SSC CGL Salary: Check Post wise Pay Scale, Basic Pay, Grade Pay, HRA, TA, DA, Benefits

Q: What is the SSC CGL income tax inspector's salary?

SSC CGL income tax inspector salary ranges from Rs 58,956 to 69,396 each month

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SSC CGL highest post is Assistant Audit Officer (AAO) and the salary for the post ranges between Rs. 47,600 to 151100

Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has released the SSC CGL salary structure for the Group ‘B’ and Group ‘C’ posts and the salary range for all the posts will vary from Rs. 25,500 to Rs. 1,51,100.

Abhishek AroraUpdated on : Mar 04 2025 15:53 IST

SSC CGL Salary 2025: Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has released the SSC CGL salary structure for the Group ‘B’ and Group ‘C’ posts which are announced for recruitment through the CGL 2025 exam. Candidates can check the salary for various posts inside the official notification which is available on the SSC portal.

Candidates who are selected will be entitled to get SSC CGL salary, along with Basic pay, and other benefits like Housing Rent Allowance (HRA), Travel Allowance (TA), and Dearness Allowance (DA). Needless to say, salary is one of the most effective and motivational factors which inspires students to appear for the exam.

Also Read - SSC CGL Exam 2025

Through the examination, the SSC aims to fill up various Group 'B' as well 'c' posts in various Departments/Ministers/Indian Government Organisations/Statutory Bodies/Tribals etc. Candidates are advised to read the official notification to have in-depth details. Candidates can check SSC CGL vacancies here.

SSC CGL Salary 2025: Post-wise Grade Pay

SSC to conduct the CGL 2025 exam for filling up various vacancies in 5 different pay levels. The post-wise grade pay along with the SSC CGL salary range for each pay level is provided below:

SSC CGL Salary 2025: Group ‘B’ Gazetted Non-Ministerial Posts (Pay Level 8)

SSC is conducting recruitment for Group ‘B’ Gazetted (Non-Ministerial) posts through the CGL examination. These posts will have a salary structure based on Pay level 8 and it is between Rs 47600 to 151100. The details of SSC CGL Salary Pay Level-8 is tabulated below:

SSC CGL Salary Group ‘B’ Gazetted Non-Ministerial
S.No	SSC CGL Posts	Department	Group
1	Assistant Audit Officer	Indian Audit & Accounts Department under CAG	Group “B” Gazetted (None Ministerial)
2	Assistant Accounts Officer	Indian Audit & Accounts Department under CAG	Group “B” Gazetted (None Ministerial)

SSC CGL Salary 2025: Group B (Pay Level 7)

For pay level 7, SSC will conduct recruitment in Group B posts. The detailed SSC CGL Salary for pay level 7 is tabulated below:

SSC CGL Salary Pay Level-7 (Rs 44900 to 142400)
S.No	Name Of Post	Ministry	Group
1	Assistant Section Officer	Central Secretariat Service	Group “B”
2	Assistant Section Officer	Intelligence Bureau	Group “B”
3	Assistant Section Officer	Ministry of Railway	Group “B”
4	Assistant Section Officer	Ministry of External Affairs	Group “B”
5	Assistant Section Officer	AFHQ	Group “B”
6	Assistant	Other Ministries/Departments/Organizations	Group “B”
7	Assistant	Other Ministries/Departments/Organizations	Group “B”
8	Assistant Section Officer	Other Ministries/Departments/Organizations	Group “B”
9	Inspector of Income Tax	CBDT	Group “C”
10	Inspector (Central Excise)	CBIC	Group “B”
11	Inspector(Preventive Officer)
12	Inspector(Examiner)
13	Assistant Enforcement Officer	Directorate of Enforcement, Department of Revenue	Group “B”
14	Sub Inspector	Central Bureau of Investigation	Group “B”
15	Inspector Posts	Department of Post	Group “B”
16	Inspector	Central Bureau of Narcotics	Group “B”

SSC CGL Salary 2025: Group B ( Pay Level 6)

Candidates applying for the posts under pay level 6 in the recruitment exam will be entitled to a salary between Rs. 35400 to 112400. The details of all the posts under the SSC CGL Pay Level 6 are mentioned below.

