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Increased salaries for TSC secondary school teacher 1 (Job group L/ C3): July 2020-2021

Secondary Teacher I are teachers in Secondary schools whose grade is C3 (formerly L); This is a promotional grade for teachers in secondary school. These tutors earn monthly basic salaries of Sh41,343- Sh51,927; they will now earn between Sh43,154 and Sh53,943 effective July, 2020.

The basic salaries for these teachers are paid depending on the areas where they work. Teachers who work in Nairobi get a slightly higher house allowance compared to those plying their trade in rural schools. But, all these tutors earn an equal amount of commuter allowance; which is Sh6,000.

To know your exact salary, check your current salary (under the current salary column) and move along the row to the right. what you see under gross pay is what you will earn before deductions.

Those working in hardship areas (get Sh12,300) plus those handling physically challenged students get extra allowances.

Remember, the commission pays a flat rate of Sh6,000 per year as leave allowance. This is paid together with the January salaries.

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The tables below show the salary scales for secondary school teachers 1 (Grade C3).

Table 1: Salaries for secondary school teacher 1 working in Nairobi.
SALARY POINTS JOB GROUP GRADE CURRENT SALARY BASIC SALARY FROM JULY  2020 COMMUTER ALLOWANCE HOUSE ALLOWANCE GROSS SALARY
1 L C3 41,343 43,147 6,000 28,000 77,147
2 L C3 43,270 45,124 6,000 28,000 79,124
3 L C3 45,287 47,183 6,000 28,000 81,183
4 L C3 47,400 49,336 6,000 28,000 83,336
5 L C3 49,606 51,588 6,000 28,000 85,588
6 L C3 51,927 53,943 6,000 28,000 87,943

 

Table 2: Salaries for secondary school teacher 1 working in former major municipalities (Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, Nyeri, Eldoret, Thika, Kisii, Malindi and Kitale)
SALARY POINTS JOB GROUP GRADE CURRENT SALARY BASIC SALARY FROM JULY  2020 COMMUTER ALLOWANCE HOUSE ALLOWANCE GROSS SALARY
1 L C3 41,343 43,147 6,000 22,000 71,147
2 L C3 43,270 45,124 6,000 22,000 73,124
3 L C3 45,287 47,183 6,000 22,000 75,183
4 L C3 47,400 49,336 6,000 22,000 77,336
5 L C3 49,606 51,588 6,000 22,000 79,588
6 L C3 51,927 53,943 6,000 22,000 81,943

 

Table 3: Salaries for secondary school teacher 1 working in other former municipalities
SALARY POINTS JOB GROUP GRADE CURRENT SALARY BASIC SALARY FROM JULY  2020 COMMUTER ALLOWANCE HOUSE ALLOWANCE GROSS SALARY
1 L C3 41,343 43,147 6,000 16,500 65,647
2 L C3 43,270 45,124 6,000 16,500 67,624
3 L C3 45,287 47,183 6,000 16,500 69,683
4 L C3 47,400 49,336 6,000 16,500 71,836
5 L C3 49,606 51,588 6,000 16,500 74,088
6 L C3 51,927 53,943 6,000 16,500 76,443

 

Table 4: Salaries for secondary school teacher 1 working in other areas
SALARY POINTS JOB GROUP GRADE CURRENT SALARY BASIC SALARY FROM JULY  2020 COMMUTER ALLOWANCE HOUSE ALLOWANCE GROSS SALARY
1 L C3 41,343 43,147 6,000 13,000 62,147
2 L C3 43,270 45,124 6,000 13,000 64,124
3 L C3 45,287 47,183 6,000 13,000 66,183
4 L C3 47,400 49,336 6,000 13,000 68,336
5 L C3 49,606 51,588 6,000 13,000 70,588
6 L C3 51,927 53,943 6,000 13,000 72,943

New salaries for secondary school teachers (Job group K/ grade C2): July 2020-2021 TSC salaries

Secondary Teacher II are teachers in Secondary schools whose grade is C2 (formerly K;  Grade C2 is an entry grade for secondary school teachers who are holders of a Bachelor’s Degree in Education or its equivalent. It is also a promotional grade for holders of Diploma in Education. These tutors earn monthly basic salaries of Sh34,955-49,694.

The basic salaries for these teachers are paid depending on the areas where they work. Teachers who work in Nairobi get a slightly higher house allowance compared to those plying their trade in rural schools. But, all these tutors earn an equal amount of commuter allowance; which is Sh5,000.

To know your exact salary, check your current salary (under the current salary column) and move along the row to the right. what you see under gross pay is what you will earn before deductions.

Those working in hardship areas (get Sh10,900) plus those handling physically challenged students get extra allowances.

Remember, the commission pays a flat rate of Sh6,000 per year as leave allowance. This is paid together with the January salaries.

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The tables below show the salary scales for secondary school teacher 2.

