Latest TSC Teacher’s Salaries And Allowances By Grade: Full Breakdown From B5 To D5

New TSC Salary Breakdown: What Teachers In B5 To D5 Earn In Salaries And Allowances.

TSC Phase 2 CBA (2026–2029) — Salary & Allowance Breakdown, Effective 1 July 2026

This breaks down Circular No. 12/2026 from the Teachers Service Commission, showing job titles/grades and the basic salary and allowance rates effective 1st July 2026 (Phase 2 of the CBA implementation, running to 30th June 2027).

 

 

 

Introduction

 

 

TSC signed the 2025–2029 CBA with KNUT, KUPPET and KUSNET on 18th July 2025, to be rolled out in four phases.

 

 

 

Phase 1 ran from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026; Phase 2 took effect on 1 July 2026 and applies to all teachers in service as at that date, excluding intern teachers.

 

 

 

Teachers keep their existing incremental dates when converting to the new scales; annual increments continue per the Code of Regulations for Teachers (2015).

 

 

 

Job Titles by Grade / T-Scale

 

 

Grade T-Scale Job Titles

 

D5 15 Chief Principal

 

D4 14 Senior Principal

 

D3 13 Principal; Deputy Principal I; Chief Curriculum Support Officer

 

D2 12 Deputy Principal II; Senior Master I; Senior Lecturer I; Senior Curriculum Support Officer

 

D1 11 Senior Master II; Deputy Principal III; Senior Head Teacher; Senior Lecturer II; Curriculum Support Officer I

 

C5 10 Senior Master III; Senior Lecturer III; Head Teacher; Deputy Head Teacher I; Curriculum Support Officer II

 

C4 9 Senior Lecturer IV; Senior Master IV; SNE Senior Teacher (Primary); SNE Teacher I (Secondary); Deputy Head Teacher II

 

C3 8 Secondary Teacher I; Lecturer I; SNE Teacher I (Primary); SNE Teacher II (Secondary); Senior Teacher I

 

C2 7 Secondary Teacher II (incl. UT Graduate, Technical Certificate); SNE Teacher II (Primary); Lecturer II; Senior Teacher II

 

C1 6 Secondary Teacher III (incl. UT Certificate); Lecturer III; Primary Teacher I

 

B5 5 Primary Teacher II

 

Basic Monthly Salary — w.e.f. 1 July 2026 (Ksh)

Each grade has a salary scale with several incremental “salary points” a teacher moves through over their career.

 

 

 

D5 – Chief Principal (T-Scale 15)

 

Points 1–8: 133,351 · 137,468 · 141,711 · 146,086 · 150,596 · 155,245 · 160,037 · 164,977

 

 

 

D4 – Senior Principal (T-Scale 14)

 

Points 1–7: 120,016 · 127,541 · 131,478 · 135,537 · 139,721 · 144,035 · 148,480

 

 

 

D3 – Principal / Deputy Principal I / Chief Curriculum Support Officer (T-Scale 13)

 

Points 1–7: 107,634 · 111,274 · 115,037 · 118,928 · 122,949 · 127,107 · 131,405

 

 

 

D2 – Deputy Principal II / Senior Master I / Senior Lecturer I / Senior Curriculum Support Officer (T-Scale 12)

 

Points 1–7: 93,883 · 99,319 · 102,154 · 105,069 · 108,067 · 111,151 · 114,322

 

 

 

D1 – Senior Master II / Deputy Principal III / Senior Head Teacher / Senior Lecturer II / Curriculum Support Officer I (T-Scale 11)

 

Points 1–8: 80,500 · 82,694 · 84,585 · 87,082 · 89,652 · 92,298 · 95,022 · 97,827

 

 

 

C5 – Senior Master III / Senior Lecturer III / Head Teacher / Deputy Head Teacher I / Curriculum Support Officer II (T-Scale 10)

 

Points 1–7: 68,948 · 73,016 · 74,230 · 77,627 · 79,265 · 80,394 · 82,160

 

 

 

C4 – Senior Lecturer IV / Senior Master IV / SNE Senior Teacher (Primary) / SNE Teacher I (Secondary) / Deputy Head Teacher II (T-Scale 9)

 

Points 1–6: 57,667 · 60,613 · 63,372 · 66,713 · 69,386 · 72,988

 

 

 

C3 – Secondary Teacher I / Lecturer I / SNE Teacher I (Primary) / SNE Teacher II (Secondary) / Senior Teacher I (T-Scale 8)

 

Points 1–6: 46,699 · 49,239 · 51,917 · 54,741 · 57,775 · 60,871

 

C2 – Secondary Teacher II / Lecturer II / SNE Teacher II (Primary) / Senior Teacher II (T-Scale 7)

 

Points 1–6: 39,070 · 40,954 · 42,929 · 45,001 · 46,600 · 49,100

 

 

 

C1 – Secondary Teacher III / Lecturer III / Primary Teacher I (T-Scale 6)

 

Points 1–6: 31,105 · 32,561 · 34,085 · 35,680 · 37,350 · 38,900

 

 

 

B5 – Primary Teacher II (T-Scale 5)

 

Points 1–6: 25,028 · 26,225 · 27,479 · 28,793 · 30,171 · 31,615

 

 

 

Allowances (all figures in Ksh)

House Allowance (monthly, by location cluster)

Cluster 1 = Nairobi City; Cluster 2 = Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, Nyeri, Eldoret, Thika, Kisii, Malindi, Kakamega, Kitale; Cluster 3 = other areas.

 

 

 

Grade Cluster 1 Cluster 2 Cluster 3

 

B5 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

 

Hardship, Commuter, Annual Leave & Disability Guide Allowances

 

Grade Hardship Commuter Annual Leave Disability Guide

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

 

Annual Leave Allowance is paid once per year; the others are recurring allowances.

 

Baggage Allowance (Ksh per kilometre, for transfers/relocation)

GRADE RATE (Ksh per km)

B5 432

 

C1 433

 

C2 554

 

C3 555

 

C4 556

 

C5 557

 

D1 688

 

D2 689

 

D3 689

 

D4 689

 

D5 800

New TSC Salary Breakdown: What Teachers In B5 To D5 Earn In Salaries And Allowances.