Teachers across Kenya are set to see more money in their July salaries after the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) activated the next phase of its 2025–2029 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), introducing fresh salary adjustments of up to Sh2,055 across various job grades.
The revised salary scales took effect on July 1, 2026, and apply to teachers serving in different grades, with the actual increase depending on an individual’s job group and salary point.
Teachers in Grades C2 and C3 are among those receiving the biggest pay rise, with Secondary Teacher I officers in Grade C3 benefiting from the highest monthly increase of Sh2,055. Deputy Principals II will receive the lowest adjustment of Sh693.
The changes follow a circular issued by TSC on July 16 directing regional, county, and sub-county directors to begin implementing the new salary structure immediately. The revised pay scales will remain in force until June 30, 2027.
The salary review is part of the second phase of the four-year agreement signed between TSC and the Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut), the Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (Kuppet), and the Kenya Union of Special Needs Education Teachers (KUSNET).
Under the implementation plan, teachers will keep their current job grades and titles as they transition to the new salary points. Those whose annual salary increment falls on July 1 will first receive their normal annual increment under the previous salary scales before moving to the revised structure.
“This Circular shall apply to all teachers in service as at 1st July, 2026, except interns.
This Circular is effective from 1st July, 2026 to 30 June, 2027. Teachers converting into the new salary scales will retain their current incremental dates. However, where the incremental date falls on 1st July, 2026, teachers will be granted their annual increment on the existing salary scales and then convert to the new salary points with effect from the same date,” read the circular.
The new salary structure also raises earnings for teachers serving in senior administrative positions.
Chief Principals in Grade D5 (T-Scale 15) will now earn between Sh133,351 and Sh164,977, compared to the previous range of Sh132,365 to Sh163,758.
Senior Principals and Chief Curriculum Support Officers in Grade D4 will earn between Sh120,016 and Sh148,480, while Principals and Deputy Principals I in Grade D3 will receive between Sh107,634 and Sh131,405.
Deputy Principals II and Senior Headteachers in Grade D2 will now take home between Sh93,883 and Sh114,322. Teachers serving as Headteachers and Deputy Headteachers in Grade D1 will also move to the revised salary scales under the latest phase of the CBA.
TSC said the salary changes do not affect teachers’ allowances. House allowance, hardship allowance, commuter allowance, baggage allowance, annual leave allowance and disability guide allowance, where applicable, will continue to be paid at the existing rates.
The commission said the revised salary structure applies to all teachers who were in service on July 1, 2026, excluding interns, as the second phase of the CBA takes effect.