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Salary ranking (in-hand, entry level)

Sorted by the lower bound of the first rupee figure filed in each in-hand pay fact.

Rank Salary In-hand pay Source
1 RBI Grade B Approximately Rs 1,20,000-1,30,000 per month without RBI accommodation (HRA paid as cash); with an RBI quarter, the cash component drops to roughly Rs 95,000-1,05,000 but saves Rs 50,000-70,000 per month in rent. Gross approximately Rs 1,54,936; CTC approximately Rs 40-42 lakh per year. Source
2 SEBI Grade A With SEBI accommodation: approximately Rs 1,20,000-1,30,000 cash per month. Without accommodation (HRA paid as cash): approximately Rs 1,60,000-1,70,000 cash per month. Gross approximately Rs 1,43,000 with accommodation or Rs 1,84,000 without it. CTC approximately Rs 27 lakh per year. Source
3 NIACL AO Approximately Rs 1,10,000-1,15,000 per month; gross approximately Rs 1,20,000-1,35,000 Source
4 NICL AO Approximately Rs 1,10,000-1,15,000 per month; gross approximately Rs 1,20,000-1,35,000 Source
5 UIIC AO Approximately Rs 1,10,000-1,15,000 per month; gross approximately Rs 1,20,000-1,35,000 Source
6 RBI Grade A Approximately Rs 1,08,000-1,12,000 per month without RBI accommodation (HRA paid as cash); with an RBI quarter, the cash component drops to roughly Rs 85,000-90,000 but saves Rs 30,000-50,000 per month in rent. Gross approximately Rs 1,22,692; CTC approximately Rs 24 lakh per year. Source
7 LIC AAO Approximately Rs 1,07,222 per month; gross approximately Rs 1,26,000 Source
8 ECGC PO Approximately Rs 90,000-1,10,000 per month, with a generous allowances structure Source
9 NABARD Grade A Approximately Rs 85,000-98,000 per month without accommodation (HRA paid as cash); with a leased flat, the cash component drops by roughly Rs 20,000-30,000 but rent is saved. Gross approximately Rs 1,00,000; CTC approximately Rs 14-17 lakh per year. Source
10 PFRDA Grade A Approximately Rs 85,000-1,00,000 cash per month. Gross approximately Rs 1,40,000-1,57,000 including leased-accommodation value; cash-only gross without accommodation approximately Rs 95,000-1,05,000. CTC approximately Rs 18-22 lakh per year. Source
11 SBI PO Approximately Rs 80,000-82,000 per month; gross approximately Rs 93,343 in a metro posting Source
12 EPFO Assistant Approximately Rs 78,000-80,000 per month; gross approximately Rs 85,000-87,000 Source
13 IBPS PO Approximately Rs 70,000-78,000 per month; gross approximately Rs 78,000-90,000. Allowances are lower than SBI PO, typically Rs 8,000-10,000 less in-hand for the same basic pay. Source
14 OICL AO Approximately Rs 70,000-75,000 per month; gross approximately Rs 85,000 Source
15 GIC Re Assistant Manager Approximately Rs 65,000-75,000 per month; gross approximately Rs 85,000 Source
16 IBPS RRB Officer Scale I: approximately Rs 55,000-75,000 per month, gross approximately Rs 65,000-80,000. Office Assistant: approximately Rs 34,000-37,000 per month, gross approximately Rs 37,326. Source
17 LIC Assistant Approximately Rs 50,000-55,000 per month; gross approximately Rs 59,000-65,000 Source
18 NICL Assistant Approximately Rs 50,000-58,000 per month; total emoluments approximately Rs 63,000 in a metro posting Source
19 RBI Assistant Approximately Rs 48,000-52,000 per month; gross approximately Rs 58,514 Source
20 OICL Assistant Total emoluments approximately Rs 40,000 per month in a metro posting, per the official August 2025 notification Source
21 SBI Clerk Approximately Rs 40,000 per month; gross approximately Rs 46,000 in a metro posting Source
22 IBPS Clerk Approximately Rs 37,000-43,000 per month; gross approximately Rs 40,000-42,000, higher in a metro posting Source
23 UIIC Assistant Approximately Rs 36,000-40,000 per month; metro in-hand approximately Rs 38,000 Source
24 ESIC UDC Approximately Rs 35,000-40,000 per month Source
25 NIACL Assistant Approximately Rs 35,000-40,000 per month; gross approximately Rs 40,000 in a metro posting Source

Defined benefit pension

Exams whose pension scheme fact records a defined benefit pension. All other exams file a contribution-based scheme.

