Teachers countrywide are set to start receiving their July salaries at the end of this week as the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) escalates payroll activities to include salary increment following a recent signing of a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with teacher unions.
Sources from the Commission have indicated that TSC will pay teachers salaries by Saturday this week which will include benefits arising from the CBA.
Already the July payroll is closed an indication that the Commission has completed major IPPD activities for the month of July.
The signing of the CBA 2025 – 2029 between TSC and the three teachers unions will usher salary changes for teachers beginning July 2025.
After signing the CBA with KNUT, KUPPET and KUSNET on 18th July the Commission embarked on making changes in the July payroll for teachers to enjoy the benefits.
“After the long journey of detailed and thorough negotiations, we are delighted to inform our more than 400,000 teachers that we have a CBA deal for the period 2025-2029, which we have signed with the elected representatives of KNUT, KUSNET, and KUPPET today,” said TSC Chairperson Jamleck Muturi in a press statement.
However a number of third party deductions including unions dues, Pay As You Earn (PAYE) and Housing Levy will increase.
TSC has awarded the lowest teacher in grade B5 with a basic salary increment of sh. 7,313 spread in four years.
The teacher who used to earn a minimum of sh. 23,830 basic salary will now get sh. 28,620 per month.
TSC KENYA New Salary Increments (2024/2025) – Phase 1
Here’s the new July pay after the first phase of increments:
✅ Scale 5(B5): Ksh 23,830 ➡ Ksh 25,027 (+1,197)
✅ Scale 6 (C1): Ksh 29,787 ➡ Ksh 31,174 (+1,387)
✅ Scale 7(C2): Ksh 38,266 ➡ Ksh 39,054 (+788)
✅ Scale 8(C3): Ksh 45,671 ➡ Ksh 46,698 (+1,027)
✅ Scale 9(C4): Ksh 52,308 ➡ Ksh 53,877 (+1,569)
✅ Scale 10(C5): Ksh 62,272 ➡ Ksh 64,140 (+1,868)
✅ Scale 11(D1): Ksh 78,625 ➡ Ksh 79,214 (+589)
✅ Scale 12(D2): Ksh 92,496 ➡ Ksh 93,189 (+693)
✅ Scale 13(D3): Ksh 106,043 ➡ Ksh 106,838 (+795)
✅ Scale 14(D4): Ksh 118,242 ➡ Ksh 119,128 (+886)
✅ Scale 15 (D5): Ksh 131,380 ➡ Ksh 132,365 (+985)
Kuppet, Knut and Kusnet have appended their signature into the deal to usher in new salary changes in July payroll.
The Commission has however not revised the allowances paid to teachers which unions wanted raised to cushion teachers from effects of inflation.
The Commission has only introduced and increased the rates for payment of Baggage Allowance.
A Baggage Allowance is an allowance given to public servants on transfers to ferry their household goods from one station to another.
Example. Teachers current station is in Nairobi then he gets transferred to Busia county. The teacher is required to write a letter requesting for baggage allowance.
The ministry of transport will compute the total kilometers from Nairobi to Busia then you are paid the allowance
However all other existing allowances will remain unchanged as TSC plans to review the Career Progression Guidelines (CPG) in June 2026.
The Commission thanked President William Ruto for support announcing a raft of goodies to be unveiled in the 2025/2026 Financial Year. These include;
a) Recruitment of additional teachers at a cost of Sh2.4 Billion. Already, the Kenya Kwanza Government has recruited a total of 76,000 teachers in a span of just two and half years;
b) Promotion of teachers across all cadres at a cost of Sh1 Billion, and;
c) Re-tooling of Senior School teachers at a cost of Sh950 Million.
The TSC and unions deal signed on Friday 18th July will cost government sh33.75 billion for a period of four years.
The first phase of the new CBA will be effective from 1st July, 2025 at a cost of 8.4 billion in salaries and allowances, with more than Sh1.2 billion being employer’s contribution to the teacher’s Pension Scheme and other statutory deductions.
In order to address the concerns raised by teachers through their unions, and after elaborate negotiations, the Commission awarded a salary increment of up to 29.5% for the various cadres of staff.
BASIC SALARY CBA 2025 – 2029
| Grade | TSC Scale | Basic Pay Minimum | Basic Pay Maximum |
| B5 | 5 | 28,620 | 37,100 |
| C1 | 6 | 35,336 | 47,261 |
| C2 | 7 | 41,420 | 57,230 |
| C3 | 8 | 49,781 | 66,233 |
| C4 | 9 | 58,585 | 77,120 |
| C5 | 10 | 69,745 | 96,130 |
| D1 | 11 | 80,984 | 99,272 |
| D2 | 12 | 95,271 | 116,012 |
| D3 | 13 | 109,224 | 133,347 |
| D4 | 14 | 121,789 | 150,675 |
| D5 | 15 | 135,321 | 167,415 |
COMMUTER ALLOWANCE
| Grade | Commuter Allowance p.m |
| B5 | 4,000 |
| C1 | 4,000 |
| C2 | 5,000 |
| C3 | 6,000 |
| C4 | 8,000 |
| C5 | 8,000 |
| D1 | 12,000 |
| D2 | 12,000 |
| D3 | 14,000 |
| D4 | 14,000 |
| D5 | 16,000 |
DISABILITY GUIDE ALLOWANCE
| Grade | Disability Guide Allowance p.m |
| B5 | 20,000 |
| C1 | 20,000 |
| C2 | 20,000 |
| C3 | 20,000 |
| C4 | 20,000 |
| C5 | 20,000 |
| D1 | 20,000 |
| D2 | 20,000 |
| D3 | 20,000 |
| D4 | 20,000 |
| D5 | 20,000 |
LEAVE ALLOWANCE (paid once a year in Jnauary)
| Grade | Annual Leave Allowance |
| B5 | 4,000 |
| C1 | 4,000 |
| C2 | 6,000 |
| C3 | 6,000 |
| C4 | 6,000 |
| cs | 6,000 |
| D1 | 10,000 |
| D2 | 10,000 |
| D3 | 10,000 |
| D4 | 10,000 |
| D5 | 10,000 |
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 |
| BS | 5 | 6,750 | 4,500 | 3,850 | 3,200 |
| C1 | 6 | 10,000 | 7,500 | 5,800 | 4,200 |
| 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 |
| D1 | 11 | 45,000 | 28,000 | 21,000 | 16,800 |
| D2 | 12 | 45,000 | 28,000 | 21,000 | 16,800 |
| D3 | 13 | 45,000 | 28,000 | 21,000 | 16,800 |
| D4 | 14 | 45,000 | 28,000 | 21,000 | 16,800 |
| D5 | 15 | 50,000 | 35,000 | 25,000 | 20,000 |
HARDSHIP ALLOWANCE
| Grade | Hardship Allowance |
| B5 | 6,600 |
| C1 | 8,200 |
| C2 | 10,900 |
| C3 | 12,300 |
| C4 | 14,650 |
| C5 | 17,100 |
| D1 | 27,300 |
| D2 | 27,300 |
| D3 | 31,500 |
| D4 | 31,500 |
| D5 | 38,100 |
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 |