Sarkari Job Salary Compare

Compare the in-hand salary of up to 3 government jobs: first year, 5 and 10 years

Reviewed by the PaisaTools Editorial Team · Last reviewed September 2026 · Applicable to tax year 2026-27 (FY 2026-27)

How to use · example

How to use: Pick up to three government jobs and your city class.

ExampleSSC GD vs Railway Group D vs RRB NTPC, X city

Job 1Job 2Job 3

City class (HRA and transport allowance)

Higher transport allowance city?

All X cities get the higher rate. The higher rate applies in 19 notified cities (DoE OMs, 2017): Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Pune, plus Ghaziabad (X-class, Delhi's HRA rate) and 10 Y cities: Patna, Surat, Kochi, Kozhikode, Indore, Nagpur, Jaipur, Coimbatore, Kanpur, Lucknow. Bhopal and Vadodara are not on it.

In hand per month	SSC GD constable	Railway Group D	RRB NTPC (12th pass)
Starting basic (cell 1)	₹21,700	₹18,000	₹19,900
In hand, first year	₹44,211	₹34,007	₹37,364
In hand after 5 years	₹50,396	₹39,131	₹43,018
In hand after 10 years	₹57,641	₹48,629	₹53,223
Full salary guide	Read →	Read →	Read →

Starting pay at cell 1 of each post's 7th CPC level, one increment a year, today's DA held for the later years, NPS 10% and new-regime tax deducted. Post-specific allowances (risk, nursing, uniform), promotions and MACP are not included; each post's guide has the detail.

How it works

Choosing which exam to take is partly a money question: what will each job actually put in your account, now and a few years in? This page answers it for up to three central government jobs at once, from the same official pay rules, so the numbers are comparable.

For one job in detail (any level, any cell, any years of service) use the Sarkari Pay Calculator, or see the full government job salary list.

Weighing a sarkari job against a private offer? Use the Sarkari vs Private calculator for the 10-year in-hand race.

Method & sources

Basic pay: CCS (Revised Pay) Rules, 2016, Schedule Part A (Gazette of India No. 512, 25 July 2016), Level 13 as amended by G.S.R. 592(E), 15 June 2017.
DA: DoE Office Memorandum No. 1/2(i)/2026-E.II(B), 29 October 2026 (Cabinet approval 28 October 2026, PIB Release ID 2329485).
HRA and transport allowance: Department of Expenditure OMs of 7 July 2017.
Each post's pay level: as stated in its recruitment notice, cited in the post's salary guide on PaisaTools.

What this doesn't cover

Central government posts only, at the entry cell of each level. Today's DA is held for the later years, so the 5- and 10-year figures are a floor. State police and state teachers have their own pay scales and are not compared here.

Frequently asked

Which government job pays more, SSC GD or Railway Group D?: SSC GD constables start at Level 3 of the 7th CPC Pay Matrix and Railway Group D at Level 1, so SSC GD starts higher. Pick both in the compare tool above to see the in-hand gap in the first year, after 5 years and after 10 years, for your city class.
How is the in-hand salary worked out?: Starting basic from the 7th CPC Pay Matrix, plus DA (63% from 1 July 2026), HRA by city class and transport allowance with DA (the higher rate for X cities, including Ghaziabad, which counts as X for HRA; in a Y city, answer Yes to "Higher transport allowance city?" if yours is one of the 10 on the 2017 notified list), minus 10% of basic plus DA for NPS and new-regime income tax. The same rules as our Sarkari Pay Calculator.
Why are Agniveer, GDS and Army not in the list?: Their pay doesn't follow the plain pay matrix: Agniveer is a fixed yearly package with a corpus deduction, GDS is paid TRCA by working-hour slab, and Army pay adds Military Service Pay. Each has its own salary guide on PaisaTools.
Does the comparison include promotions?: No. It shows the same post with one increment a year, so the comparison is fair. Promotions, MACP and post-specific allowances (risk, nursing, uniform) add to these figures and differ by department.

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