SRC unveils plans to restructure salaries for public servants
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SRC in a new proposal plans to restructure salaries for public servants in a bid to tame huge public wage bill
SRC in a new proposal plans to restructure salaries for public servants in a bid to tame huge public wage bill.
Under a new framework put forth by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC), all civil servants are set for a salary increase that could see the highest paid take home with Sh846,720.
The proposed pay review will push the public sector wage bill to a record-breaking Sh3.8 billion monthly if it works out as planned.
The State Department for Public Service is expected to provide feedback on the proposed remuneration structure which is part of the third public service remuneration and benefits review cycle which started in 2021 and will end in 2025.T
The wage bill will double from the current 1.96 billion to Sh3.84 billion by the time the cycle ends in two years.
According to SRC, the new structure will ensure equity and fairness by streamlining allowances and gross pay for various job groups.
Under the new framework, the minimum basic salary for civil servants in the lowest cadre — cleaners, messengers, clerical officers, and other subordinate staff in Job Group C (CSG 17) — will be Sh22,447.
The highest one can earn in this group will be Sh25,317. Salaries will differ from county to county, with civil servants in Nairobi set to get the highest.
In the highest cadre, Job Group U (CSG3), which includes Principal Secretaries, the Government Spokesman, Director-Generals, Chiefs of Staff, and Principal Assistant Secretaries, the minimum basic salary will be raised from the current Sh563,365.
The ceiling for this group will be Sh846,720 in Cluster One.
Salaries for civil servants in middle-grade E4 and under Job Group U will also be raised from Sh292,765 to a maximum of Sh563,365.
Those in Job Group T — which comprises Deputy Secretaries, Administrative Secretaries, and Regional Commissioners among others — the pay will rise from Sh422,050 to Sh584,740 per month for Cluster 1 while their colleagues in Cluster 2 will be getting Sh574,740, up from Sh412,050.
For Cluster 3, the earnings will be increased to Sh564,740, up from the current 402,050.
For Job Group S which comprises Directors and County Commissioners, among others, the salaries will shoot from Sh220,499 to Sh287,476 (Nairobi) while clusters 2 and 3 will be from Sh216,499 to Sh283,476 and Sh212,499 to Sh279,476, respectively.
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In Job Group R which comprises Senior Deputy Directors and Deputy Directors, the SRC recommends those in Nairobi to get Sh 243,450 up from the current Sh 170,911.
For clusters 2 and 3, the pay will rise from Sh 155,911 to Sh 228,450 and Sh 145,911 to Sh 218,450.
In the middle to lower cadres, the pay for those in Job Group K which comprises administrative, assistants, and accountants, will jump from Sh62,141 to Sh77,797 in Nairobi, Sh58,441 to Sh74,097 in cluster 2 and Sh 55,241 to Sh 70,897 for cluster 3.
In Job Group J, they will earn Sh59,442 from the current Sh47,572 (Nairobi), Sh 56,942 up from Sh45,072 currently for those in cluster 2, and a raise from Sh43,372 to Sh55,242 for cluster 3.
Last week, President William Ruto had advised against any pay increments for the highly-paid senior State officials, after the People Daily had reported that the SRC had published new proposals for public participation.
In a rejoinder, however, SRC, which is independent of the Executive under the Constitution, said it would continue seeking public comments on the proposed review until July 13 before gazetting the new salary structure for State officers later this month.
The SRC, however, said individual State officers can reject the salary increases out of choice.
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