After working for the government for
some time, a promotion may come your way so that you land in this cadre.
If the SRC proposal is implemented
in either 2015 or 2016, the Job group L salary scale will see the maximum pay
being increased to Kshs. 79,880
per month.
As at now, the minimum basic salary
for job group L is Ksh. 35,910 while the maximum is Ksh. 45,880.
Remarks on basic salary
At job group L, the basic salary
starts to be some real money. At least out of the basic salary, substantial financial
savings can be achieved without compromising on the quality of living.
Hardship allowance
The hardship allowance for job group
L is twelve thousand three hundred shillings (KShs. 12,300).
House Allowance
The house allowance for job group L
varies depending on the place that you are stationed in. The highest house
allowance is paid in Nairobi at Ksh.
28,000.
In the county headquarters of
Mombasa, Kisumu, Malindi, Kilifi, Lamu,
Kwale and Naivasha), the house allowance is Kshs. 22,000. These are the
Cluster 1 areas.
In cluster
2 areas, (i.e. Nyeri, Eldoret, Kakamega, Kericho, Kisii, Embu, Garissa,
Naivasha, Lodwar and Nakuru), the house allowance is Kshs. 16,500.
In Cluster
3 areas, also referred to as “Others”, the house allowance is Kshs. 13,000.
In ten (10) months, a civil servant
in job group L will have earned a minimum basic salary of Ksh. 359,100.