Over years, teachers employed by Teachers Service commission TSC have been raising concerns over the salary scales and working conditions for them.
The numerous debates have lead to periodic negotiations and adjustments by the government. Salary discussions ensure that teachers are fairly compensated and motivated to deliver quality in the learning environment.
Latest TSC job groups and their salary scale
The Teachers Service Commission is responsible for the recruitment, deployment, and management of teachers in public schools in kenya.
New TSC salaries and grading system for teachers.
Latest TSC new grading system
TSC latest upgrading of teachers led to scrapping some job groups and replacing them with others.
Below is the new TSC grading system for all teachers.
| No | New TSC Titles | TS C Grade | T-salary scale |
| a | The Chief Principal | D5 | T-Scale 15 |
| b | The Senior Principal | D4 | T-Scale 14 |
| c | The Principal and Deputy Principal I | D3 | T-Scale 13 |
| d | The Deputy Principal IISenior Master ISenior Lecturer I | D2 | T-Scale 12 |
| e | The Senior Master IIDeputy Principal IIISenior Head teacherSenior Lecturer IICurriculum Support Officer I | D1 | T-Scale 11 |
| F | The Senior Master IIISenior Lecturer IIIHead teacherDeputy Head teacher ICurriculum Support Officer II | C5 | T-Scale 10 |
| g | The Senior Lecturer IVSenior Master IVSNE Senior Teacher – PrimarySNE Teacher I – SecondaryDeputy Head teacher II | C4 | T-Scale 9 |
| h | The Secondary Teacher ILecturer ISNE Teacher I – PrimarySNE Teacher II – SecondarySenior Teacher I | C3 | T-Scale 8 |
| i | The Secondary Teacher IISNE Teacher II – PrimaryLecturer IISenior Teacher II | C2 | T-Scale 7 |
| j | The Secondary Teacher IIILecturer IIIPrimary Teacher I | C1 | T-Scale 6 |
| k | The Primary Teacher II | B5 | T-Scale 5 |
TSC salary structure of TSC in 2024?
TSC reviewed the pay rise of different teachers according to their job groups for both primary and secondary school.
New salary scales for TSC teachers will will be implemented in two phases which started on 1st July 2023.
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Tsc second phase is scheduled for July 1, 2024 meant for teachers currently in active service.
Here is the TSC Salary scale table representing the current basic salary.
| No. | TSC Title | Teacher Grade | Monthly Salary |
| 1 | The Chief principals | Grade D5 (T-Scale 15) | btwn Ksh. 131,380 – Ksh. 159,534 |
| 2 | The Senior principals | Grade D4 (T-Scale 14) | btwn Ksh. 118,242 – Ksh. 143,581 |
| 3 | The PrincipalsDeputy principal 1 | Grade D3 (T-Scale 13) | btwn Ksh. 105,182 – Ksh. 127,069 |
| 4 | The Deputy principal IISenior master I | Grade D2 (T-Scale 12) | btwn Ksh. 92,119 – Ksh. 110,551 |
| 5 | The Senior master IIDeputy principal IIISenior head teacher | Grade D1 (T-Scale 11) | btwn Ksh. 78,625 – Ksh. 95,101 |
| 6 | The Senior master IIISenior lecturer IIIHead teacherDeputy head teacher I | Grade C5 (T-Scale 10) | btwn Ksh. 62,272 – Ksh. 78,667 |
| 7 | The Senior lecturer IVSenior master IVSNE senior teacher (Primary)SNE teacher I (Secondary)Deputy head teacher II | Grade C4 (T-Scale 9) | btwn Ksh. 52,308 – Ksh. 67,220 |
| 8 | The Secondary teacher ILecturer ISNE teacher I (Primary)SNE teacher II (Secondary)Senior teacher I | Grade C3 (T-Scale 8) | btw Ksh. 44,412 – Ksh. 56,514 |
| 9 | The Secondary teacher IISNE teacher II (Primary)Lecturer IISenior teacher II | Grade C2 (T-Scale 7) | btw Ksh. 36,621 – Ksh. 45,776 |
| 10 | The Secondary teacher IIILecturer IIIPrimary teacher I | Grade C1 (T-Scale 6) | Btw Ksh. 28,491 – Ksh. 35,614 |
| 11 | The Primary teacher II | Grade B5 (T-Scale 5) | Btwn Ksh. 22,793 – Ksh. 28,491 |
