TSC Salaries for secondary school teacher II (Grade C2/ Job group K): July 2021-2025

Secondary Teacher II are teachers in Secondary schools whose grade is C2 (formerly K;  Grade C2 is an entry grade for secondary school teachers who are holders of a Bachelor’s Degree in Education or its equivalent. It is also a promotional grade for holders of Diploma in Education. These tutors earn monthly basic salaries of Sh34,955-49,694.

The basic salaries for these teachers are paid depending on the areas where they work. Teachers who work in Nairobi get a slightly higher house allowance compared to those plying their trade in rural schools. But, all these tutors earn an equal amount of commuter allowance; which is Sh5,000.

To know your exact salary, check your current salary (under the current salary column) and move along the row to the right. what you see under gross pay is what you will earn before deductions.

Those working in hardship areas (get Sh10,900) plus those handling physically challenged students get extra allowances.

Remember, the commission pays a flat rate of Sh6,000 per year as leave allowance. This is paid together with the January salaries.

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The tables below show the salary scales for secondary school teacher 2.

Table 1: Salaries for secondary school teacher II working in Nairobi.

SALARY POINTS	JOB GROUP	GRADE	CURRENT SALARY	BASIC SALARY FROM JULY 2020	COMMUTER ALLOWANCE	HOUSE ALLOWANCE	GROSS SALARY: JULY 2020-2021
1	K	C2	34,955	34,955	5,000	16,500	56,455
2	K	C2	36,280	36,280	5,000	16,500	57,780
3	K	C2	37,654	37,654	5,000	16,500	59,154
4	K	C2	39,081	39,081	5,000	16,500	60,581
5	K	C2	40,562	40,562	5,000	16,500	62,062
6	K	C2	42,099	42,O99	5,000	16,500	21,500
7	K	C2	49,694	49,694	5,000	16,500	71,194

 

Table 2: Salaries for secondary school teacher II working in former major municipalities (Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, Nyeri, Eldoret, Thika, Kisii, Malindi and Kitale)

SALARY POINTS	JOB GROUP	GRADE	CURRENT SALARY	BASIC SALARY FROM JULY 2020	COMMUTER ALLOWANCE	HOUSE ALLOWANCE	GROSS SALARY: JULY 2020-2021
1	K	C2	34,955	34,955	5,000	12,800	52,755
2	K	C2	36,280	36,280	5,000	12,800	54,080
3	K	C2	37,654	37,654	5,000	12,800	55,454
4	K	C2	39,081	39,081	5,000	12,800	56,881
5	K	C2	40,562	40,562	5,000	12,800	58,362
6	K	C2	42,099	42,O99	5,000	12,800	17,800
7	K	C2	49,694	49,694	5,000	12,800	67,494

 

Table 3: Salaries for secondary school teacher II working in other former municipalities

SALARY POINTS	JOB GROUP	GRADE	CURRENT SALARY	BASIC SALARY FROM JULY 2020	COMMUTER ALLOWANCE	HOUSE ALLOWANCE	GROSS SALARY: JULY 2020-2021
1	K	C2	34,955	34,955	5,000	9,600	49,555
2	K	C2	36,280	36,280	5,000	9,600	50,880
3	K	C2	37,654	37,654	5,000	9,600	52,254
4	K	C2	39,081	39,081	5,000	9,600	53,681
5	K	C2	40,562	40,562	5,000	9,600	55,162
6	K	C2	42,099	42,O99	5,000	9,600	14,600
7	K	C2	49,694	49,694	5,000	9,600	64,294

 

Table 4: Salaries for secondary school teacher II working in other areas

SALARY POINTS	JOB GROUP	GRADE	CURRENT SALARY	BASIC SALARY FROM JULY 2020	COMMUTER ALLOWANCE	HOUSE ALLOWANCE	GROSS SALARY: JULY 2020-2021
1	K	C2	34,955	34,955	5,000	7,500	47,455
2	K	C2	36,280	36,280	5,000	7,500	48,780
3	K	C2	37,654	37,654	5,000	7,500	50,154
4	K	C2	39,081	39,081	5,000	7,500	51,581
5	K	C2	40,562	40,562	5,000	7,500	53,062
6	K	C2	42,099	42,O99	5,000	7,500	12,500
7	K	C2	49,694	49,694	5,000	7,500	62,194