Job Group K Salary Scale

This cadre is the entry level for fresh graduates. 

Here are details of the job group K salary scale and allowances 2015/2016. 

[For salaries of all other job groups in Kenya,  please use this link

Basic Salary
The minimum basic salary is Ksh. 31,020 per month while the maximum is Ksh.41, 590.

There is a proposal by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) to increase the basic pay for this cadre to Kshs. 63,090. The proposal might be implemented in 2016.

Hardship allowance
The hardship allowance for job group K is ten thousand nine hundred shillings. (Ksh.10,900).

Travel Allowance
There is a difference between travel allowance and commuter allowance. The travel allowance is paid when you travel from your work station to another area on official duty.

If you are stationed outside Nairobi and you travel there on official duty then you will earn Kshs. 11,200. This rate (i.e. Kshs 11,200) also applies for travel to Mombasa, Kisumu, Malindi, Kwale, Kilifi and Naivasha. If you travel to cluster 2 and cluster 3 areas then you will earn Kshs. 8,400 and Kshs. 7,000 respectively as travel allowance.


House Allowance
The house allowance for job group K varies depending on the place that you are stationed in. The highest house allowance is paid in Nairobi at Ksh. 12,500.

We have prepared detailed information just for the house allowance. Click here to get this information.