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Salary by post: TNPSC pay levels and bank pay scales
TNPSC notifications do not print a rupee salary. They print a pay level from the Tamil Nadu pay matrix, so a Village Administrative Officer is "Level 8" and a Deputy Collector is "Level 22". Bank notifications work the other way round: they print the full pay scale, such as ₹48,480 rising to ₹85,920 for a Probationary Officer. This section takes one post at a time, gives the level or scale exactly as the notification states it, and explains what is added to or taken from that basic pay.
A level or scale is basic pay only. What reaches your bank account depends on allowances and deductions that the government or the bank revises from time to time, so no honest page can quote one fixed "salary" for a post. Each page here shows the basic pay range, lists the kinds of allowance and deduction, and points to the order or notification where current rates are published.
Pick a post below. TNPSC posts are grouped by the exam that fills them (Group 1, Group 2 and 2A, Group 4) and bank posts by recruiter (IBPS, SBI, RBI).
TNPSC
- AC Commercial Taxes salaryAssistant Commissioner (Commercial Taxes) salary in TNPSC Group 1: Level 22 pay (₹56,100 to ₹1,77,500), B.L. age relaxation, duties and promotion.
- ADRD salaryAssistant Director of Rural Development salary in TNPSC Group 1: Level 22 pay (₹56,100 to ₹1,77,500), what is added, duties, promotion and how to apply.
- Assistant Section Officer salaryAssistant Section Officer (Group 2) salary in the TNPSC: Level 16 pay of ₹36,400 to ₹1,15,700, qualification routes, duties and promotion.
- Asst Commissioner Labour salaryAssistant Commissioner of Labour salary in TNPSC Group 1: Level 22 pay (₹56,100 to ₹1,77,500), what is added, duties, promotion and how to apply.
- Asst Inspector of Labour salaryAssistant Inspector of Labour salary in TNPSC Group 2: Level 18 pay (₹36,900 to ₹1,16,600), qualification preferences, duties and promotion.
- Bill Collector salaryBill Collector salary in TNPSC Group 4: Level 8 for the Ministerial Service post (₹19,500 to ₹62,000), a lower Level 3 scale for the Urban Habitat Board post.
- Co-op Junior Inspector salaryJunior Inspector of Co-operative Societies salary in TNPSC Group 4: Level 10 pay (₹20,600 to ₹65,500), qualification, duties and promotion.
- Deputy Collector salaryDeputy Collector salary in TNPSC Group 1: Level 22 pay (₹56,100 to ₹1,77,500), what is added, the RDO role, promotion towards IAS and how to apply.
- District Employment Officer salaryDistrict Employment Officer salary in TNPSC Group 1: Level 22 pay (₹56,100 to ₹1,77,500), what is added, duties, promotion and how to apply.
- DSP salaryDSP (Category-1) salary in TNPSC Group 1: Level 22 pay (₹56,100 to ₹1,77,500), what is added, duties, promotion towards IPS and eligibility points.
- EO Grade 3 salaryHR&CE Executive Officer Grade III salary in TNPSC Group 2A: Level 10 pay (₹20,600 to ₹65,500), qualification preferences, age limits and promotion.
- EO Grade 4 salaryHR&CE Executive Officer Grade IV salary: Level 8 pay (₹19,500 to ₹62,000) in the TNPSC Group 4 exam, eligibility, duties, promotion and how to apply.
- Forest Guard salaryForest Guard with Driving Licence salary in TNPSC Group 4: Level 5 pay (₹18,200 to ₹57,900), driving and science requirements, endurance test and duties.
- Forest Watcher salaryForest Watcher salary in TNPSC Group 4: Level 3 pay (₹16,600 to ₹52,400), physical standards, the endurance walk, duties and how to apply.
- Forester salaryForester salary in TNPSC Group 2: Level 16 pay (₹36,400 to ₹1,15,700), science degree subjects, height and chest standards, the endurance walk and promotion.
- Group 2A Assistant salaryGroup 2A Assistant salary in Tamil Nadu: Level 10 pay (₹20,600 to ₹65,500), departments that recruit, duties, promotion and the exam route.
- HR&CE Audit Inspector salaryHR&CE Audit Inspector salary in TNPSC Group 2A: Level 12 pay (₹35,600 to ₹1,12,800), Hindu-only eligibility, duties, promotion and how to apply.
