Pay structure of the Indian Police Service
Insignia
Grade/level on pay matrix
Position in the state government(s)
Other positions or designation in the state government(s) or the Government of India(GOI)
Position in Indian order of precedence
Basic salary (monthly)
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Apex scale (pay level 17)
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Secretary (R), Secretary (Security) in the Cabinet Secretariat.
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₹225,000(US$3,131)
Director of the Intelligence Bureau (IB)
25
Director General of Police (Head of Police Force)
Director of Intelligence Bureau (IB), special director in IB, Director of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Director General of National Investigation Agency (NIA), Commissioner of Police of Delhi, director general of a Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF).
HAG+ Scale (pay level 16)
Director general of police
Special director general in CAPFs, special director in IB, special director in CBI, director of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVPNPA), Director General of Bureau of police Research and Development, Director General of Narcotics Control Bureau.
₹205,400(US$2,858)
HAG scale (pay level 15)
Additional director general of police
Director of National Crime Records Bureau, special commissioner of police in Delhi, commissioner of police (city police commissionerate), additional director general in NIA, additional director in IB, additional director in CBI, additional director general in CAPFs.
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₹200,000(US$2,783)
Senior administrative grade (pay level 14)
Inspector general of police
Joint commissioner of police in Delhi, commissioner of police (city police commissionerate), inspector general in CAPFs, inspector general in NIA, Joint Director in IB, Joint Director in CBI, Joint Director in SVPNPA.
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₹175,000(US$2,435)
Super time scale (DIG/Conservator grade) (pay level 13A)
Deputy inspector general of police
Additional commissioner of police in Delhi, commissioner of police (city police commissionerate), deputy inspector general in CAPFs, deputy inspector general in NIA, Deputy Director in IB, deputy inspector general in CBI, Deputy Director in SVPNPA.
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₹150,000(US$2,087)
Selection grade (pay level 13)
Superintendent of police (selection grade)
Deputy commissioner of police in Delhi.
₹118,500(US$1,649)
Junior administrative grade (pay level 12)
Superintendent of police
Deputy commissioner of police in Delhi.
₹78,800(US$1,096)
Senior time scale (pay level 11)
Additional superintendent of police
Additional deputy commissioner of police in Delhi.
₹67,700(US$942)
Junior time scale (pay level 10)
Assistant superintendent of police
Assistant commissioner of police in Delhi.
₹56,100(US$781)