REVEALED: How New TSC Salary Review Affects Teachers, Principals
Teachers’ salaries under the new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) have been released.
This suggests that classroom teachers would receive higher pay increases than some principals and school managers.
The revised wage changes under the Phase Two CBA demonstrate that certain classroom-based positions would earn monthly raises of more than Ksh2,000.
However, several senior management posts will receive increases of less than Ksh1,000.
The revised salary increase for the teachers both in primary and secondary schools as proposed by TSC pic.twitter.com/kLIMruG3JZ— LOCALMAN 🇰🇪 (@Localman254_) July 20, 2026
According to the paper, secondary teachers have emerged as the greatest beneficiaries, with the new CBA wage structure showing higher rises for classroom grades than senior administrators.
According to the new details, Secondary Teacher I, or Grade C3, is the biggest beneficiary, with a monthly increase of Ksh2,055, bringing the basic salary from Ksh46,699 to Ksh48,754.
On the other hand, Secondary Teacher II, or Grade C2, will receive a Ksh2,030 increase, with the basic salary rising from Ksh39,070 to Ksh41,100.
In comparison, senior school administrators will receive smaller adjustments than their junior counterparts.
According to the CBA, a principal or deputy principal under Grade D3 will get an increase of only Ksh796, while a senior principal in Grade D4 will receive Ksh887.
Here is how teachers’ monthly basic salaries will change under the TSC Phase II CBA salary review:
— Primary Teacher II: up by Sh1,197 to Sh26,225
— Secondary Teacher III / Primary Teacher I: up by Sh1,318 to Sh32,423
— Secondary Teacher II: up by Sh2,030 to Sh41,100
— Secondary…— Moe (@moneyacademyKE) July 20, 2026
A Chief Principal in Grade D5 will also see an increment of Ksh986, moving from Ksh132,365 to Ksh133,351.
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The smallest increase in the new matrix goes to Grade D2 officers, comprising Head Teachers and Deputy Principal II, whose salary will rise by Ksh693, from Ksh93,190 to Ksh93,883.
According to sources at the TSC, the revised basic salary rates are expected to be implemented in the July 2026 payroll, with the adjustments taking effect from July 1, 2026.
However, it is important to note that the figures shown are selected salary changes at the entry point or minimum basic salary for each job grade and do not represent the increment for every teacher in that grade.
Teachers on higher salary notches will receive different increments based on the official TSC salary conversion tables.
The development comes days after the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) approved a new salary structure for public servants.
The commission issued guidelines on the implementation of salary increments under Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBAs).
REVEALED: How New TSC Salary Review Affects Teachers, Principals
