Pesa Mashinani: Job Group H Salary Scale in Kenya

This cadre is the entry level for a diploma holder into the public service.

Over the years the government has been the best and the largest employer in Kenya. As a civil servant, you will have your weekends, annual leave, paternal and maternal leave, compassionate leave among others. The government will not turn you into a machine the way the some private companies does to their employees.

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The minimum basic salary for job group H is Ksh. 19,323 per month. The maximum basic salary is Ksh. 24,662 per month.

Considering the basic salary alone, a fresh diploma holder who has been employed by the government will earn a basic salary minimum of Kshs. 231,876 and a maximum of Kshs. 295,944 per year. In both cases, the civil servant will make almost or in excess of a quarter of a million Kenya shillings.

The hardship allowance for job group H is five thousand Kenya shillings. (Ksh.5,000).

NB: Remember that this is a hardship allowance so you will not earn it if you are stationed in area that has not been designated as a hardship area.

The highest house allowance for job group H is paid in Nairobi at Ksh. 6,750. The house allowance is payable per month.

In Cluster 1 areas (i.e Mombasa, Kisumu, Malindi, Kilifi, Lamu, Kwale and Naivasha), the house allowance is Kshs. 4,500.

In Cluster 2 areas (i.e. Nyeri, Eldoret, Kakamega, Kericho, Kisii, Embu, Garissa, Naivasha, Lodwar and Nakuru), the house allowance is Kshs. 3,850.

In Cluster 3 areas, also referred to as “Others”, the house allowance is Kshs. 3,200.

The travel allowance should not be confused with commuter allowance. The travel allowance is paid when a civil servant travels from his/her work station to another area on official duty.

As an example, If you are stationed outside Nairobi and you travel to Nairobi for official duties then the daily subsistence allowance is Kshs. 6,300. If you travel to areas under cluster 1 above, the rate is still Kshs. 6,300.

If you travel to cluster 2 and cluster 3 areas respectively, the travel allowance is Kshs. 4,900 and Kshs. 4,200 respectively.

Deduction of agency fees to the Union of Kenya Civil Servants.
NHIF Deductions (NHIF contributions).

The agency fee to the Union of Kenya Civil Servants is pegged on the basic salary. The deduction is 1.5% of the basic salary. The deductions are made on a monthly basis. Therefore, at the minimum salary of Kshs. 19,323, the deduction is Kshs. 289.85.