Kenya's public wage bill is projected to decrease in the third quarter of the 2024/2025 financial year, with both national and county governments anticipating lower wage-bill-to-revenue ratios, according to the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC).

• County governments' wage-bill-to-revenue ratio is expected to drop from 43.34 percent in Q2 to 35.38 percent in Q3, with expenditure falling to Sh54.66 billion.
• The SRC reviewed 30 requests from public service institutions seeking approvals totaling Sh411.7 million, cutting the advised amount to Sh281.4 million.
• The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) remains the largest public employer, with staff numbers growing to 410,700 in 2024; the total number of public servants surpassed one million, reaching 1.023 million employees.