Civil Servants: Pay Scales
Approximately the range of salaries drawn at various levels is as follows:
Promotional Grades For Civil Servants:
Scale Position/Job (Pre-Revised)
Junior Officer Scale Work in their allotted States
(Pay Band/ PB-3 15600 - 39100 + Grade Pay/GP 5400)Senior Scale Officer (Under Secretary GOI level)
(PB-3 15600 - 39100 + GP 6600)Junior Administrative Grade (after 9 years Deputy Secretary GOI level)
(PB-3 15600 - 39100 + GP 7600)Selection Grade (after 14th year) (Directors/Deputy Secretary)
(PB-4 37400 - 67000 + 8700)Super time Scale B (DIG grade(IPS)/Conservator of Forest(IFS) etc)
(between 14 to 16th year of service)
(PB-4 37400 - 67000 + 8900)Super Time Scale or Senior Administrative Grade (Joint Secretary GOI Level)
(between 17th to 18th year)
(PB-4 37400 - 67000 + 10000)Above Super Time Scale or Higher Administrative Grade/Additional Secretary GOI Level (after at least 25 years of service) (67000 - annual increment @3% -79000)
Apex Time Scale (75000 - annual increment @3% -80000) (This scale exist for certain services like IPS/IFS/IA & AS/IRS etc.)
Apex Scale 80000 (fixed) (Secretary GOI Level) (after 30 years of service)
Consolidated 90000 (fixed) Cabinet Secretary ( Only for IAS one post at the Centre)