IAS Officer Salary Structure

Aspirants can check the salary structure of the most sought after post of the UPSC Exam. The basic per month salary of an IAS officer starts at Rs.56,100(TA, DA and HRA are extra) and can go on to reach Rs.2,500,00 for a Cabinet Secretary. Candidates can check pay scale and pay level for each level of the IAS Salary. We compare the Pay band and Pay Level in the table for good understanding of the IAS Salary structure. Candidates can check the other perks, emoluments in the last para of the article.

Grade	Post	No. Of Years	Old System		New System
Grade	Post	No. Of Years	Grade Pay	Pay Scale(INR)	Pay Level	Baisc Pay (INR)
Junior or Lower Time Scale	ASP/SDM/ Asst. Commissioner	1-4	5400	15600 – 39100	10	56100
Senior Time Scale	ADM/Deputy Secretary/ Undersecretary	5-8	6600	15600 – 39100	11	67700
Junior Administrative	DM/ Joint Secretary/ Deputy Secretary	9-12	7600	15600 – 39100	12	78,800
Selection Grade	DM/ Special Secretary cum director/ Director	13-16	8700	37400 – 67000	13	1,18,500
Selection Grade	Divisional Commissioner/ Secretary Cum Commissioner/ Joint Secretary	16-24	8700	37400 – 67000	14	1,44,200
Super Time Scale	Divisional Commissioner/ Principal Secretary/ Additional Secretary	25-30	12000	37400 – 67000	15	1,82,200
Above Super Time Scale	Additional Chief Secretary	30-33	NA	80000 (Fixed)	16	2,05,400
Apex Scale	Chief Secretary	34-36	NA	90000 (Fixed)	17	2,25,000
Cabinet Secretary Grade	Cabinet Secretary of India	37+ years	NA	90000 (Fixed)	18	2,50,000

In the IAS Officer Salary the HRA allowance is 24 percent, 16 percent and 8 percent as per 7th Pay Commission norms. HRA depends on the city you are posted. Along with these, 7th Pay Commission has also recommended for enhancement of HRA while DA crosses 50% and 100%. As far as Transport Allowance is concerned, there is no increase. However, DA which is 125% has been merged with existing Transport Allowance. Besides these, 7th Pay Commission has discontinued the Pay Band – Grade Pay System which existed before. Candidates can check different allowances in IAS Officer Salary in the table..

HRA Distribution
Class X	8 Cities only- 24% HRA (Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, and Pune)
Class Y	Around 100 Towns (With a Population above 5 Lakhs) – 16% HRA
Class Z	Rural Areas – 8% HRA
Dearness Allowance
DA	DA now crosses 50 to 100 %
Transport Allowance
The Transport allowance is not included in the DA which can reach upto 125% now

IAS Salary Perks

UPSC CSE offers a lot of perks, emoluments and very high social respect in India. Candidates can check the perks, emoluments below. There Perks, Emoluments are common for all the UPSC CSE Posts like IAS, , IFS, IPS, IRS and other posts.