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How much is an army officer paid?

The salary for Indian Army officers is decided based on rank and with various extra perks as well. The Indian Army Salary is much simple to understand after the introduction of the 7th Pay Commission and the pay medium table. Indian Army officials get very well-paid salaries. There is a pay level from 3-18 and the pay scale varieties from INR 21,700 to INR 2,50,000. Indian Army Rank-wise Indian army salary after the 7th Pay Commission


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The salaries of the Indian army major salary have been revised after the introduction of the 7th Pay Commission. The post-wise salary in Indian army is given below.

  1. Aside from the salary,

  2. The army officers get other benefits like Air or Rail Travel Concession,

  3. Free Hospital Facilities, Low-interest Loans, Canteen Facilities, etc.

  4. Indian Army Salary- Basic and Grade Pay

Basic Pay and Grade Pay are two rapports that are used while telling the salary in any organization, with the Indian Army. Therefore, it is important to know the difference between these two terms.

Indian Army Basic Pay: It is the base income of any employee based on their designation. Generally, includes 35-50% of the total salary, without any bonuses, allowances, or deductions. It is a fixed sum.

Indian Army Grade Pay: The Grade pay of any government member of staff is calculated on the basis of their class, category, and pay band. It is calculated based on the norms of the 7th pay commission functional on the post of the employee.

Thus, the Indian army offers candidates with satisfactory salary packages and also makes available with extra perks.


The Indian army officers are provided with lots of allowances and bonuses apart from the salary and the House Rent Allowances. Few of them are given below:


  • Transportation Allowances - INR 3,800+DA - INR 7200 +DA

  • Military Service Pay: INR 15,500

  • Counterinsurgency: INR 6300

  • Uniform Allowances: INR 20,000 per Year

  • Field Area Allowances: INR10,500

  • Parachute Pay: INR 1200

  • High Altitude Allowances: INR 5300

  • Siachen: INR 42,500

  • Special Forces: INR 9000

  • Flying Pay: INR 25,000

1. Casual Leave of 20 Days

2. Ancash of Leave up till 300 Days of Last Pay Drawn

3. Study Leave of till 2 Years with Complete Wage and all Benefits

4. Lifelong Pension

5. Dearness Allowance: same as civilian personnel

6. Death Cum Retirement Gratuity and Foreign Postings.


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