Updated new TSC Salary Scale For Teachers . The Teachers Service Commission is the body in charge of looking at all the issues pertaining teachers. The issues range from teacher recruitment, promotion, sacking and even transferring to other stations.
Recently, the commission updated the salary scales for all teachers in the country. The upgrade has resulted in some job groups being merged with others while eliminating others.
In the previous grading system, all P1 teachers were put under job group G. The job group has since been replaced with grade B5 in the updated reforms.
Restructuring and renaming of other grades is as below stated;
✔️J is now C1.
✔️K is now C2.
✔️L is now C3.
✔️M is now C4.
✔️N is now C5.
Other than the J to N job groups, there were other job groups initially of a higher rank. Initially, they were designated as P, Q and R. These ones have also been renamed to;
✔️P is now D1.
✔️Q is now D2.
✔️R is now D3.
Updated new TSC Salary Scale For Teachers
Additionally, the Kenya National Union of Teachers sent a request to have job group S and T. The job groups, after being introduced were now replaced with Grade D4 and D5 respectively.
The chief principals are now in this job category of grade D5 under the new reforms.
TSC Designation Codes For Teachers
- Grade B5 (T-Scale 5) – Primary Educator II.
- Grade C1 (T-Scale 6) – Primary Teacher I, Secondary Teacher II, and Lecturer III.
- Grade C2 (T-Scale 7) – Secondary Educator II, Senior Educator II, Lecturer II, and Special Need Education Educator (for primary schools).
- Grade C3 (T-Scale 8) – Secondary Educator I, Special Need Education Teacher I (for primary schools), Lecturer I, Senior Teacher I, and Special Need Education Educator II (for secondary schools).
- Grade C4 (T-Scale 9) – Senior Master IV, Special Need Education Senior Teacher (for primary schools), Senior Lecturer IV, Deputy Head Educator II, and Special Need Education Teacher I (for secondary schools).
- Grade C5 (T-Scale 10) – Senior Master III, Deputy Principal IV, Senior Lecturer III, Deputy Head Teacher, Head Educator, and Curriculum Support Officer II.
- Grade D1 (T-Scale 11) – Deputy Principal III, Senior Master II, Senior Lecturer II, Curriculum Support Officer I, and Senior Head Educator.
- Grade D2 (T-Scale 12) – Senior Master I and Deputy Principal II.
- Grade D3 (T-Scale 13) – Deputy Principal I and Principals.
- Grade D4 (T-Scale 14) – Senior Principals.
- Grade D5 (T-Scale 15) – Chief Principals
In addition to that, as per the latest newly signed 2021-2025 CBA,, the salary for the lowest paid teacher was revised and now ranges between KSh21,756 to KSh27,195. Per month.
Nevertheless, Chief Principals in grade D5 are the highest paid Teachers with a salary scale of KSh157,656 monthly.
TSC Salary Scale For Teachers
- Chief Principal – Ksh. 165,089 (minimum) and Ksh. 200,928 (maximum).
- Senior Principal – Ksh. 143,748 (minimum) and Ksh. 174,270 (maximum).
- Principal GAT I – Ksh. 129,527 (minimum) and Ksh. 155,894 (maximum).
- Principal GAT II – Ksh. 80,190 (minimum) and Ksh. 97,290 (maximum).
- Senior GAT – Ksh. 69,590 (minimum) and Ksh. 83,840 (maximum).
- GAT I – Ksh. 61,910 (minimum) and Ksh. 71,880 (maximum)
- GAT II – Ksh. 46,020 (minimum) and Ksh. 56,590 (maximum)
- GAT III – Ksh. 34,662 (minimum) and Ksh. 39,918 (maximum)
- ATS IV – Ksh. 28,323 (minimum) and Ksh. 33,662 (maximum)
- P1 – Ksh. 25,692 (minimum) and Ksh. 30,304 (maximum)
