Teachers have received their December salaries. Majority of mainstream banks paid teachers salaries by close of business yesterday Friday 19th December with major.
These include KCB, Cooperative, Equity, Family, Absa (formerly Barclays) banks as well as a number of Saccos.
Payment is ongoing and will conclude today Saturday 20th December for the remaining Banks and Saccos.
Its now on record that teachers will be getting their salaries by 20th day of each month.
TSC acting CEO Eveleen Mitei, has been consistent to ensure compliance with circular dated 24th June 2025 that was released by Head of Public Service, Mr Felix Koskei to guide timely payment of salaries to public servants.
In the circular Koskei, had directed all government agencies including TSC to submit payrolls to the National Treasury by the 20th of every month.
He ordered all Ministries, Departments, Agencies, and County Governments to process and finalize their monthly payrolls by the 15th of every month.
“To further enhance the efficiency, accuracy, and integrity of the Government payroll management and to safeguard the timely remittance of all statutory deductions including but not limited to Pay As You Earn (PAYE), National Social Security Fund (NSSF), Higher Education Loan Board (HELB), National Industrial Training Authority (NITA), pension contributions, and Social Health Authority (SHA), the Government has revised the payroll procession and closure deadline to the 18th day of every month, effective immediately,” read the circular.
He said adherence to this revised schedule will facilitate the timely submission of exchequer requisitions to the National Treasury by the 20th of every month and to ensure that all public officers statutory deductions are up to date and active.
Previously teachers used to get salaries from 26th of every month. However there has been a paradigm shift following this new order.
The Commission has already availed the payslips online through the famous TPay portal for teachers to view and transact.
However a number of things came out as some teachers rejoiced after getting enhanced pay while others expressed frustrations after getting sudden deductions in their December salaries.
A number of teachers lamented over some deductions with some claiming sh. 4,000 to sh. 5,000 disappearing from their salaries. Its now confirmed that the deduction was to pay pending HELB loans.
Some teachers however received additional payment after TSC cleared pending arrears through the December salaries.
They include teachers who were promoted but had pending salary arrears. Some teachers were also recently promoted automatically to next job group inline with Career Progression Guidelines (CPG).
A number of teachers were paid pending arrears from claims in allowances. Some had been transferred to hardship zones and were claiming arrears for the hardship allowance.
The December salary is key to teachers as its a pacesetter for late December and early January expenses which include Christmas and New year festivities, school and travel expenses.
Early salary payment means a lot to teachers as they can now buget for the current and upcoming events expenses.
