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RRB JE Salary 2025, Basic Pay and Allowances

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The RRB JE salary is aligned with the 7th Pay Commission. The basic pay of the JE posts ranges around ₹35,400 - ₹1,12,400. The pay level for the RRB JE posts is 6. The Railway Recruitment Board will fill up 7,951 vacancies for the Junior Engineer posts in 2025. Candidates will get a deep analysis of the RRB JE salary in hand, perks and allowances, salary after 3 years of service, and more in this article.

 

RRB JE Salary 2025

 

Apart from the basic salary, the JE employees also receive allowances such as HRA, DA, TA, and many more. The basic details of RRB JE salary 2025 are given below:

  • Basic Pay: ₹35,400 to ₹1,12,400
  • Dearness Allowance (DA): 53% of Basic Pay (Revised)
  • House Rent Allowance (HRA): 10% to 30% of Basic Pay
  • Grade Pay: ₹4,200

 

RRB JE Salary In Hand 

 

The basic pay of RRB JE employees is ₹35,400. The table below shows the RRB JE salary in hand after various allowances and deductions:

ComponentAmount (₹)
Basic Pay35,400
Dearness Allowance (DA - 50% of Basic Pay)17,700
House Rent Allowance (HRA - Based on City Category X/Y/Z)10,620 / 7,080 / 3,540
Transport Allowance3,600 / 1,800
Government Contribution to NPS (14% of Basic + DA)7,434
Approx. Gross Salary₹74,754 to ₹63,274
NPS (10% of Basic + DA)-5,310
CGHS (Central Govt. Health Scheme)-250
CGEGIS (Central Govt. Employees Group Insurance Scheme)-30
Total Deduction-5,590
Approx. In-Hand Salary (Based on Posting Location)₹69,164 – ₹57,684

 

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RRB JE Allowances and Benefits

 

Besides the basic pay, candidates are also entitled to receive other allowances. Given below are the allowances and benefits:

  • Ration Allowance
  • Provident Fund (PF)
  • Overtime Allowance
  • Gratuity
  • Educational Assistance
  • Medical Facilities
  • Travelling and transfer allowance
  • Pass and Privilege Ticket orders
  • Night Duty Allowances
  • Dress Allowances
  • Other Financial Allowances

 

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RRB JE Salary After 3 Years

 

The basic pay for RRB Junior Engineers after 3 years will be around ₹37,600. The table below shows the approximate in-hand salary for the employees:

ComponentAmount (₹)
Basic Pay (After 3 Years)37,600
Dearness Allowance (DA - 50% of Basic Pay)18,800
House Rent Allowance (HRA - Based on City Category X/Y/Z)11,280 / 7,520 / 3,760
Transport Allowance3,600 / 1,800
Government Contribution to NPS (14% of Basic + DA)7,910
Approx. Gross Salary₹79,190 to ₹67,280
NPS (10% of Basic + DA)-5,650
CGHS (Central Govt. Health Scheme)-250
CGEGIS (Central Govt. Employees Group Insurance Scheme)-30
Total Deduction-5,930
Approx. In-Hand Salary (Based on Posting Location)₹73,260 – ₹61,350

 

RRB JE Salary After 5 Years

 

The RRB JE salary after 5 years will be ₹39,900. The table below shows all the details:

ComponentAmount (₹)
Basic Pay39,900
Dearness Allowance (DA - 50% of Basic Pay)19,950
House Rent Allowance (HRA - Based on City Category X/Y/Z)11,970 / 7,980 / 3,990
Transport Allowance3,600 / 1,800
Government Contribution to NPS (14% of Basic + DA)8,259
Approx. Gross Salary₹85,124 to ₹72,849
NPS (10% of Basic + DA)-5,925
CGHS (Central Govt. Health Scheme)-250
CGEGIS (Central Govt. Employees Group Insurance Scheme)-30
Total Deduction-6,205
Approx. In-Hand Salary (Based on Posting Location)₹77,534 – ₹67,754

 

RRB JE Salary - Classification of Cities for HRA

 

The RRB JE house rent allowance depends upon the job location of a candidate. The cities are mainly classified into 3 categories:

  • X - Refers to the metropolitan cities
  • Y - Big cities but are not metropolitan
  • Z - Small Cities that do not appear in X and Y categories
City TypeName of the City
Class X (30%)Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Pune
Class Y (20%)Agra, Ajmer, Aligarh, Allahabad, Amravati, Amritsar, Asansol, Aurangabad, Bareilly, Belgaum, Bhavnagar, Bhiwandi, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Bikaner, Bokaro Steel City, Chandigarh, Coimbatore, Cuttack, Dehradun, Dhanbad, Durg-Bhilai Nagar, Durgapur, Erode, Faridabad, Firozabad, Ghaziabad, Gorakhpur, Gulbarga, Guntur, Gurgaon, Guwahati, Gwalior, Hubli-Dharwad, Indore, Jabalpur, Jaipur, Jalandhar, Jammu, Jamnagar, Jamshedpur, Jhansi, Jodhpur, Kannur, Kanpur, Kakinada, Kochi, Kottayam, Kolhapur, Kollam, Kota, Kozhikode, Kurnool, Lucknow, Ludhiana, Madurai, Malappuram, Malegaon, Mangalore, Meerut, Moradabad, Mysore, Nagpur, Nashik, Nellore, Noida, Patna, Pondicherry, Palakkad, Raipur, Rajkot, Rajahmundry, Ranchi, Rourkela, Salem, Sangli, Siliguri, Solapur, Srinagar, Surat, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Tiruchirappalli, Tiruppur, Ujjain, Vadodara, Varanasi, Vasai-Virar City, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Warangal
Class Z (10%)All other cities

 

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RRB JE Promotion Chart

 

Applicants can have excellent career growth opportunities in the Indian Railways. Given below are some senior positions to which an RRB JE employee can be promoted:

  • Senior Section Engineer (SSE)
  • Assistant Divisional Engineer (ADE)
  • Divisional Engineer (DE)
  • Additional Divisional Engineer (ADE)
  • General Manager (GM)

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