What TSC will pay Primary school teacher II (T-scale 5; formerly job group G): July 2020-2021 TSC salaries

TSC Primary school teacher II (T-scale 5; formerly job group G) is an entry grade for Primary school teachers. The basic requirements for this grade are: having a Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) minimum mean Grade C (Plain) or other recognized equivalent qualifications; and must be in possession of a Primary Teacher Certificate (PTE) or its approved equivalent. These tutors earn monthly basic salaries of Sh21,756.

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 Sh4,000.

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 Sh6,600) plus those handling physically challenged students get extra allowances.

Remember, the commission pays a flat rate of Sh4,000 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 primary school teacher 1 for July 2020-2021.

Table 1: Salaries for primary school teacher 1 working in Nairobi.

Table 2: Salaries for primary school teacher 1 working in former major municipalities (Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, Nyeri, Eldoret, Thika, Kisii, Malindi and Kitale)

Table 3: Salaries for primary school teacher 1 working in other former municipalities

Table 4: Salaries for primary school teacher 1 working in other areas