In January teachers will get their salaries together with annual leave allowance. Contrary many public servants get their annual leave allowance with December salaries.
Below are the salaries and allowances payable to teachers from job group B5 to D5 inline with CBA 2025 – 2029.
CONVERSION OF PRIMARY TEACHER II (GRADE B5 – TSCALE 5)
| BASIC SALARY W.E.F. 01/07/2024 | BASIC SALARY W.E.F. 01/07/2025 | ||
| SALARY POINTS | SALARY | SALARY POINTS | SALARY |
| 1 | 23,830 | 1 | 25,028 |
| 2 | 24,918 | 2 | 26,225 |
| 3 | 26,055 | 3 | 27,479 |
| 4 | 27,244 | 4 | 28,793 |
| 5 | 28,487 | 5 | 30,171 |
| 6 | 29,787 | 6 | 31,615 |
CONVERSION OF PRIMARY TEACHER I (GRADE C1 – TSCALE 6)
| BASIC SALARY W.E.F. 01/07/2024 | BASIC SALARY W.E.F. 01/07/2025 | ||
| SALARY POINTS | SALARY | SALARY POINTS | SALARY |
| 29,787 | 1 | 31,105 | |
| 2 | 31,147 | 2 | 32,561 |
| 3 | 32,569 | 3 | 34,085 |
| 4 | 34,055 | 4 | 35,680 |
| 5 | 35,609 | 5 | 37,350 |
| 6 | 37,234 | 6 | 38,900 |
CONVERSION OF SECONDARY TEACHER II/ LECTURER II/ SPECIAL NEEDS TEACHER – PRIMARY/SENIOR TEACHER II (GRADE C2- TSCALE 7)
| BASIC SALARY W.E.F. 01/07/2024 | BASIC SALARY W.E.F. 01/07/2025 | ||
| SALARY POINTS | SALARY | SALARY POINTS | SALARY |
| 38,286 | 1 | 39,070 | |
| 2 | 40,034 | 2 | 40,954 |
| 3 | 41,861 | 3 | 42,929 |
| 4 | 43,772 | 4 | 45,001 |
| 5 | 45,770 | 5 | 46,600 |
| 6 | 47,858 | 6 | 49,100 |
CONVERSION OF SECONDARY TEACHER I/ LECTURER I/ SENIOR SPECIAL NEEDS TEACHER – PRIMARY/SPECIAL NEEDS TEACHER – SECONDARY/SENIOR TEACHER I (GRADE C3 – TSCALE 8)
| BASIC SALARY W.E.F. 01/07/2024 | BASIC SALARY W.E.F. 01/07/2025 | ||
| SALARY POINTS | SALARY | SALARY POINTS | SALARY |
| 1 | 45,671 | 1 | 46,699 |
| 2 | 48,085 | 2 | 49,239 |
| 3 | 50,626 | 3 | 51,917 |
| 4 | 53,302 | 4 | 54,741 |
| 5 | 56,119 | 5 | 57,775 |
| 6 | 59,084 | 6 | 60,871 |
CONVERSION OF SENIOR MASTER IV/SENIOR LECTURER IV/SENIOR TEACHER-SNE/ SPECIAL NEEDS TEACHER SECONDARY/DEPUTY HEADTEACHER Il (GRADE C4 – TSCALE 9)
| BASIC SALARY W.E.F. 01/07/2024 | BASIC SALARY W.E.F. 01/07/2025 | ||
| SALARY POINTS | SALARY | SALARY POINTS | SALARY |
| 1 | 52,308 | 1 | 56,922 |
| 2 | 54,403 | 2 | 59,482 |
| 3 | 56,582 | 3 | 62,156 |
| 4 | 58,848 | ||
| 5 | 61,205 | 4 | 64,951 |
| 6 | 63,657 | 5 | 67,900 |
| 7 | 66,206 | 6 | 70,923 |
| 8 | 68,857 | ||
CONVERSION OF SENIOR MASTER Ill/ SENIOR LECTURER IWHEADTEACHEWSENIOR MASTER – SNE, HEADTEACHEVDEPUTY HEADTEACHER I (GRADE C5 – TSCALE 10)
| BASIC SALARY W.E.F. 01/07/2024 | BASIC SALARY W.E.F. 01/07/2025 | ||
| SALARY POINTS | SALARY | SALARY POINTS | SALARY |
| 1 | 62,272 | 1 | 67,900 |
| 2 | 64,880 | 2 | 71,100 |
| 3 | 67,597 | 3 | 72,828 |
| 4 | 70,428 | 4 | 75,978 |
| 5 | 73,377 | 5 | 78,100 |
| 6 | 76,450 | 6 | 79,100 |
| 7 | 79,651 | 7 | 81,100 |
CONVERSION OF SENIOR MASTER Il/ DEPUTY PRINCIPAL III/ SENIOR HEADTEACHER/ SENIOR LECTURER II (GRADE D1 – TSCALE 11)
| BASIC SALARY W.E.F. 01 /07/2024 | BASIC SALARY W.E.F. 01/07/2025 | ||
| SALARY POINTS | SALARY | SALARY POINTS | SALARY |
| 78,625 | 1 | 79,215 | |
| 2 | 80,946 | 2 | 81,553 |
| 3 | 83,335 | 3 | 83,960 |
| 4 | 85,795 | 4 | 86,438 |
| 5 | 88,327 | 5 | 88,989 |
| 6 | 90,934 | 6 | 91,616 |
| 7 | 93,618 | 7 | 94,320 |
