TSC Salary Changes for Promoted Teachers to take Longer-Reasons

TSC salary changes for promoted teachers will have to take longer before changes are effected on their pay slips. This follows TSC’s recent promotion of teachers to various job groups and administrative positions.

Following the interviews that were conducted in October 2025, the commission issued posting letters to 21,383 teachers to various schools.

Despite these teachers taking up their roles in their stations, they have not yet received even a penny in their payslips. However, there are a few teachers those in administrative positions and about to retire who have been factored by the commission previous months.

Last week, the commission requested school heads to submit data of those teachers who have not received their salaries or whose grades have not changed for consideration.

The commission is struggling to pay its employees due to huge pending bills including majority of teachers who were posted as interns in January this year. Another group of teachers who have not received their dues from the commission are those who were employed on replacement in January this year.

Those who have not received their dues from commission should remain hopeful as the government has initiated a supplementary budget to cushion key sectors like education.

Information from Teachers Service Commission, TSC insiders state that promoted teachers should expect their new salaries earliest July after the budget effecting their new job grades.

This year, the commission is likely to promote a significant number of teachers following the president’s commitment where he pledged to raise the number of promotion vacancies from 25,000 to 50,000 every year.

The president pledged this while addressing a delegation of teachers led by union officials in state house last year where he assured teachers that he will ensure that the commission receives Sh 2 billion annually up from the initial 1 billion that saw only 25.000 teachers being promoted.

While appearing parliament, TSC acting CEO Eveline Mitei presented an estimated budget of Ksh 422 billion for consideration in the next financial year.

While breaking down this budget estimates, Mitei stated that Ksh 7.2 billion will go to conversion of 20,000 Junior school interns, Ksh 2 billion for promotions and Ksh 16.5 billion will go for teachers’ medical cover.

Breakdown of Teacher Promotions from 2022 to Date

From the above data, its clear that since President William Ruto got into office, his regime has seen a total of 97,255 teachers being promoted something that was rare in the previous regime (Opinion).

What Promotion Score sheet Does TSC Use?

Academic and professional Qualifications

Teachers should note that its only one highest qualification that is awarded and not individual qualifications.

Roles

Teachers who have worked as TIMEC/CEMASTEA/CBE trainers under TSC or under knec as examiners/supervisors/inivigilator or KICD panelist will score a maximum of 2 marks.

Administrative Responsibility and Length of service in Current Grade

a) Responsibility marks for administrative roles for those performing or who performed as heads or deputy heads in acting capacity.

b) Length of Stay in Current Job Group

Here marks are awarded according to how long you have served in your current job group as shown below.

Performance Management

Here marks are awarded according to your average TPAD score in the last three years as below;

Age

Here they consider how old the teacher is. Recently priority was given to teachers who are 50 years and above. But for those who attended the interview were awarded marks as shown below:

The maximum total marks that teacher can score is 100%

Conclusion

The TSC salary changes for teachers who were promoted and those recently recruited when delayed can be overwhelming and frustrating but the government and TSC are working on some administrative and budgetary processes that will see these teachers smile to the bank.

Teachers who are affected by those move are encouraged to submit their data and remain patient as they await the implementation of their salary changes. Teachers are encouraged to check information from the TSC official channels to avoid panicking.