TSC Salary Increment Scale & Grading System For Teachers. Over the years, teachers who work for the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) have frequently expressed dissatisfaction with their pay and working circumstances.
The talks have spurred the government to periodically negotiate and make changes to solve these challenges.
Encouraging teachers to uphold a high degree of excellence in the classroom requires efforts to provide fair compensation through salary talks.
TSC is in charge of hiring, assigning, and overseeing teachers in Kenya’s public schools. The TSC job groupings and pay scales have recently been reviewed in light of the changing nature of education.
TSC Salary Increment Scale & Grading System For Teachers
In addition, these modifications are reflected in the most recent TSC grading scheme, which replaces some work categories with new ones and eliminates others.
Updated TSC grading system / salary scales 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 II Senior Master I Senior Lecturer I | D2 | T-Scale 12 |
| e | The Senior Master II Deputy Principal III Senior Head teacher Senior Lecturer II Curriculum Support Officer I | D1 | T-Scale 11 |
| F | The Senior Master III Senior Lecturer III Head teacher Deputy Head teacher I Curriculum Support Officer II | C5 | T-Scale 10 |
| g | The Senior Lecturer IV Senior Master IVSNE Senior Teacher – Primary SNE Teacher I – Secondary Deputy Head teacher II | C4 | T-Scale 9 |
| h | The Secondary Teacher I Lecturer ISNE Teacher I – Primary SNE Teacher II – Secondary Senior Teacher I | C3 | T-Scale 8 |
| i | The Secondary Teacher IISNE Teacher II – Primary Lecturer II Senior Teacher II | C2 | T-Scale 7 |
| j | The Secondary Teacher III Lecturer III Primary Teacher I | C1 | T-Scale 6 |
| k | The Primary Teacher II | B5 | T-Scale 5 |
TSC Salary Increment Scale & Grading System For Teachers
The pay scales for teachers in primary and secondary schools across several job groups were reviewed by TSC in 2024. Revisions to salary increases resulting from this review are being implemented in two stages.
The review’s first part began on July 1, 2023, and its second phase—which will only target teachers who are presently employed—is set for July 1, 2024.
| 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 Principals Deputy principal 1 | Grade D3 (T-Scale 13) | btwn Ksh. 105,182 – Ksh. 127,069 |
| 4 | The Deputy principal II Senior master I | Grade D2 (T-Scale 12) | btwn Ksh. 92,119 – Ksh. 110,551 |
| 5 | The Senior master II Deputy principal III Senior head teacher | Grade D1 (T-Scale 11) | btwn Ksh. 78,625 – Ksh. 95,101 |
| 6 | The Senior master III Senior lecturer III Head teacher Deputy head teacher I | Grade C5 (T-Scale 10) | btwn Ksh. 62,272 – Ksh. 78,667 |
| 7 | The Senior lecturer IV Senior 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 I Lecturer 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 II Senior teacher II | Grade C2 (T-Scale 7) | btw Ksh. 36,621 – Ksh. 45,776 |
| 10 | The Secondary teacher III Lecturer III Primary 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 |