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TSC pays early August salaries to teachers ahead of school reopening

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The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has started to pay teachers August salaries on time before schools reopen on Monday next week.

Both primary and secondary schools will be reporting for third term on Monday, 25th August, 2025 which has nine weeks.

Some teachers will be travelling long distances to report to their station of work after a three week August holiday.

Early salaries means teachers will be able to pay for their transport fare among other bills like food and school fees for their children.

A number of banks including Family Bank have already paid teachers salaries by close of business, Tuesday 19th August 2025.

The Commission has heeded to an order by the Head of Public Service, Mr Felix Koskei, who want all government agencies including TSC to submit payrolls to the National Treasury by the 20th of every month.

In a circular dated 24th June 2025, Koskei says 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.

TSC closed its payroll exactly on 15th August paving way for early processing and actual payment of salaries into teachers accounts.

 OPENINGCLOSINGDURATION
Term I6th January, 20254th April, 202513 Weeks
Half term26th February, 20252nd March, 20255 Days
April Holiday7th April, 202525th April, 20253 Weeks
Term II28h April, 20251st August, 202514 Weeks
Half term25th June, 202529th June, 20255 Days
August Holiday4th August, 202522nd August, 20253 Weeks
Term III25th August, 202524th October, 20259 Weeks
KPSEA27th October, 202530th October, 20254 Days
KILEA27th October, 202531st October, 20255 Days
KJSEA & KPLEA27th October, 20256th November, 20259 Days
KCSE (Form Fours only)3rd November, 202521st November, 20253 Weeks
December Holiday27th October, 2025,2nd January, 202610 Weeks
  1. KPSEA — Kenya Primary Education Assessment.
  2. KILEA — Kenya Intermediate Level Education Assessment.
  3. KJSEA -Kenya Junior School Education Assessment.
  4. KPLEA — Kenya Pre-Vocational Izvcl Educaüon Assessment

The payment of teachers salaries will continue till Wednesday 20th August 2025 when most banks and Saccos will have effected payment into teachers accounts.

Below are the salaries and allowances payable to teachers from job group B5 to D5 inline with CBA 2025 – 2029 signed by TSC and teachers unions (Knut, Kuppet and Kusnet).

CONVERSION OF PRIMARY TEACHER II (GRADE B5 – TSCALE 5)

BASIC SALARY W.E.F. 01/07/2024BASIC SALARY W.E.F. 01/07/2025
SALARY POINTSSALARYSALARY POINTSSALARY
123,830125,028
224,918226,225
326,055327,479
427,244428,793
528,487530,171
629,787631,615

CONVERSION OF PRIMARY TEACHER I (GRADE C1 – TSCALE 6)

BASIC SALARY W.E.F. 01/07/2024BASIC SALARY W.E.F. 01/07/2025
SALARY POINTSSALARYSALARY POINTSSALARY
 29,787131,105
231,147232,561
332,569334,085
434,055435,680
535,609537,350
637,234638,900

CONVERSION OF SECONDARY TEACHER II/ LECTURER II/ SPECIAL NEEDS TEACHER – PRIMARY/SENIOR TEACHER II (GRADE C2- TSCALE 7)

BASIC SALARY W.E.F. 01/07/2024BASIC SALARY W.E.F. 01/07/2025
SALARY POINTSSALARYSALARY POINTSSALARY
 38,286139,070
240,034240,954
341,861342,929
443,772445,001
545,770546,600
647,858649,100

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. 01/07/2024BASIC SALARY W.E.F. 01/07/2025
SALARY POINTSSALARYSALARY POINTSSALARY
145,671 146,699
248,085249,239
350,626351,917
453,302454,741
556,119557,775
659,084660,871

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. 01/07/2024BASIC SALARY W.E.F. 01/07/2025
SALARY POINTSSALARYSALARY POINTSSALARY
152,308156,922
254,403259,482
356,582362,156
458,848
561,205464,951
663,657567,900
766,206670,923
868,857

