Kindly note that remuneration of teachers is through Basic Salary and Allowances by Teachers Service Commission (TSC).
Teachers are entitled to the following allowances depending on the nature of their work
i) Commuter Allowance (Paid to all teachers)
ii) Disability Guide Allowance (Paid to teachers working in special schools)
iii) Leave Allowance (Paid to all teachers)
iv) House Allowance (Paid to all teachers)
v) Hardship Allowance (Paid to teachers working in hardship areas)
vi) Medical benefits (Paid to all teachers)
vii) Transfer Allowance is payable to teachers on transfer at a rate of one month’s Basic Salary subject to the provisions of Regulation of the CORT
NOTE: No. of Notches means the number of annual increment in that job group
BASIC SALARY
Grade | TSC Scale | Basic Pay Minimum | Basic Pay Maximum | No. of Notches |
C2 | 7 | 34,955 | 43,694 | 6 |
C3 | 8 | 43,154 | 53,943 | 6 |
C4 | 9 | 52,308 | 65,385 | 7 |
C5 | 10 | 62,272 | 77,840 | 7 |
COMMUTER ALLOWANCE
Grade | TSC Scale | Commuter Allowance p.m |
C2 | 7 | 5,000 |
C3 | 8 | 6,000 |
C4 | 9 | 8,000 |
C5 | 10 | 8,000 |
DISABILITY GUIDE ALLOWANCE
Grade | TSC Scale | Disability Guide Allowance p.m |
C2 | 7 | 20,000 |
C3 | 8 | 20,000 |
C4 | 9 | 20,000 |
C5 | 10 | 20,000 |
LEAVE ALLOWANCE
Grade | TSC Scale | Annual Leave Allowance p.m |
C2 | 7 | 6,000 |
C3 | 8 | 6,000 |
C4 | 9 | 6,000 |
C5 | 10 | 6,000 |
HOUSE ALLOWANCE
Grade | TSC Scale | Hse1 Nairobi | Hse2 -Major Municipalities- Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, Nyeri, Eldoret, Thika, Kisii and Kitale | Hse3 -Other former Minor Municipalities | Hse4 – alI other areas |
C2 | 7 | 16,500 | 12,800 | 9,600 | 7,500 |
C3 | 8 | 28,000 | 22,000 | 16,500 | 13,000 |
C4 | 9 | 28,000 | 22,000 | 16,500 | 13,000 |
C5 | 10 | 35,000 | 25,500 | 18,000 | 15,400 |
HARDSHIP ALLOWANCE
Grade | TSC Scale | Hardship Allowance p.m |
C2 | 7 | 10,900 |
C3 | 8 | 12,300 |
C4 | 9 | 14,650 |
C5 | 10 | 17,100 |