Civil servants just got a new pay scale with bigger rent cash for city workers. The Salaries and Remuneration Commission approved a revised salary and leave allowance structure, retroactive to July 2025, costing over two billion shillings this financial year. This fourth review cycle, decided in a December meeting, features a key change: house allowances are now split into three clusters based on local living costs, with Nairobi in the priciest tier, cities like Mombasa and Kisumu in the second, and all other areas in the third.
Higher-grade employees, like those in CSG4, can earn basic pay from roughly 185,690 to 396,130 shillings, with Nairobi housing allowances up to 140,600. Lower-grade CSG15 staff will see salaries between 21,120 and 26,250 shillings, with housing support up to 4,500. The plan also merges several old allowances into a single Salary Market Adjustment to match private sector pay and simplify administration.
The framework for unionized workers will be finalized through collective bargaining. Acting SRC CEO Margaret Njoka acknowledged cooperation from the Treasury, Auditor General, and other offices. COTU Secretary General Francis Atwol thanked the civil servants' union and President William Ruto for the intervention. The new structure aims to balance equity with regional cost differences and update the public sector compensation system.
Higher-grade employees, like those in CSG4, can earn basic pay from roughly 185,690 to 396,130 shillings, with Nairobi housing allowances up to 140,600. Lower-grade CSG15 staff will see salaries between 21,120 and 26,250 shillings, with housing support up to 4,500. The plan also merges several old allowances into a single Salary Market Adjustment to match private sector pay and simplify administration.
The framework for unionized workers will be finalized through collective bargaining. Acting SRC CEO Margaret Njoka acknowledged cooperation from the Treasury, Auditor General, and other offices. COTU Secretary General Francis Atwol thanked the civil servants' union and President William Ruto for the intervention. The new structure aims to balance equity with regional cost differences and update the public sector compensation system.