| 8 | 96,381 | 8 | 97,104 |
CONVERSION OF DEPUTY PRINCIPAL II AND SENIOR MASTER I (GRADE D2 – TSCALE 12)
| BASIC SALARY W.E.F. 01/07/2024 | BASIC SALARY W.E.F. 01/07/2025 | ||
| SALARY POINTS | SALARY | SALARY POINTS | SALARY |
| 1 | 92,496 | 93,190 | |
| 2 | 95,136 | 2 | 98,585 |
| 3 | 97,851 | ||
| 4 | 100,644 | 3 | 101,399 |
| 5 | 103,516 | 4 | 104,292 |
| 6 | 106,470 | 5 | 107,269 |
| 7 | 109,508 | 6 | 110,329 |
| 8 | 112,633 | 7 | 113,478 |
CONVERSION OF PRINCIPAL AND DEPUTY PRINCIPAL I (GRADE D3 – TSCALE 13)
| BASIC SALARY W.E.F. 01/07/2024 | BASIC SALARY W.E.F. 01107/2025 | ||
| SALARY POINTS | SALARY | SALARY POINTS | SALARY |
| 1 | 106,043 | 1 | 106,838 |
| 2 | 109,630 | 2 | 110,452 |
| 3 | 113,337 | 3 | 114,1 87 |
| 4 | 117,170 | 4 | 118,049 |
| 5 | 121,132 | 5 | 122,040 |
| 6 | 125,229 | 6 | 26,168 |
| 7 | 129,463 | 7 | 130,434 |
CONVERSION OF SENIOR PRINCIPAL (GRADE D4 – TSCALE 14)
| BASIC SALARY W.E.F. 01/07/2024 | BASIC SALARY W.E.F. 01/07/2025 | ||
| SALARY POINTS | SALARY | SALARY POINTS | SALARY |
| 1 | 118,242 | 1 | 119,129 |
| 2 | 121,893 | 2 | 126,598 |
| 3 | 125,656 | ||
| 4 | 129,535 | 3 | 130,506 |
| 5 | 133,534 | 4 | 134,535 |
| 6 | 37,656 | 5 | 138,688 |
| 7 | 141,906 | 6 | 142,969 |
| 8 | 146,286 | 7 | 147,383 |
CONVERSION OF CHIEF PRINCIPAL (GRADE D5 – TSCALE 15)
| BASIC SALARY W.E.F. 01/07/2024 | BASIC SALARY W.E.F. 01/07/2025 | ||
| SALARY POINT | SALARY | SALARY POINT | SALARY |
| 1 | 131,380 | 1 | 132,365 |
| 2 | 1 35,436 | 2 | 136,452 |
| 3 | 139,617 | 3 | 140,664 |
| 4 | 143,927 | 4 | 145,006 |
| 5 | 148,370 | 5 | 149,483 |
| 6 | 1 52,951 | 6 | 154,098 |
| 7 | 157,672 | 7 | 158,855 |
| 8 | 162,539 | 8 | 163,758 |
HOUSE ALLOWANCE
| Grade | CLUSTER 1 Nairobi | CLUSTER 2 Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru Cities, Nyeri, Eldoret, Thika, Kisii, Malindi, Kakamega and Kitale Municipalities | CLUSTER 3 AlI other areas |
| BS | 6,750 | 4,500 | 3,850 |
| C1 | 10,000 | 7,500 | 5,800 |
| C2 | 16,500 | 12,800 | 9,600 |
| C3 | 28,000 | 22,000 | 16,500 |
| C4 | 28,000 | 22,000 | 16,500 |
| C5 | 35,000 | 25,500 | 18,000 |
| D1 | 45,000 | 28,000 | 21,000 |
| D2 | 45,000 | 28,000 | 21,000 |
| D3 | 45,000 | 28,000 | 21,000 |
| D4 | 45,000 | 28,000 | 21,000 |
| D5 | 50,000 | 35,000 | 25,000 |
BAGGAGE ALLOWANCE
| Grade | Rates in Kshs. per kilometer |
| B5 | 43 |
| C1 | 43 |
| C2 | 55 |
| C3 | 55 |
| C4 | 55 |
| C5 | 55 |
| D1 | 68 |
| D2 | 68 |
| D3 | 68 |
| D4 | 68 |
| D5 | 80 |
HARDSHIP ALLOWANCE, COMMUTER ALLOWANCE, ANNUAL LEAVE ALLOWANCE AND DISABILITY GUIDE ALLOWANCE
| Grade | Hardship Allowance | Commuter Allowance | Annual Leave Allowance | Disability Guide Allowance |
| B5 | 6,600 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 20,000 |
| C1 | 8,200 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 20,000 |
| C2 | 10,900 | 5,000 | 6,000 | 20,000 |
| C3 | 12,300 | 6,000 | 6,000 | 20,000 |
| C4 | 14,650 | 8,000 | 6,000 | 20,000 |
| C5 | 17,100 | 8,000 | 6,000 | 20,000 |
| D1 | 27,300 | 12,000 | 10,000 | 20,000 |
| D2 | 27,300 | 12,000 | 10,000 | 20,000 |
| D3 | 31,500 | 14,000 | 10,000 | 20,000 |
| D4 | 31,500 | 14,000 | 10,000 | 20,000 |
| D5 | 38,100 | 16,000 | 10,000 | 20,000 |