Secondary Teacher I are teachers in Secondary schools whose grade is C3 (formerly L); This is a promotional grade for teachers in secondary school. These tutors earn monthly basic salaries of Sh41,343- Sh51,927; they will now earn between Sh43,154 and Sh53,943 effective July, 2020.
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 Sh6,000.
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 Sh12,300) 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 teachers 1 (Grade C3).
Table 1: Salaries for secondary school teacher 1 working in Nairobi.
| SALARY POINTS | JOB GROUP | GRADE | CURRENT SALARY | BASIC SALARY FROM JULY 2020 | COMMUTER ALLOWANCE | HOUSE ALLOWANCE | GROSS SALARY |
| 1 | L | C3 | 41,343 | 43,147 | 6,000 | 28,000 | 77,147 |
| 2 | L | C3 | 43,270 | 45,124 | 6,000 | 28,000 | 79,124 |
| 3 | L | C3 | 45,287 | 47,183 | 6,000 | 28,000 | 81,183 |
| 4 | L | C3 | 47,400 | 49,336 | 6,000 | 28,000 | 83,336 |
| 5 | L | C3 | 49,606 | 51,588 | 6,000 | 28,000 | 85,588 |
| 6 | L | C3 | 51,927 | 53,943 | 6,000 | 28,000 | 87,943 |
Table 2: Salaries for secondary school teacher 1 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 |
| 1 | L | C3 | 41,343 | 43,147 | 6,000 | 22,000 | 71,147 |
| 2 | L | C3 | 43,270 | 45,124 | 6,000 | 22,000 | 73,124 |
| 3 | L | C3 | 45,287 | 47,183 | 6,000 | 22,000 | 75,183 |
| 4 | L | C3 | 47,400 | 49,336 | 6,000 | 22,000 | 77,336 |
| 5 | L | C3 | 49,606 | 51,588 | 6,000 | 22,000 | 79,588 |
| 6 | L | C3 | 51,927 | 53,943 | 6,000 | 22,000 | 81,943 |
Table 3: Salaries for secondary school teacher 1 working in other former municipalities
| SALARY POINTS | JOB GROUP | GRADE | CURRENT SALARY | BASIC SALARY FROM JULY 2020 | COMMUTER ALLOWANCE | HOUSE ALLOWANCE | GROSS SALARY |
| 1 | L | C3 | 41,343 | 43,147 | 6,000 | 16,500 | 65,647 |
| 2 | L | C3 | 43,270 | 45,124 | 6,000 | 16,500 | 67,624 |
| 3 | L | C3 | 45,287 | 47,183 | 6,000 | 16,500 | 69,683 |
| 4 | L | C3 | 47,400 | 49,336 | 6,000 | 16,500 | 71,836 |
| 5 | L | C3 | 49,606 | 51,588 | 6,000 | 16,500 | 74,088 |
| 6 | L | C3 | 51,927 | 53,943 | 6,000 | 16,500 | 76,443 |
Table 4: Salaries for secondary school teacher 1 working in other areas
| SALARY POINTS | JOB GROUP | GRADE | CURRENT SALARY | BASIC SALARY FROM JULY 2020 | COMMUTER ALLOWANCE | HOUSE ALLOWANCE | GROSS SALARY |
| 1 | L | C3 | 41,343 | 43,147 | 6,000 | 13,000 | 62,147 |
| 2 | L | C3 | 43,270 | 45,124 | 6,000 | 13,000 | 64,124 |
| 3 | L | C3 | 45,287 | 47,183 | 6,000 | 13,000 | 66,183 |
| 4 | L | C3 | 47,400 | 49,336 | 6,000 | 13,000 | 68,336 |
| 5 | L | C3 | 49,606 | 51,588 | 6,000 | 13,000 | 70,588 |
| 6 | L | C3 | 51,927 | 53,943 | 6,000 | 13,000 | 72,943 |
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