Indian Army Ranks & Salary | Get Notes Here

The Indian Army employs over 1.4 million personnel who work in various capacities of Commissioned Officers,  Junior Commissioned Officers, and in other ranks.  It is a matter of great pride and honor to serve the country by protecting its people and borders. Life in the army is adventurous, with a lot of uncertainties. Candidates interested to join the Indian army must be aware of the different ranks and levels of posts. We provide you a complete list of the various Indian army – Ranks and Salary and their corresponding pay scale.

New officers get commissioned as Lieutenant and move up the ranks depending upon the number of years of service. Commissioned Officers are equivalent to All India Services & Group “A” Service officers. Grade pay is calculated on the basis of the post of an employee according to the 7th pay commission. The highest rank of the Indian Army is the rank of General, held by the Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army (COAS). Here is the salary and pay scale of the officers in the commissioned ranks :

Commissioned ranks	Pay scale	Salary (Cash in hand)
COAS – Field Marshall	Level 18	2,50,000
VCOAS/Army Cdr/Lieutenant General (NFSG)	Level 17	2, 25,000
HAG + Scale	Level 16	2,05,400 – 2,24,400
Lieutenant General	Level 15	1,82,200 – 2,24,100
Major General	Level 14	1,44,200 – 2,18,200
Brigadier	Level 13A	1,39,600 -2,17,600
Colonel	Level 13	1,30,600 -2,15,900
Lieutenant Colonel	Level 12	1,21,200 -2,12,400
Major	Level 11	69,400 – 2,07,200
Captain	Level 10 B	61,300 – 1,93,900
Lieutenant	Level 10	56,100 – 1,77,500

Junior commissioned officers include the ranks of Naib Subedar, Subedar and Subedar Major.  They are entrusted with supervisory responsibility. Here is the pay scale and salary of Junior commissioned officers :

Junior commissioned ranks	Payscale	Salary (Cash in hand)
Subedar Major	Level 8	9300 – 34,800
Subedar	Level 7	9300 – 34,800
Naib Subedar	Level 6	9300 – 34,800

Non-commissioned officers are soldiers promoted to positions of responsibility and include the rank of Lance Naik, Naik and Havaldar. Here is the pay scale and salary of non-commissioned officers :

Non- commissioned ranks and soldiers	Pay scale	Salary (Cash in hand)
Havaldar	Level 5	5200 – 20,200
Naik	Level 4	5200 – 20,200
Lance Naik	Level 3	5200 – 20,200

Sepoy is the initial rank of a soldier. The salary and pay scale are as follows : 

Sepoy

Level 3

5200 – 20,200

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