TSC Salary Circular updates Phase I Salaries And Allowances (CBA 2025-2029)
TSC Salary Circular updates
TEACHERS SERVICE COMMISSION
TSC/ADM/192A/VOL.X/51
Date: 31st July, 2025
CIRCULAR NO: 7/2025
TO: Principals, Diploma Teacher Training Colleges
- Principals, Primary Teacher Training Colleges
- Principals, Special Needs Education Institutions
- Principals, Secondary Schools
- Head Teachers, Primary Schools
- The Director, Kenya Institute of Special Education.
IMPLEMENTATION OF PHASE 1 OF THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT 2025-2029 FOR TEACHERS TSC Salary Circular updates
1. Introduction
On 1 8 th July 2025, the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) signed Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) with the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT), Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) and Kenya Union of Special Needs Education Teachers (KUSNET).
The agreement has reviewed the terms and conditions of teachers including remuneration payable to teachers. The CBA will be implemented in four (4) phases with effect from 1 st July 2025 to 30th June, 2029.
2. Application
This Circular shall apply to all teachers employed by the Commission and are in service as at 1 st July, 2025.3. Implementation Period
This Circular is effective from 1 st July, 2025 to 30th June, 2026.
4. Incremental Dates
Teachers converting into the new salary scales will retain their current incremental dates.
However, where the incremental date falls on 1 st July, 2025, teachers will be granted their annual increment on the existing salary scales then convert to the new salary points with effect from the same date.
5. Annual Salary Increment
Annual salary increment for all teachers will continue to apply as provided for in the Code of Regulations for Teachers (2015).
6. Grading and Salary Structure
The current grading structure and designations will continue to apply as set out in Table 1. The salary conversion tables are as set out in tables 2-12 attached to this Circular.
7. Allowances
i) House Allowance rates are categorised in three (3) clusters namely: –
- Cluster 1: Nairobi City
- Cluster 2: Mombasa, Kisumu and Nakuru Cities, Nyeri, Eldoret, Thika, Kisii, Malindi and Kitale municipalities.
- Cluster 3: All other areas.
The rates for payment of House Allowance are set out in Appendix A.ii) The Baggage Allowance has been reviewed as per Appendix B.
iii) Hardship, Commuter, Leave and Disability Guide Allowance shall be paid, where appropriate, as set out in Appendix C.
iv) All other allowances shall be paid as per the provisions of the Code of Regulations for Teachers (2015).
E. J. MITEI (MS)
AG. COMMISSION SECRETARY/CEO
TSC Salary Circular updates
1. Chief Principal T-Scale 15
2. Senior Principal T-Scale 14
3. Principal T-Scale 13
Deputy Principal I
4. Deputy Principal Il T-Scale 12
Senior Master I
Senior Lecturer I
5. Senior Master Il DI T-Scale 11
Deputy Principal Ill
Senior Head teacher
Senior Lecturer Il
Curriculum Support Officer I
6. T-Scale 10
Senior Master Ill
Senior Lecturer Ill
Head teacher
Deputy Head teacher I
Curriculum Support Officer Il
7. Senior Lecturer IV T-Scale 9
Senior Master IV
SNE Senior Teacher — Primary
SNE Teacher I – Secondary
Deputy Head teacher Il
8. Secondary Teacher I T-Scale 8
Lecturer I
SNE Teacher I – Primary
SNE Teacher Il – Secondary
Senior Teacher I
9. Secondary Teacher Il – u T Graduate T-Scale 7, Secondary Teacher IL, Secondary Teacher Il — Technical Certificate
SNE Teacher Il — Primary
Lecturer Il
Senior Teacher Il
10. Secondary Teacher Ill — u T Certificate T-Scale 6
Secondary Teacher Ill
Lecturer Ill
Primary Teacher I
11 . Primary Teacher Il T-Scale 5
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 TSC Scale CLUSTER 1
Nairobi CLUSTER 2
Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru Cities, Nyeri, Eldoret, Thika, Kisii, Malindi, Kakamega and Kitale Municipalities CLUSTER 3
AlI other areas
BS 5 6,750 4,500 3,850
C1 6 10,000 7,500 5,800
C2 7 16,500 12,800 9,600
C3 8 28,000 22,000 16,500
C4 9 28,000 22,000 16,500
C5 10 35,000 25,500 18,000
D1 11 45,000 28,000 21,000
D2 12 45,000 28,000 21,000
D3 13 45,000 28,000 21,000
D4 14 45,000 28,000 21,000
D5 15 50,000 35,000 25,000
BAGGAGE ALLOWANCE
Grade TSC Scale Rates in Kshs. per kilometer
B5 5 43
C1 6 43
C2 7 55
C3 8 55
C4 9 55
C5 10 55
D1 11 68
D2 12 68
D3 13 68
D4 14 68
D5 15 80
HARDSHIP ALLOWANCE, COMMUTER ALLOWANCE, ANNUAL LEAVE ALLOWANCE AND DISABILITY GUIDE ALLOWANCEGrade TSC Scale Hardship Allowance Commuter Allowance Annual Leave Allowance Disability Guide Allowance
B5 5 6,600 4,000 4,000 20,000
C1 6 8,200 4,000 4,000 20,000
C2 7 10,900 5,000 6,000 20,000
C3 8 12,300 6,000 6,000 20,000
C4 9 14,650 8,000 6,000 20,000
C5 10 17,100 8,000 6,000 20,000
D1 1 1 27,300 12,000 10,000 20,000
D2 12 27,300 12,000 10,000 20,000
D3 13 31,500 14,000 10,000 20,000
D4 14 31,500 14,000 10,000 20,000
D5 15 38,100 16,000 10,000 20,000
TSC Salary Circular updates Phase I Salaries And Allowances (CBA 2025-2029)
