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RRB JE Salary & Job Profile 2025, Check Pay Scale, Allowances, and Job Profile

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Updated on Dec 03, 2025 13:15 IST

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The RRB JE salary is aligned with the 7th Pay Commission. The pay level for the RRB JE posts is 6. The grade pay received by the RRB JE employees is around  ₹4,200. Besides this, employees also receive certain allowances from the department. This article provides a deep analysis of the RRB JE salary in hand, perks and allowances, salary after 3 years of service, and more in this article.

 

What is the salary of an RRB JE?

 

The basic RRB JE Salary 2025 ranges from ₹35,400 to ₹1,12,400. The basic details of the RRB JE salary 2025 are given below:

  • Basic Pay: ₹35,400 to ₹1,12,400
  • Dearness Allowance (DA): 58% of Basic Pay (Revised)
  • House Rent Allowance (HRA): 10% to 30% of Basic Pay
  • RRB JE Grade Pay: ₹4,200

 

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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 - 58% of Basic Pay)20,532
House Rent Allowance (HRA - X / Y / Z)10,620 / 7,080 / 3,540
Transport Allowance3,600 / 1,800
Government Contribution to NPS (14% of Basic + DA)7,830
Approx. Gross Salary₹77,586 to ₹66,106
NPS (10% of Basic + DA)-5,593
CGHS (Central Govt. Health Scheme)-250
CGEGIS (Central Govt. Employees Group Insurance Scheme)-30
Total Deduction-5,873
Approx. In-Hand Railway Junior Engineer Salary (Based on Posting Location)₹71,713 – ₹60,233

 

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What are the allowances provided to RRB JE employees? 

 

Besides the basic pay, candidates are also entitled to receive other allowances such as overtime allowance, house rent allowance, dearness allowance, travelling allowance, and more. Given below are the details:

  • 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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What will be the 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 - 58% of Basic Pay)21,808
House Rent Allowance (HRA - X / Y / Z)11,280 / 7,520 / 3,760
Transport Allowance3,600 / 1,800
Government Contribution to NPS (14% of Basic + DA)8,317
Approx. Gross Salary₹82,198 to ₹70,288
NPS (10% of Basic + DA)-5,941
CGHS (Central Govt. Health Scheme)-250
CGEGIS (Central Govt. Employees Group Insurance Scheme)-30
Total Deduction-6,221
Approx. In-Hand Salary (Based on Posting Location)₹75,977 – ₹64,067

 

What is the salary of JE 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 - 58% of Basic Pay)23,142
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)8,846
Approx. Gross Salary₹88,612 to ₹76,337
NPS (10% of Basic + DA)-6,319
CGHS (Central Govt. Health Scheme)-250
CGEGIS (Central Govt. Employees Group Insurance Scheme)-30
Total Deduction-6,599
Approx. In-Hand Salary (Based on Posting Location)₹82,013 – ₹69,738

 

How is the RRB JE HRA calculated?  

 

The RRB JE house rent allowance is calculated based on 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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Can I get promotion in RRB JE posts?

 

Yes, you can be promoted to senior-level posts such as section engineer, divisional engineer, general manager, and more. 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)

 

Key Points of Railway RRB JE Salary 2025

 

We have given below certain key points of RRB JE Salary 2025. Check them out:

  • Pay Level: Level 6 (7th Pay Commission)
  • Basic Pay Range: ₹35,400 – ₹1,12,400
  • House Rent Allowance: 30% / 20% / 10% of Basic Pay based on posting city (Class X / Y / Z respectively) 
  • Deductions: NPS (10% of Basic + DA), CGHS (₹250), CGEGIS (~₹30)
  • Gross Salary Estimate: Approximately ₹63,274 – ₹74,754 depending on city & allowances

 

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