- Junior Assistant salaryJunior Assistant salary in the TNPSC Group 4 exam: Level 8 pay (₹19,500 to ₹62,000), how corporation posts differ, duties, promotion and how to apply.
- Probation Officer salaryProbation Officer salary in TNPSC Group 2: Level 18 pay (₹36,900 to ₹1,16,600), the Social Defence and Prisons posts, age limits, duties and promotion.
- Secretariat Assistant salaryAssistant salary in the TNPSC and Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Secretariat (Group 2A): Level 9 pay of ₹20,000 to ₹63,600, plus Lower Division Clerk.
- Senior Inspector Dairy salarySenior Inspector (Dairy) salary in TNPSC Group 2A: Level 12 pay (₹35,600 to ₹1,12,800), how it jumps above Level 10, duties, promotion and the exam.
- Senior Revenue Inspector salarySenior Revenue Inspector salary in TNPSC Group 2A: Level 10 pay (₹20,600 to ₹65,500), district-wise vacancies, duties, promotion and how to apply.
- Special Branch Assistant salarySpecial Branch Assistant salary in TNPSC Group 2: Level 18 pay (₹36,900 to ₹1,16,600), Chennai Police and CID posts, qualification and typing requirement.
- Steno-Typist Gr III salarySteno-Typist Grade III salary in TNPSC Group 4: Level 10 pay (₹20,600 to ₹65,500), shorthand and typewriting requirements, duties and promotion path.
- Sub Registrar salarySub Registrar Grade II salary in TNPSC Group 2: Level 18 pay (₹36,900 to ₹1,16,600), minimum age 20, duties in the Registration Department and promotion.
- Tax Collector salaryTax Collector salary in TNPSC Group 4 (Greater Chennai Corporation): Level 8 pay of ₹19,500 to ₹62,000, allowances, duties, promotion and how to apply.
- Typist salaryTNPSC Typist salary in Group 4: Level 8 on the pay matrix (₹19,500 to ₹62,000), typewriting and computer requirements, duties and promotion.
- VAO salaryVAO salary in Tamil Nadu: Level 8 on the pay matrix (₹19,500 to ₹62,000), what is added to basic pay, duties, promotion path and how to get the post.
Bank exams
- IBPS Clerk salaryIBPS Clerk (CSA) salary from the 2026 notification: the ₹24,050 to ₹64,480 scale, allowances set by the bank, state-wise posting, LLPT and how to apply.
- IBPS PO salaryIBPS PO salary from the 2026 notification: JMGS-I scale of ₹48,480 to ₹85,920, allowances set by the allotted bank, posting, promotion and how to apply.
- IBPS SO salaryIBPS Specialist Officer salary from the 2026 notification: the ₹48,480 to ₹85,920 JMGS-I scale for IT, Agriculture, Law, HR, Marketing and Rajbhasha posts.
- RBI Assistant salaryRBI Assistant salary: what the advertisement's pay clause states, how office-wise recruitment and the language test work, and the Panel Year 2025 exam stages.
- RBI Grade B salaryRBI Grade B salary from the 2026 advertisement: ₹78,450 starting basic, the 16-year scale to ₹1,41,600, approximate gross emoluments and HRA terms.
- RRB Officer Scale I salaryIBPS RRB Officer Scale I (Assistant Manager) salary: where to find the pay, posting in Tamil Nadu Grama Bank, the local language rule, growth and exam stages.
- SBI Clerk salarySBI Junior Associate (clerk) salary from the 2026 advertisement: graduates start at ₹26,730 on a ₹24,050 to ₹64,480 scale, plus the quoted emoluments.
- SBI PO salarySBI PO salary from the 2026 advertisement: ₹48,480 starting basic plus four advance increments, the JMGS-I scale to ₹85,920, CTC and service terms.
