |
| 7 | 43,694 | C2 | |||
| TABLE 11: CONVERSION OF SECONDARY TEACHER III/LECTURER III/PRIMARY TEACHER I | |||||
| GRADE C1 – T SCALE 6 | |||||
| BASIC SALARY AS AT 30.06.2023 | BASIC SALARY W.E.F 01.07.2023 | ||||
| SALARY POINTS | SALARY | ALLOWANCE GRADE | SALARY POINTS | SALARY | ALLOWANCE GRADE |
| 1 | 27,195 | C1 | 1 | 28,491 | C1 |
| 2 | 28,755 | C1 | 2 | 29,797 | C1 |
| NEW | 3 | 31,160 | C1 | ||
| 3 | 30,405 | C1 | 4 | 32,581 | C1 |
| 4 | 32,149 | C1 | 5 | 34,065 | C1 |
| 5 | 33,994 | C1 | 6 | 35,614 | C1 |
| TABLE 12: CONVERSION OF PRIMARY TEACHER II | |||||
| GRADE B5 – T SCALE 5 | |||||
| BASIC SALARY AS AT 30.06.2023 | BASIC SALARY W.E.F 01.07.2023 | ||||
| SALARY POINTS | SALARY | ALLOWANCE GRADE | SALARY POINTS | SALARY | ALLOWANCE GRADE |
| 1 | 21,756 | B5 | 1 | 22,793 | B5 |
| 2 | 22,749 | B5 | 2 | 23,838 | B5 |
| 3 | 23,787 | B5 | 3 | 24,927 | B5 |
| 4 | 24,873 | B5 | 4 | 26,065 | B5 |
| 5 | 26,008 | B5 | 5 | 27,272 | B5 |
| 6 | 27,195 | B5 | 6 | 28,491 | B5 |
| APPENDIX A: – HOUSE ALLOWANCE | ||||||
| S/no | Grade | TSC Scale | CLUSTER 1 Nairobi City | CLUSTER 2 Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru Cities, Nyeri, Eldoret,Thika, Kisii, Malindi and Kitale Municipalities | CLUSTER 3 Other Former Municipalities | CLUSTER 4 All Other Areas |
| 1 | B5 | 5 | 6,750 | 4,500 | 3,850 | 3,850 |
| 2 | C1 | 6 | 10,000 | 7,500 | 5,800 | 5,000 |
| 3 | C2 | 7 | 16,500 | 12,800 | 9,600 | 8,133 |
| 4 | C3 | 8 | 28,000 | 22,000 | 16,500 | 14,055 |
| 5 | C4 | 9 | 28,000 | 22,000 | 16,500 | 14,055 |
| 6 | C5 | 10 | 35,000 | 25,500 | 18,000 | 16,184 |
| 7 | D1 | 11 | 45,000 | 28,000 | 21,000 | 18,066 |
| 8 | D2 | 12 | 45,000 | 28,000 | 21,000 | 18,066 |
| 9 | D3 | 13 | 45,000 | 28,000 | 21,000 | 18,066 |
| 10 | D4 | 14 | 45,000 | 28,000 | 21,000 | 18,066 |
| 11 | D5 | 15 | 50,000 | 35,000 | 25,000 | 21,508 |
| APPENDIX B: HARDSHIP ALLOWANCE, COMMUTER ALLOWANCE, ANNUAL LEAVE ALLOWANCE AND DISABILITY GUIDE ALLOWANCE | ||||||
| Sno | Grade | Tsc Scale | Hardship Allowance | Commuter Allowance | Annual Leave Allowance | Disability Guide Allowance |
| 1 | B5 | 5 | 6,600 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 20,000 |
| 2 | C1 | 6 | 8,200 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 20,000 |
| 3 | C2 | 7 | 10,900 | 5,000 | 6,000 | 20,000 |
| 4 | C3 | 8 | 12,300 | 6,000 | 6,000 | 20,000 |
| 5 | C4 | 9 | 14,650 | 8,000 | 6,000 | 20,000 |
| 6 | C5 | 10 | 17,100 | 8,000 | 6,000 | 20,000 |
| 7 | D1 | 11 | 27,300 | 12,000 | 10,000 | 20,000 |
| 8 | D2 | 12 | 27,300 | 12,000 | 10,000 | 20,000 |
| 9 | D3 | 13 | 31,500 | 14,000 | 10,000 | 20,000 |
| 10 | D4 | 14 | 31,500 | 14,000 | 10,000 | 20,000 |
| 11 | D5 | 15 | 38,100 | 16,000 | 10,000 | 20,000 |
Conclusion: Empowering Teachers for a Brighter Future
The latest TSC circular ushers in a new era for teachers, promising improved financial landscapes and recognizing the invaluable contributions educators make to society.
As we embrace these changes, staying informed and understanding the nuances of the new remuneration structure is key.
For a comprehensive understanding, the circular includes detailed tables and appendices, providing a roadmap for teachers navigating these exciting changes.
To access the full circular and delve into the specifics, download the PDF here:
The future of teaching in Kenya is evolving, and with these changes, teachers are poised for a brighter and more rewarding professional journey.
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