SSC CGL Pay Level 6 (Rs 35400 to 112400)Grade
S.No.	Name Of Post	Ministry	Group
1	Assistant / Assistant Section Officer	Other Ministries/ Departments/ Organizations	Group “B”
3	Executive Assistant	CBIC	Group “B”
4	Research Assistant	National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)	Group “B”
5	Sub Inspector	National Investigation Agency (NIA)	Group “B”
6	Sub-Inspector/Junior Intelligence Officer	Narcotics Control Bureau (MHA)	Group “B”
7.	Junior Statistical Officer	Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation.	Group ‘B’

SSC CGL Salary 2025 Group C (Pay Level 5)

SSC CCL Recruitment for Group C posts will be conducted under the grade pay of Rs 2800 and the pay range will be from Rs 29200 to 92300. Candidates can check the salary details below for posts under SSC CGL pay level 5 recruitment.

SSC CGL Pay Level-5 (Rs 29200 to 92300)
S.No.	Post	Ministry/Deptt	Group	Grade Pay
1	Auditor	Offices under CAG	Group “C”	2800
2	Auditor	Offices under CGDA	Group “C”	2800
3	Auditor	Other Ministry/Departments	Group “C”	2800
4	Accountant	Offices under C&AG	Group “C”	2800
5	Accountant	Controller General of Accounts	Group “C”	2800
6	Accountant/ Junior Accountant	Other Ministry/Departments	Group “C”	2800

SSC CGL Salary 2025 Group C Pay Level 4

Candidates applying for Group C posts under pay level 4 will have a salary range of Rs 25500 to 81100. Candidates applying for the SSC CGL 2025 can check the list of all the Group C posts with a grade pay of Rs. 2400 in the table below:

SSC CGL Post Pay Level-4 (Rs 25500 to 81100)
3	Senior Administrative Assistant	Military Engineering Services, Ministry of Defence	Group “C”
4	Tax Assistant	CBDT	Group “C”
5	Tax Assistant	CBIC	Group “C”
6	Sub-Inspector	Central Bureau of Narcotics, Ministry of Finance	Group “C”

SC CGL 2025 Salary: Based on the 7th Pay Commission

Candidates can check below the gross salary that they will be receiving upon joining the respective posts through SSC CGL 2025. The gross salary provided below is based on the salary structure proposed in the 7th pay commission.

Pay Level of Posts		Pay Level-4	Pay Level-5	Pay Level-6	Pay Level-7	Pay Level-8
Payscale		Rs 25500 to 81100	Rs 29200 to 92300	Rs 35400 to 112400	Rs 44900 to 142400	Rs 47600 to 151100
Grade Pay		2400	2800	4200	4600	4800
Basic pay		Rs 25500	Rs 29200	Rs 35400	Rs 44900	Rs 47600
HRA ( City Tier)	X Cities (24%)	6,120	7,008	8,496	10,776	11,424
	Y Cities (16%)	4,080	4,672	5,664	7,184	7,616
	Z Cities (8%)	2,040	2,336	2,832	3,592	3,808
DA ( 17%)		4,335	4,964	6,018	7,633	8,092
Travel Allowance	City- 3600, Others- Rs. 1800
Gross Salary (Approx)	X Cities	39,555	44,772	53,514	66,909	70,716
	Y Cities	37,515	42,436	50,682	63,317	66,908
	Z Cities	33,675	38,300	46,050	57,925	63,100

SSC CGL 2025: Post & Salary

City Category	HRA (in %)
X (Applicable for 8 urban cities - Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Pune)	24
Y (Towns with over 5 lakh population )	16
Z (Rural areas)	8

City Classification	Travel Allowances
X (Applicable for 8 urban cities - Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Pune)	3,600
Y (Towns with over 5 lakh population )	1,800
Z (Rural areas)	1,800