2024-2025 KNEC Payment Rates of KCSE Examiners
We have updated new KNEC payment rates for this year’s KCSE examiners. According to the newly released KCSE Examiners payment rates per day, the least-paid KCSE 2024 KNEC Examiner will pocket Kshs. 2,000 per day while the highest paid will walk home with an average of Kshs. 3, 000 per day. The average pay for most KCSE examiners ranges between Kshs 24,000 to Kshs 40,000. Take note of the fact that the KNEC pay of KCSE 2024 examiners entails a wholesome perk that encompasses travel expenses and a coordination fee of Kshs. 150 per day. Consequently, KNEC cannot pay a similar amount for all the KCSE 2023 examiners.
| S.NO | SUBJECT NAME | KNEC PAYMENT RATES FOR THE HIGHEST PAID 2023/2024 KCSE EXAMINERS IN KSHS. | KNEC BASIC FEE FOR 2023/2024 KCSE EXAMINERS | KNEC COORDINATION FEE PER DAY FOR ALL KCSE 2023/2024 EXAMINERS IN KSHS. | KCSE SUBJECT CODE |
| 1. | English | 77 | 1,100 | 150 | 101 |
| 2. | Kiswahili | 69 | 1,100 | 150 | 102 |
| 3. | Mathematics Alternative A | 55 | 1,100 | 150 | 121 |
| 5. | Mathematics Alternative B | 55 | 1,100 | 150 | 122 |
| 6. | Biology | 52 | 1,100 | 150 | 231 |
| 7. | Physics | 60 | 1,100 | 150 | 232 |
| 8. | Chemistry | 52 | 1,100 | 150 | 233 |
| 9. | Biology for the Blind | 77 | 1,100 | 150 | 236 |
| 11. | General Science | 55 | 1,100 | 150 | 237 |
| 12. | History and Government | 55 | 1,100 | 150 | 311 |
| 13. | Geography | 69 | 1,100 | 150 | 312 |
| 14. | Christian Religious Education | 55 | 1,100 | 150 | 313 |
| 15. | Islamic Religious Education | 55 | 1,100 | 150 | 314 |
| 16. | Hindu Religious Education | 55 | 1,100 | 150 | 315 |
| 17. | Home Science | 55 | 1,100 | 150 | 441 |
| 18. | Art and Design | 52 | 1,100 | 150 | 442 |
| 19. | Agriculture | 52 | 1,100 | 150 | 443 |
| 20. | Wood Work | 55 | 1,100 | 150 | 444 |
| 21. | Metal Work | 55 | 1,100 | 150 | 445 |
| 22. | Building Construction | 54 | 1,100 | 150 | 446 |
| 23. | Power Mechanics | 55 | 1,100 | 150 | 447 |
| 24. | Electricity | 60 | 1,100 | 150 | 448 |
| 25. | Drawing and Design | 52 | 1,100 | 150 | 449 |
| 26. | Aviation Technology | 55 | 1,100 | 150 | 450 |
| 27. | Computer Studies | 65 | 1,100 | 150 | 451 |
| 28. | French | 60 | 1,100 | 150 | 501 |
| 29. | German | 69 | 1,100 | 150 | 502 |
| 30. | Arabic | 60 | 1,100 | 150 | 503 |
| 31. | Sign Language | 77 | 1,100 | 150 | 504 |
| 32. | Music | 65 | 1,100 | 150 | 511 |
| 33. | Business Studies | 55 | 1,100 | 150 | 565 |
HOW KNEC WILL DETERMINE KCSE 2023 EXAMINERS’ PAY
The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) will not pay KCSE 2023 examiners the same amount of money even the examiners marking a particular paper for instance English paper three will work for the same amount of days. This is because KCSE 2023 examiners are at liberty to work at their own pace once the coordination of the marking scheme is over. This therefore means that all the examiners marking over 60 different types of papers will receive a standardized pay amounting to Kshs. 150 per day technically referred to as coordination fee. This figure will be represented in the advance that Knec will pay the examiners once they complete the marking process before they depart from the marking centers. Knec will also reimburse examiners’ fare and other travel expenses incurred when travelling to and from the marking centers. Examiners from far-flung areas such as those currently stationed in the North Eastern region whose roads are currently impassable may receive a better perk from Knec due to the hardships they will encounter while trying to access the designated KNEC marking centers 2023.
Even though KNEC will pay all the KCSE 2023 examiners a uniform advance of up to Kshs. 20, 000 by December 10, 2023, the rest of the money will be paid after the official release of the KCSE 2023 results before Christmas.
This is how KNEC will determine how much each KCSE 2023 examiner will be paid
- Basic Fee= Kshs 1, 100
- Travel Expenses- 1500*2 (fare to and from)=Kshs. 3,000
- Coordination Fee- 150*3 days= Kshs. 450 per head
- Payment rates per script- 300 scripts *77=Kshs. 23, 100
from the above figures, a KCSE 2023 examiner who will mark 300 candidates’ English paper three scripts will pocket a total of 25, 750.
POLITE NOTICE
Payments to all contracted professionals shall be taxed in accordance with the PAYE regulations/guidelines. Examiners will be charged a withholding tax at 5%for any payment above Kes. 24,000. Subsequently, only those who reach this threshold will be taxed.
Supervisors and invigilators will be paid during the month of December. The highest paid Supervisor will be paid a total of Sh12,510 while the highest paid invigilator will earn Sh9860.
Centre Managers for the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education, KCPE 2023, exams have already been paid. They pocketed a daily subsistence allowance of Sh500; for a total of 4 days (including rehearsal day). The exams were administered between Monday November 30 , 2023 and Wednesday October 1, 2023.
Secondary schools Principals who served as center managers during the KCSE 2023 examinations are expected to also earn a daily allowance of Sh500 for 18 days. The KCSE 2023 exams were conducted between Monday October 23, 2023 with the last examination day being done on Friday November 24, 2023.