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Amount of money teachers are expected to receive from this month in new salary increment

Amount of money teachers are expected to receive from this month in new salary increment

All public school teachers across the country are expected to receive a pay rise after the government announced a new salary scale for teachers effective this month.

Education cabinet secretary Julius Ogamba on Tuesday, August 27 said that the government will release Sh. 13.5 billion to address teachers’ needs.

He revealed that teachers will receive an additional Sh. 1,000 and Sh. 3,000 more on their payslips based on their job groups before the end of this month.

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Following the changes, the least paid teacher at Grade B5 will now take home a basic salary of Sh. 23,830, up from Sh. 22,739.

On the other hand, a senior teacher at the primary school level at grade C2 who currently earns Sh. 45,776 in basic pay will now take home Sh. 47,858.

A teacher at a mid-grade of C5 including primary school head teachers will see their salaries rise from Sh. 78,667 to Sh. 79,651 in basic pay.

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Meanwhile, the highest-paid teacher, a chief principal at Grade D5 will now get a basic pay of Sh. 162,539 up from the current Sh. 159,534.

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Additionally, teachers will continue to receive various allowances, including monthly commuter allowances ranging from Sh. 4,000 to Sh. 16,000, leave allowances between Sh. 4,000 and Sh. 10,000, and hardship allowances from Sh. 6,600 to Sh. 38,100, depending on job group and location.

Other benefits the teachers are expected to receive include housing allowances with teachers based in Nairobi receiving between Sh.  6,750 and Sh.  50,000, while those in other major cities like Mombasa, Nakuru, Eldoret, and Nyeri will receive between Sh. 4,500 and Sh. 35,000.

Teachers in former municipalities are set to get housing allowances ranging from Sh. 3,850 to Sh. 25,000.

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