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What is the salary of IBPS Clerk?
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An IBPS Clerk, now recruited as Customer Service Associate (CSA), starts at a basic pay of ₹24,050 a month. The scale in the 2026 notification runs from ₹24,050 up to ₹64,480.
The pay scale
The CRP CSA-XVI notification prints the basic pay scale as:
₹24,050 - 1,340 (3 stages) - 28,070 - 1,650 (3 stages) - 33,020 - 2,000 (4 stages) - 41,020 - 2,340 (7 stages) - 57,400 - 4,400 (1 stage) - 61,800 - 2,680 (1 stage) - 64,480
Your basic pay moves up through those stages as you complete years of service. The scale gives basic pay only. What reaches your account also depends on allowances under the rules of the bank you are allotted to, and on the city you are posted to, so the same scale can mean different totals in different places.
Old figures are out of date
Many articles still quote a clerk starting basic of about ₹19,900. That belongs to the older scale. Use the figure printed in the notification for the cycle you are applying to.
How SBI Junior Associate compares
SBI's clerical post is the Junior Associate (Customer Support & Sales). It uses the same scale (₹24,050 to ₹64,480), but the 2026 advertisement gives a starting basic of ₹26,730, which is ₹24,050 plus two advance increments for graduates. The advertisement also quotes total starting emoluments of around ₹46,000 a month at a metro such as Mumbai; this is SBI's own estimate for that city, not a guarantee.
What the job involves
The post is in the clerical cadre. You apply for one State or Union Territory only; see applying in more than one state. There is no interview, and selection is based on the Mains marks, followed by a local language test where needed; see IBPS Clerk interview.
If you are choosing between clerk and officer tracks, read bank PO vs clerk. PO starts at ₹48,480; see SBI PO salary. The clerk paper itself is covered in the IBPS Clerk syllabus and exam pattern.
For the full post profile, including duties and promotion path, see the IBPS Clerk salary and career page.
Source
- IBPS CRP CSA-XVI detailed notification (1 August 2026): pay scale.
- SBI current openings: Junior Associate advertisement.
Confirm the scale in the latest notification before relying on it.
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- Bank PO vs clerkBank PO vs clerk compared on the 2026 notifications: starting pay, role, posting, exam stages, interview and promotion, plus how to choose your first target.
- IBPS Clerk syllabusIBPS Clerk (Customer Service Associate) syllabus and 2026 pattern: prelims and mains tables, no computer section, local language test and state-wise selection.
- IBPS Clerk is now CSAIBPS now recruits clerks as Customer Service Associate (CSA). The 2026 Mains has 160 questions and no Computer Aptitude section. Old patterns are outdated.
- SBI PO salarySBI PO starts at a basic pay of ₹48,480 plus four advance increments in scale JMGS-I. See the pay scale, the advertised CTC, bond and probation terms.
More in Bank exams
- IBPS Clerk Mains 2026 dateIBPS Clerk (CSA-XVI) Prelims is tentatively on 10 and 11 October 2026 and the Mains on 27 December 2026. See the pattern and what follows.
- IBPS Clerk: one state onlyIBPS Clerk (CSA) lets you apply for vacancies in one State or UT only. SBI Junior Associate has the same rule. How to choose your state wisely.
- IBPS Clerk local language testIBPS Clerk (CSA) requires proficiency in the local language of your state. You are exempt only if your Class 10 or higher mark-sheet shows you studied it.
- IBPS PO attempt limitThe IBPS PO/MT-XVI notification sets no attempt limit. Only the age limit of 20 to 30 years, with relaxations, decides how long you can keep applying.
- IBPS PO Mains 2026 dateIBPS scheduled the PO/MT-XVI Mains for 4 October 2026 in its tentative calendar. See the Mains pattern and the later stages, with dates marked tentative.
- IBPS Clerk in TamilIBPS Clerk question papers are in English, Hindi and the state language, so Tamil is available for Tamil Nadu. The English section is in English only.
- IBPS vs SBIIBPS runs one common exam for 11 public sector banks; SBI hires for itself. Compare the 2026 PO and clerk exams, selection weightage and eligibility.
- IBPS Clerk age limitIBPS Clerk (Customer Service Associate) age limit is 20 to 28 years as on 1 August 2026, with relaxation for SC/ST, OBC, PwBD and ex-servicemen.