Exams Pension scheme Source
LIC AAO LIC defined benefit pension plus Provident Fund Source
LIC Assistant LIC defined benefit pension plus Provident Fund and Gratuity Source
RBI Assistant RBI defined benefit pension plus Provident Fund and Gratuity Source
RBI Grade A RBI defined benefit pension plus Provident Fund and Gratuity Source
RBI Grade B RBI defined benefit pension plus Provident Fund and Gratuity Source

Best work-life balance

Exams whose filed key notes record a five-day work week. Check the posting zone and transfer policy facts on each page for the rest of the picture.

Exams Source
NABARD Grade A Source
NIACL AO Source
NIACL Assistant Source
RBI Assistant Source
RBI Grade A Source
RBI Grade B Source
SEBI Grade A Source
UIIC AO Source
UIIC Assistant Source

Fewest vacancies, hardest to get

Sorted ascending by the official vacancy count filed on each exam page.

Rank Exams Vacancies Source
1 HPAS 22 Source
2 ECGC PO 30 Source
3 Mizoram Civil Services Combined Competitive Examination 33 Source
4 Meghalaya Civil Service (MCS) 36 Source
5 GPSC JSO 38 Source
6 SIDBI Grade A 50 Source
7 RBI Grade B 60 Source
8 Tripura TCS/TPS Combined Examination 60 Source
9 Sikkim PSC Combined Competitive Examination 62 Source
10 APSC CCE 78 Source
11 JKPSC CCE 80 Source
12 UPSC EPFO APFC 80 Source
13 Nagaland NCS/NPS Combined Examination 96 Source
14 Manipur MCSCCE 100 Source
15 JPSC CCE 103 Source
16 GIC Re Assistant Manager 110 Source
17 UKPSC Combined State Civil Services 123 Source
18 APPSC CCE 135 Source
19 MPPSC State Service Exam 155 Source
20 APPSC Group 1 163 Source
21 Bank of India Specialist Officer 205 Source
22 GPSC Class 1-2 213 Source
23 SBI Specialist Cadre Officer 220 Source
24 UIIC AO 225 Source
25 CGPSC SSE 238 Source
26 NICL AO 266 Source
27 OICL AO 300 Source
28 UIIC Assistant 300 Source
29 UPPSC PCS-J (Civil Judge) 303 Source
30 KAS (Karnataka) 319 Source
31 PPSC CCE 322 Source
32 UPSC CAPF AC 349 Source
33 AFCAT 379 Source
34 AAI Junior Executive 389 Source
35 NDA 394 Source
36 OPSC OCS 465 Source
37 PEA Recruitment 484 Source
38 NIACL Assistant 500 Source
39 NICL Assistant 500 Source
40 OICL Assistant 500 Source
41 UPPSC PCS 500 Source
42 JKSSB Recruitment 518 Source
43 NIACL AO 550 Source
44 TSPSC Group 1 563 Source
45 RRB Paramedical 590 Source
46 RPSC RAS 607 Source
47 SBI PO 1,500 Source
48 RRB NTPC 1,688 Source
49 SSC JE 1,748 Source
50 IB ACIO 3,717 Source
51 TNPSC Group 4 3,935 Source
52 IBPS PO 7,565 Source
53 SBI Clerk 7,680 Source
54 UP Lekhpal 7,994 Source
55 SSC CGL 10,731 Source
56 Telangana Grama Palana Officer 10,954 Source
57 RRB ALP 11,127 Source
58 IBPS Clerk 11,403 Source
59 Assam Direct Recruitment (ADRE) 12,673 Source
60 IBPS RRB 13,745 Source
61 Agniveer Army 25,000 Source
62 UP Police Constable 60,244 Source