TSC Effects Slight Changes in July Teachers’ Payslips: Check New Salaries and Deductions

New Changes on TSC Teachers’ Payslips and Salaries Effective July 2023

Teachers who were recruited  and are currently working for the the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) will start receiving bonuses in addition to their basic pay in July 2023. Teachers will get a minimum of 7 percent boost in their basic wage on their payslips. This pay rise is aimed at shielding them from the harsh economic times ushered in by an era full of financial distress occasioned by the Covid-19 pandemic and spiralling inflation.

As of July 1st, all public employees, including teachers and civil servants, will receive a wage increase of 7 to 10 percent. This move is the outcome of a government mandate to the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC).

Nevertheless, despite the incentives, there will be a number of salary cuts, some of which will go into effect in July.

Compulsory Deductions:

The deductions encompass:

1. Housing Levy 

2. PAYE 

3. Union fee 

4. PSSS

Pay As You Earn (30%): Taxes will be withheld from teachers’ gross salaries at a rate of 30%. According to employment categories, the deduction will be applied starting with the lowest (B5) and moving up to the highest (D5).

Provident Fund (7.5%): For the Public Service Superannuation Scheme (PSSS), teachers who are 45 years of age or younger will have 7.5 percent of their basic income withheld. This pension plan is a defined contribution one where both the company and the employee make contributions.

By dialling the USSD code *378#, providing their ID number, and setting a password, teachers can check the information on their accounts. They can examine the amount, recipients, and any changes to their provident fund contributions.

Associations’ deductions:

Primary school teachers will have 2% of their basic pay withheld for KNUT, KUPPET, KUSNET, and KEWOTA. Teachers in secondary and higher education will be subject to a 1.8 percent KUPPET deduction. Special education teachers will be subject to a 1.45% KUSNET reduction. Teachers will also forfeit 200 units of money to KEWOTA.

Additional deductions

Housing Fund (1.5%): Beginning in July, teachers’ paychecks will include a new House Levy deduction of 1.5 percent from their monthly payments.

Teachers who have loans from banks, cooperatives, or microfinance organisations will see deductions for loan repayment on their pay stubs. If the insurance policies require payments, teachers who bought them might also see deductions.

Increased Personal Loan Rates: The Central Bank of Kenya’s (CBK) borrowing rates for private banks have increased from 9.5% to 10.5%. Teachers who apply for loans will therefore pay higher interest rates.

In addition to making it more expensive for instructors to repay loans, higher interest rates will push up the cost of items available on the market.

This is still the CBK’s highest loan rate since 2016.

President William Ruto urged the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) make sure that everyone receives an appropriate payout. The suggested plan calls for Kenyans to begin paying 2.75 percent of their gross income into the national insurance programme on June 26, 2023.