Breakdown of a Police Constable’s payslip: gross salary, deductions, net salary

How much are police constables earning? We take a look at a Police Constable’s payslip, what he earns as the gross salary, the deductions, and the net salary.

In the month of June, this is how one Police Constable’s payslip looked like:

This police officer is based at Kajiado County. He received a basic salary of Sh. 33,229. He then received a rental house allowance of Sh. 5,500. Commuter allowance came in at Sh. 3,000 while Housing supplementation was Sh. 3,000 as well. This officer also received a police/prison allowance of Sh. 9,000. Their total gross earnings stood at Sh. 53,729.

The deductions in the month under review were as follows: This officer was deducted Sh. 2,492 for pension. Sh. 21,246 was deducted for a commercial bank loan, Sh. 360 was deducted for the NSSF, and Sh. 1,200 for the NHIF.

There was also as Sh. 50 SwaS deduction and Sh. 3,300 for Harambee Sacco. Sh. 805.95 was deducted for the Housing Fund and a Pay As You Earn (PAYE) deduction of Sh. 7,646.35. The total deductions stood at Sh. 37,100.50. The net pay for the month stood at Sh. 16,628.50.

In the month of July, this is how one Police Constable’s payslip looked like:

The officer received a basic salary of Sh. 37,415. Their rental house allowance stood at Sh. 5,500. Their commuter allowance stood at Sh. 3,000. They also got a housing supplementation of Sh. 3,000 and a police / prison allowance of Sh. 9,000. Their total earnings stood at Sh. 57,915. This was an increment of Sh. 4,186 from the June salary.

The deductions in the month under review were as follows: The officer got a pension deduction of Sh. 2,806.15 and a SwaS deduction of Sh. 50. There was also a commercial loan deduction of Sh. 21,246.

The officer was also deducted Sh. 8,808 Pay As You Earn, Sh. 360 for the NSSF, Sh. 1,200 for the NHIF and Sh. 868.75 for the Housing Fund. This officer was also deducted Sh. 2,634 for a Sacco loan, and Sh. 3,300 for Harambee Sacco. Their total deductions in the month of July after getting a salary increase was Sh. 41,272.90. Their net pay for the month was Sh. 16,642.10.