CONVERSION OF SENIOR MASTER Ill/ SENIOR LECTURER IWHEADTEACHEWSENIOR MASTER – SNE, HEADTEACHEVDEPUTY HEADTEACHER I (GRADE C5 – TSCALE 10)

BASIC SALARY W.E.F. 01/07/2024BASIC SALARY W.E.F. 01/07/2025
SALARY POINTSSALARYSALARY POINTSSALARY
162,272167,900
264,880271,100
367,597372,828
470,428475,978
573,377578,100
676,450679,100
779,651781,100

CONVERSION OF SENIOR MASTER Il/ DEPUTY PRINCIPAL III/ SENIOR HEADTEACHER/ SENIOR LECTURER II (GRADE D1 – TSCALE 11)

BASIC SALARY W.E.F. 01 /07/2024BASIC SALARY W.E.F. 01/07/2025
SALARY POINTSSALARYSALARY POINTSSALARY
 78,625179,215
280,946281,553
383,335383,960
485,795486,438
588,327588,989
690,934691,616
793,618794,320
896,381897,104

CONVERSION OF DEPUTY PRINCIPAL II AND SENIOR MASTER I (GRADE D2 – TSCALE 12)

BASIC SALARY W.E.F. 01/07/2024BASIC SALARY W.E.F. 01/07/2025
SALARY POINTSSALARYSALARY POINTSSALARY
192,496 93,190
295,136298,585
397,851
4100,6443101,399
5103,5164104,292
6106,4705107,269
7109,5086110,329
8112,6337113,478

CONVERSION OF PRINCIPAL AND DEPUTY PRINCIPAL I (GRADE D3 – TSCALE 13)

BASIC SALARY W.E.F. 01/07/2024BASIC SALARY W.E.F. 01107/2025
SALARY POINTSSALARYSALARY POINTSSALARY
1106,0431106,838
2109,6302110,452
3113,3373114,1 87
4117,1704118,049
5121,1325122,040
6125,229626,168
7129,4637130,434

CONVERSION OF SENIOR PRINCIPAL (GRADE D4 – TSCALE 14)

BASIC SALARY W.E.F. 01/07/2024BASIC SALARY W.E.F. 01/07/2025
SALARY POINTSSALARYSALARY POINTSSALARY
1118,2421119,129
2121,8932126,598
3125,656
4129,5353130,506
5133,5344134,535
637,6565138,688
7141,9066142,969
8146,2867147,383

CONVERSION OF CHIEF PRINCIPAL (GRADE D5 – TSCALE 15)

BASIC SALARY W.E.F. 01/07/2024BASIC SALARY W.E.F. 01/07/2025
SALARY POINTSALARYSALARY POINTSALARY
1131,3801132,365
21 35,4362136,452
3139,6173140,664
4143,9274145,006
5148,3705149,483
61 52,9516154,098
7157,6727158,855
8162,5398163,758

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
BS6,7504,5003,850
C110,0007,5005,800
C216,50012,8009,600
C328,00022,00016,500
C428,00022,00016,500
C535,00025,50018,000
D145,00028,00021,000
D245,00028,00021,000
D345,00028,00021,000
D445,00028,00021,000
D550,00035,00025,000

BAGGAGE ALLOWANCE 

 Grade Rates in Kshs. per kilometer
B543
C143
C255
C355
C455
C555
D168
D268
D368
D468
D580

HARDSHIP ALLOWANCE, COMMUTER ALLOWANCE, ANNUAL LEAVE ALLOWANCE AND DISABILITY GUIDE ALLOWANCE

GradeHardship AllowanceCommuter AllowanceAnnual Leave AllowanceDisability Guide Allowance
 B56,6004,0004,00020,000
 C18,2004,0004,00020,000
 C210,9005,0006,00020,000
 C312,3006,0006,00020,000
 C414,6508,0006,00020,000
 C517,1008,0006,00020,000
D127,30012,00010,00020,000
 D227,30012,00010,00020,000
 D331,50014,00010,00020,000
 D431,50014,00010,00020,000
 D538,10016,00010,00020,000

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