Table 1: Salaries for secondary school teacher II working in Nairobi.
SALARY POINTS JOB GROUP GRADE CURRENT SALARY BASIC SALARY FROM JULY 2020 COMMUTER ALLOWANCE HOUSE ALLOWANCE GROSS SALARY: JULY 2020-2021
1 K C2 34,955 34,955 5,000 16,500 56,455
2 K C2 36,280 36,280 5,000 16,500 57,780
3 K C2 37,654 37,654 5,000 16,500 59,154
4 K C2 39,081 39,081 5,000 16,500 60,581
5 K C2 40,562 40,562 5,000 16,500 62,062
6 K C2 42,099 42,O99 5,000 16,500 21,500
7 K C2 49,694 49,694 5,000 16,500 71,194

 

Table 2: Salaries for secondary school teacher II working in former major municipalities (Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, Nyeri, Eldoret, Thika, Kisii, Malindi and Kitale)
SALARY POINTS JOB GROUP GRADE CURRENT SALARY BASIC SALARY FROM JULY 2020 COMMUTER ALLOWANCE HOUSE ALLOWANCE GROSS SALARY: JULY 2020-2021
1 K C2 34,955 34,955 5,000 12,800 52,755
2 K C2 36,280 36,280 5,000 12,800 54,080
3 K C2 37,654 37,654 5,000 12,800 55,454
4 K C2 39,081 39,081 5,000 12,800 56,881
5 K C2 40,562 40,562 5,000 12,800 58,362
6 K C2 42,099 42,O99 5,000 12,800 17,800
7 K C2 49,694 49,694 5,000 12,800 67,494

 

Table 3: Salaries for secondary school teacher II working in other former municipalities
SALARY POINTS JOB GROUP GRADE CURRENT SALARY BASIC SALARY FROM JULY 2020 COMMUTER ALLOWANCE HOUSE ALLOWANCE GROSS SALARY: JULY 2020-2021
1 K C2 34,955 34,955 5,000 9,600 49,555
2 K C2 36,280 36,280 5,000 9,600 50,880
3 K C2 37,654 37,654 5,000 9,600 52,254
4 K C2 39,081 39,081 5,000 9,600 53,681
5 K C2 40,562 40,562 5,000 9,600 55,162
6 K C2 42,099 42,O99 5,000 9,600 14,600
7 K C2 49,694 49,694 5,000 9,600 64,294

 

Table 4: Salaries for secondary school teacher II working in other areas
SALARY POINTS JOB GROUP GRADE CURRENT SALARY BASIC SALARY FROM JULY 2020 COMMUTER ALLOWANCE HOUSE ALLOWANCE GROSS SALARY: JULY 2020-2021
1 K C2 34,955 34,955 5,000 7,500 47,455
2 K C2 36,280 36,280 5,000 7,500 48,780
3 K C2 37,654 37,654 5,000 7,500 50,154
4 K C2 39,081 39,081 5,000 7,500 51,581
5 K C2 40,562 40,562 5,000 7,500 53,062
6 K C2 42,099 42,O99 5,000 7,500 12,500
7 K C2 49,694 49,694 5,000 7,500 62,194

TSC budget 2020/2021 for hiring and promoting teachers

The government has allocated Sh497.7 billion shillings to the education sector during the 2020-2021 financial year. The education budget will account for 26.7% of the country’s whole budget; of Sh2.7 trillion.

According to budget that was presented by Treasury CS Ukur Yatani on Thursday June 11, 2020 Sh59.4 billion will be utilized in the Free Day Secondary Education (FDSE programme).

Treasury CS Ukur Yatani said another Sh12.4 billion will go to Free Primary Education (FPE) programme.

The Teachers Service Commission, TSC, has been awarded Sh2.0 billion; for recruiting 5,000 new teachers on permanent and pensionable terms. Another 10,000 new teacher interns will also be hired.

The table below summarizes the education sector’s 2020/2021 financial year budget;

S/NO BUDGET ITEM  ALLOCATED AMOUNT
1 Free Day Secondary Education Programme Sh59.4 billion
2 Free Primary Education Programme Sh12.4 Billion
3 Recruitment of 5,000 new teachers Sh2.0 Billion
4 School Feeding Programme Sh1.8 Billion
5 Construction and equiping of technical institutions and vocational training centres Sh6.3 Billion
6 KNEC registration waiver for KCPE, KCSE examinations Sh4.0 Billion
7 Digital literacy programme and Competency Based Curriculum Sh800 million
8 The National Research Fund Sh323 million
9 University Education Sh94.9 Billion
10 The Higher Educations Loans Board, Helb Sh16.8 Billion
11 Hiring of 10,000 intern teachers Sh2.4 Billion
12 Construction of additional classrooms in secondary schools Sh2.1 Billion
13 Provision of 250,000 locally fabricated desks for primary and secondary schools Sh1.9 Billion
14 Improving boarding schools in Arid and Semi-Arid areas. Sh700 Million
15 Recruitment of 1,000 ICT interns to support digital learning in schools Sh300 Million.
16 TSC Budget for recurrent expenditure, promotions,salary hikes and recruitments Sh266 Billion.