TSC Annual Salary Increment (pay rise) for Teachers with Administrative roles (Principals): a detailed break-down of TSC Annual salary increments for chief principals, senior principals and principals in Grade D5, Grade D4 and Grade D3
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Following the announcement by the Teachers Service Commission about the approval of Kshs 11 billion by members of parliament for the annual salary increment and promotion of TSC-employed teachers, we would like to enlighten you about how various categories of teachers will benefit from the afore-mentioned amount.
Worth noting is that teachers including principals do not receive an equal amount of annual salary increment. The amount differs depending on the teacher’s current grade (job group).
You can find a detailed guide to all the 36 TSC newly- established job groups/ grades on our site.
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Newly established TSC Job Groups (Grades) for Primary School P1 Teachers
In this article, we shall take you through the TSC annual salary increment for the three categories of principals.
To start with, principals in Kenyan schools are not equal. There are some who are more equal than others if I may quote George Orwell’s Animal Farm.
Those with higher qualifications and more experience in the teaching sector have got an opportunity to rise the ranks. They earn themselves the following honorable titles such as senior principal and chief principal.
These titles do not just come empty-handed. They are laced with handsome salary increments and allowances.
Besides the normal salary increments that come with TSC promotions from one grade to the next, the Commission awards annual salary increments (pay rise) to all TSC-employed teachers including principals(administrators) as follows:
The following tables indicate how the TSC Previously effected Annual Salary Increments for Principals (Grade D3), Senior Principals (Grade D4) and Chief Principals (Grade D5)
Annual Salary Increment (Pay Rise) for Principals (Grade D3)
The annual salary increment for Principals in Grade D3 ranged between Kshs 8, 000 and Kshs 20, 000
| SALARY SCALE POINT | MONTHLY SALARY BEFORE INCREMENT (KSHS) | MONTHLY SALARY AFTER INCREMENT(KSHS) |
| 1 | 59, 286 | 77, 840
|
| 2 | 62, 195 | |
| 3 | 65, 242 | 80, 242 |
| 4 | 68, 428 | 82, 717 |
| 5 | 77, 840 | 90, 612 |
| 6 | 82, 717 |
Annual Salary Increment (Pay Rise) for Senior Principals (Grade D4)
The annual salary increment for Senior Principals in Grade D4 ranged between Kshs 5, 000 and Kshs 12, 000
| SALARY SCALE POINT | MONTHLY SALARY BEFORE INCREMENT (KSHS) | MONTHLY SALARY AFTER INCREMENT (KSHS) |
| 1 | 87, 900 | 99, 730 |
| 2 | 91, 041 | 102, 807
|
| 3 | 93, 850 | |
| 4 | 99,730 | 104, 644 |
| 5 | 102, 807 | 107, 873 |
| 6 | 104, 644 | 111, 201 |
Annual Salary Increment (Pay Rise) for Chief Principals (Grade D5)
The annual salary increment for Senior Principals in Grade D5 ranged between Kshs 4, 000 and Kshs 10, 000.
| SALARY SCALE POINT | MONTHLY SALARY BEFORE INCREMENT (KSHS) | MONTHLY SALARY AFTER INCREMENT (KSHS) |
| 1 | 102, 807 | 111, 201 |
| 2 | 104, 644 | 114, 632 |
| 3 | 107, 873 | 118, 169 |
| 4 | 111, 201 | |
| 5 | 118, 169 | 121, 814 |
| 6 | 121, 814 | 125, 573 |
| 7 | 125, 573 | 129, 528 |
| 8 | 129, 528 | 131, 380 |
| 9 | 137, 644 | 141, 891 |
| 10 | 143, 920 | 148, 360 |
| 11 | 148, 360 | 152, 937 |