IMPLEMENTATION OF PHASE 1 OF THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT 2025-2029 FOR TEACHERS

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 30^th 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 30^th 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: –

1. Cluster 1: Nairobi City
2. Cluster 2: Mombasa, Kisumu and Nakuru Cities, Nyeri, Eldoret, Thika, Kisii, Malindi and Kitale municipalities.
3. 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).

TSC JOB GROUPS/ SALARY SCALES

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

TSC ALLOWANCES 2025-2029

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 ALLOWANCE

Grade	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

DETAILS OF THE 2025-2029 CBA

Under the new CBA, the highest-paid teachers, those in job group D5, will now earn up to Ksh167,415 per month. This represents a 5 percent increase in basic salary and places senior educators in a significantly improved financial position.

More impactful, however, is the raise granted to the lowest-paid teachers, who will receive a 29.6 percent increase in pay. Teachers at the bottom of the salary scale, currently earning around Ksh23,000, will see their salaries rise to approximately Ksh29,000. These adjustments are intended to uplift classroom teachers who have long felt neglected in previous CBAs.

The salary increases will be implemented in phases over five years, with an annual allocation of Ksh8.4 billion earmarked for the adjustments. By the end of the agreement period, June 30, 2029, the cumulative cost of the raises will total Ksh33 billion.

According to the agreement, the new pay structure takes effect immediately, with teachers expected to see changes in their monthly paychecks by the end of July 2025. The revised salary structure covers all job groups, from the entry-level C1 to the top-tier D5.

Here is a detailed Salary Scales breakdown:

1. Job Group C1: Ksh35,300 – Ksh47,300
2. Job Group C2: Ksh41,400 – Ksh57,200
3. Job Group C3: Ksh49,800 – Ksh66,200
4. Job Group C4: Ksh58,600 – Ksh77,100
5. Job Group C5: Ksh69,700 – Ksh96,100
6. Job Group D1: Ksh81,000 – Ksh99,300
7. Job Group D2: Ksh95,300 – Ksh116,000
8. Job Group D3: Ksh109,200 – Ksh133,300
9. Job Group D4: Ksh121,800 – Ksh150,700
10. Job Group D5: Ksh150,000 – Ksh167,415