The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) signed a new four-year Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) that will boost salaries, improve working conditions, and enhance welfare benefits for more than 400,000 public school teachers across Kenya.
The historic deal, covering the period from 2025 to 2029, was officially sealed on July 2 at the Kenya Institute of Special Education in Nairobi. It follows a year-long negotiation with Kenya’s three major teachers’ unions – KNUT, KUPPET, and KUSNET.
“After the long journey of detailed and thorough negotiations, we are delighted to inform our more than 400,000 teachers that we have a CBA deal for the period 2025-2029, which we have signed with the elected representatives of KNUT, KUSNET, and KUPPET today,” the TSC stated.
In line with the government’s continued investment in education, the TSC also announced plans to hire additional teachers in the 2025/2026 financial year, allocating Ksh2.4 billion for the recruitment drive.
Teachers in the highest job group (D5) will now earn up to Ksh167,415 – an increase of 5% – with the increment spread over five years.
Union leaders and government officials agreed to a 29.6% salary increase for the lowest-paid teachers. As a result, teachers who currently earn about Ksh23,000 per month will now take home roughly Ksh29,000 under the new agreement.
The government has set aside Ksh8.4 billion annually for salary adjustments, totaling Ksh33 billion by the time the CBA ends on June 30, 2029.
The new pay structure takes effect immediately. Teachers will receive revised salaries starting with their July end-of-month pay.
Here’s the breakdown of basic salary ranges under the new CBA:
C Job Groups:
C1: Ksh35,300 – Ksh47,300
C2: Ksh41,400 – Ksh57,200
C3: Ksh49,800 – Ksh66,200
C4: Ksh58,600 – Ksh77,100
C5: Ksh69,700 – Ksh96,100
D Job Groups:
D1: Ksh81,000 – Ksh99,300
D2: Ksh95,300 – Ksh116,000
D3: Ksh109,200 – Ksh133,300
D4: Ksh121,800 – Ksh150,700
D5: Up to Ksh167,415
The TSC noted that the new salary structure aims to reduce income disparity between the highest- and lowest-paid educators, promoting fairness and boosting morale across Kenya’s teaching workforce.
