Salaries of government officials in India

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Following is the List of different leaders and officials in the Indian government, along with their respective position or designation in the Indian order of precedence and the salaries and various allowances and emoluments given to them according to the government act.

Position in the Indian order of precedence Post Net Salary per month (including other emoluments and allowances) All emoluments and allowances References
1 President ₹500,000 (US$7,000) + Other allowances fixed to the President. [1][2][3]
2 Vice President ₹400,000 (US$5,600) + Other allowances fixed to the Vice President. [4][5][3]
3 Prime Minister ₹200,000 (US$2,800) + Other allowances fixed to the Prime Minister. [6][3]
4 Governors ₹350,000 (US$4,900) + Other allowances fixed to Governors. [7][8][3]
5 Chief Justice of India ₹280,000 (US$3,900) Not Applicable [9][10][3]
9 Judges of the Supreme Court ₹250,000 (US$3,500) Not Applicable [9][10]
9A Chief Election Commissioner Not Applicable [11]
Comptroller and Auditor General Not Applicable
Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission Not Applicable
11 Attorney General
Cabinet Secretary
Chiefs of Staff (Army, Air, Naval)
in the rank of General and equivalent ranks in the Indian Armed Forces 		[12][13]
14 Chief Justices of High Courts Not Applicable [9][10]
16 Judges of High Courts ₹225,000 (US$3,200) Not Applicable [9][10]
21 Member of Parliament ₹100,000 (US$1,400)[lower-alpha 1] + Other allowances fixed to MPs. [14][3]
23 ₹225,000 (US$3,200) Not Applicable [12][13]
[12][13]
25
  • Additional Secretaries to the Union Government
  • Registrar General/Registrar of the Supreme Court
 ₹182,200 (US$2,600) (Minimum Pay) to
₹224,100 (US$3,100) (Maximum Pay)[12][13] 		[12][13]
[12][13]
26 ₹144,200 (US$2,000) (Minimum Pay) to
₹218,200 (US$3,100) (Maximum Pay)[12][13] 		[12][13]
  • Secretaries to State Governments
 [12][13]

Chief Ministers, MLAs and MLCs[edit]

The net salary of the Chief Ministers varies from state to state. The following table shows the basic pay of CM of each state of India in decreasing order from top to bottom.

Net Salary of Chief Minister of all states as of 2019
State CM Net Salary

per month[lower-alpha 2] (including other emoluments and allowances)

Telangana ₹400,000 (US$5,600) (Including Salary received as MLA/MLC)
Delhi ₹390,000 (US$5,500) (Including Salary received as MLA)[15]
Uttar Pradesh ₹365,000 (US$5,100) (Including Salary received as MLA/MLC)
Maharashtra ₹340,000 (US$4,800) (Including Salary received as MLA/MLC)
Andhra Pradesh ₹335,000 (US$4,700) (Including Salary received as MLA/MLC)
Gujarat ₹321,000 (US$4,500) (Including Salary received as MLA)
Himachal Pradesh ₹310,000 (US$4,300) (Including Salary received as MLA)
Haryana ₹288,000 (US$4,000) (Including Salary received as MLA)
Jharkhand ₹272,000 (US$3,800) (Including Salary received as MLA)
Madhya Pradesh ₹255,000 (US$3,600) (Including Salary received as MLA)
Chhattisgarh ₹230,000 (US$3,200) (Including Salary received as MLA)
Punjab ₹230,000 (US$3,200) (Including Salary received as MLA)
Goa ₹220,000 (US$3,100) (Including Salary received as MLA)
Bihar ₹215,000 (US$3,000) (Including Salary received as MLA/MLC)
West Bengal ₹210,000 (US$2,900) (Including Salary received as MLA)[16]
Tamil Nadu ₹205,000 (US$2,900) (Including Salary received as MLA)
Karnataka ₹200,000 (US$2,800) (Including Salary received as MLA/MLC)
Sikkim ₹190,000 (US$2,700) (Including Salary received as MLA)
Kerala ₹185,000 (US$2,600) (Including Salary received as MLA)
Rajasthan ₹175,000 (US$2,500) (Including Salary received as MLA)
Uttarakhand ₹175,000 (US$2,500) (Including Salary received as MLA)
Assam ₹160,000 (US$2,200) (Including Salary received as MLA)
Odisha ₹160,000 (US$2,200)(Including Salary received as MLA)
Meghalaya ₹150,000 (US$2,100) (Including Salary received as MLA)
Arunachal Pradesh ₹133,000 (US$1,900) (Including Salary received as MLA)
Manipur ₹120,000 (US$1,700) (Including Salary received as MLA)
Puducherry ₹120,000 (US$1,700) (Including Salary received as MLA)
Mizoram [lower-alpha 3] ₹120,000 (US$1,700) (Including Salary received as MLA)
Nagaland ₹110,000 (US$1,500) (Including Salary received as MLA)
Tripura ₹105,000 (US$1,500) (Including Salary received as MLA)

Salaries of MLAs & MLCs[edit]

The net salary of the Member of Legislative Assembly/Member of Legislative Council varies from state to state. The following table shows the basic pay of MLA/MLC in each state of India.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Unnati |title=Delhi pays Rs 90,000 per month, Telangana Rs 2.3 lakh — MLAs aren’t millionaires in all states |url=https://theprint.in/india/governance/delhi-pays-rs-90000-per-month-telangana-rs-2-3-lakh-mlas-arent-millionaires-in-all-states/1042294/ |-

Notes[edit]

  1. ↑ In addition to the basic pay of 100,000, they also get a constituency allowance of 70,000 and office allowances of 60,000. This makes the total salary amounting to 230,000.
  2. ↑ This salary includes the Basic Pay, Dearness Allowance and House Rent Allowance.
  3. ↑ passed by Assembly Session on 21 November 2019

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Budget 2018: Salaries of President, Vice President, Governors hiked - Times of India". The Times of India. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  2. ↑ "President okays her own salary hike by 300 per cent". The Indian Express. 3 January 2009. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 "Salary of Prime Minister, President and MP in India - before and after paycut". Business Insider. 8 April 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  4. ↑ "Election for Vice President to be held on Saturday: Here are the top 10 things to know". The Times of India. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  5. ↑ "What Would Your Life be as Vice President of India? News18 Explains Travel, Salary & Perks of Top Post". News18. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  6. ↑ "PM Modi's Residence". www.india.com. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  7. ↑ "1982 Act" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  8. ↑ "Governor draws a monthly salary of ₹3.50 lakh". The Hindu. 16 November 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 "The High Court and Supreme Court Judges Salaries and Conditions of Service Amendment Bill 2008" (PDF). PRS India.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 "Pay, Allowance and Pension | Department of Justice | India". Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  11. ↑ "Election Commission (Condition Of Service Of Election Commissions And Transaction Of Business) Act, 1991". Vakil No. 1. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.7 12.8 "Report of the 7th Central Pay Commission of India" (PDF). Seventh Central Pay Commission, Government of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 November 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 13.7 13.8 Biswas, Shreya, ed. (29 June 2016). "7th Pay Commission cleared: What is the Pay Commission? How does it affect salaries?". India Today. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  14. ↑ "The Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020". PRS Legislative Research. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  15. ↑ "CM salary: योगी से ज्यादा है केजरीवाल की सैलरी, पर इन दोनों से किस मुख्यमंत्री का वेतन है अधिक, जानें". News18 हिंदी (in हिन्दी). 14 October 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  16. ↑ "Daily allowances of West Bengal MLAs ministers increased". The Week. Retrieved 26 November 2021.


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