TNPSC pay levels in rupees
The Tamil Nadu Revised Pay Rules, 2017 replaced pay bands and grade pay with a level-based pay matrix. Schedule-I of G.O. Ms. No. 303 (Finance, Pay Cell), dated 11 October 2017 gives the lowest and highest pay of every level. These are the levels used by the posts in this section.
| Level | Pay range per month | Posts covered here |
|---|---|---|
| Level 3 | ₹16,600 to ₹52,400 | Forest Watcher |
| Level 5 | ₹18,200 to ₹57,900 | Forest Guard with Driving Licence |
| Level 8 | ₹19,500 to ₹62,000 | VAO, Junior Assistant, Typist, Bill Collector, Tax Collector, Executive Officer Grade IV |
| Level 9 | ₹20,000 to ₹63,600 | Assistant in TNPSC and Legislative Assembly Secretariat |
| Level 10 | ₹20,600 to ₹65,500 | Steno-Typist Grade III, Junior Inspector of Co-operative Societies, Assistant (Group 2A), Senior Revenue Inspector, Executive Officer Grade III |
| Level 12 | ₹35,600 to ₹1,12,800 | Senior Inspector (Dairy), Audit Inspector (HR&CE) |
| Level 16 | ₹36,400 to ₹1,15,700 | Assistant Section Officer, Forester |
| Level 18 | ₹36,900 to ₹1,16,600 | Assistant Inspector of Labour, Probation Officer, Sub Registrar Grade II, Special Branch Assistant |
| Level 22 | ₹56,100 to ₹1,77,500 | Deputy Collector, DSP, Assistant Commissioner (Commercial Taxes), Assistant Director of Rural Development, District Employment Officer, Assistant Commissioner of Labour |
Under Rule 8 of the 2017 rules, a person appointed to government service for the first time by direct recruitment has pay fixed at the first stage of the level. For a Junior Assistant that is ₹19,500. After that, one annual increment moves your pay one cell down the same level, and the order gives two extra increments when a post-holder in Levels 1 to 23 is awarded Selection Grade or Special Grade.
Levels are printed in the post tables of the Group 4, Group 2 and 2A and Group 1 notifications. For a group-level overview of how pay and promotion differ, see TNPSC salary by group.
How to read a bank pay scale
Bank scales are written as steps. The scale for IBPS PO and SBI PO in the 2026 notifications is ₹48,480-2000/7-62,480-2340/2-67,160-2680/7-85,920. Read it left to right: start at ₹48,480, take seven annual increments of ₹2,000 to reach ₹62,480, then two of ₹2,340 to reach ₹67,160, then seven of ₹2,680 to reach ₹85,920. That is 16 increments in all.
Some recruiters add advance increments for a joining grade or qualification. The SBI PO advertisement, for example, gives a starting basic of ₹48,480 plus four advance increments, and the SBI Junior Associate advertisement starts graduates at ₹26,730 on a scale that begins at ₹24,050. The bank pages in this section, such as SBI PO, IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk and RBI Grade B, show each scale as printed.
From basic pay to in-hand pay
Gross pay is basic pay plus allowances. Take-home pay is gross pay minus deductions. The usual building blocks are:
- Dearness allowance (DA): a percentage of basic pay, revised periodically by the employer under the government order or pay settlement that applies to the post.
- House rent allowance (HRA) and city compensatory allowance: depend on where you are posted, and HRA is not paid where you are given official accommodation.
- Other allowances: medical, travel and department-specific allowances, as the employer's rules provide.
- Deductions: your contribution to the pension or provident fund the post carries, professional tax, income tax and any insurance or loan instalments.
Because DA and HRA rates change, quote a percentage only from a dated order. The Tamil Nadu Finance Department publishes pay and allowance orders for state posts, and each bank's recruitment notification states what applies to its officers and clerks.
Frequently asked questions
Is the level range the same as the salary I will get?
No. The range is the minimum and maximum basic pay of the level. A new recruit starts at the bottom, and allowances then raise the gross pay while deductions reduce the take-home pay.
Why does a TNPSC notification show only a level?
State government pay is fixed by the pay matrix, and the matrix is published separately in the pay rules. The notification therefore names the level of each post, and for corporation or board posts it sometimes prints a scale of its own instead.
Which TNPSC posts have the highest pay level?
In the 2025 Group 1 notification all six posts are at Level 22. The Group 2 posts covered here sit at Levels 16 and 18, and Group 2A and Group 4 posts range from Level 3 to Level 12.
Official sources
- TNPSC notifications: the post table with levels is in para 3 of each notification.
- G.O. Ms. No. 303, Finance (Pay Cell) Department, 11 October 2017: the Tamil Nadu Revised Pay Rules, 2017 and the pay matrix (a copy hosted on a tn.gov.in site).
- IBPS recruitment notifications and SBI careers: the pay scale is printed in each detailed notification.
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