The SRC Publishes New Salaries for Teachers With Arrears
The SRC Publishes New Salaries for Teachers With Arrears. The Salary and Remuneration Commission (SRC) has published new pay and allowances for teachers, government officials, and other state employees.
The commission has gazetted the increased wage in order for government bodies such as TSC and the Public Service Commission (PSC) to carry out the raise.
State and other public officers are now paid more, with arrears retroactive to July 1, 2023. The changes will be reflected in August pay stubs.
On August 9, SRC Chairperson Lyn Mengich told the media that the salary review applies to both state and public employees in order to achieve sustainability.
Mengich asserted that the examination took into account employees whose wages and benefits are below the market average.
As a result, according to Mengich, “this review seeks to harmonize to the extent of affordability and physical sustainability salary structures that are below the 50th percentile in order to achieve equity and fairness through harmonization.”
According to the commission evaluation, state officers are in the 45th percentile, state companies are in the 89th percentile, national and county government civil servants are in the 39th percentile, teaching services are in the 36th percentile, public universities are in the 49th percentile, and other public officials are in the 84th percentile.
The SRC Publishes New Salaries for Teachers With Arrears
The pay increase is being reconsidered due to cost of living adjustments, legal compliance with a statutory minimum wave, and other factors.
“The average increase over a two-year period is seven to ten percent, inclusive of the existing notch increase, which averages 3% annually,” she noted.
Cabinet Secretaries, for example, will see a 2% pay increase to Sh957,000 from Sh924,000 under the review.
The commission opted to maintain President William Ruto’s and his deputy Rigathi Gachagia’s wages since they exceed marketing norms.
President Ruto had promised the commission that he would freeze compensation increases for State Department personnel, stating that doing so would widen the pay discrepancy.