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SSC CGL Salary 2026: Official Pay Scale and Job Profile

SSC CGL fills Group ‘B’ and Group ‘C’ posts in central government ministries, departments and offices, and in constitutional and statutory bodies and tribunals. The 2026 notice lists 40 posts (the same post in different departments counts separately) at five pay levels, from Level 4 to Level 8. This page sticks to what the notice says about the posts, their pay and how posts are allotted. It does not describe daily duties or estimate take-home pay, because the notice does neither.

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One exam, five pay levels

Which post and department you get depends on your Tier-II merit and the post preferences you give SSC. Once your merit gets you your first available preference you are not considered for any other, and preferences cannot be changed later.

Tier-II has a qualifying Computer Knowledge Test and a 15-minute Data Entry Speed Test (a passage of about 2,000 key depressions) for every post. Higher qualifying standards apply where computer proficiency or data-entry speed is prescribed, for example Assistant Section Officer in CSS, MEA and AFHQ, the three Inspector posts and Executive Assistant in CBIC, Postal Assistant / Sorting Assistant, and Tax Assistant in CBIC and CBDT.

Some posts have extra conditions. Inspector (Central Excise, Examiner, Preventive Officer) in CBIC, Inspector and Sub-Inspector in the Central Bureau of Narcotics, Sub-Inspector / Junior Intelligence Officer in NCB, Sub-Inspector in CBI and NIA, and posts in BRO have physical standards, physical tests and medical standards, checked by the department after selection. Assistant Audit Officer and Assistant Accounts Officer (State Cadre) need proficiency in the state’s regional or official language. Junior Statistical Officer and Statistical Investigator Grade-II need particular subjects in the degree (or, for JSO, 60% in Mathematics at 12th level).

All the posts carry All India Service Liability, so you can be posted anywhere in India, and the department that takes you may allot you a state, UT or zone.

The posts, by pay level

Pay Level 8 (₹47,600–₹1,51,100) · Group ‘B’ Gazetted

Assistant Audit Officer (Central Cadre and State Cadre) and Assistant Accounts Officer (State Cadre), in the Indian Audit & Accounts Department under the C&AG.

Pay Level 7 (₹44,900–₹1,42,400) · Group ‘B’

Assistant Section Officer in the Central Secretariat Service, Intelligence Bureau, Ministry of Railways, Ministry of External Affairs, AFHQ, Ministry of Electronics & IT and other ministries; Inspector of Income Tax (CBDT); Inspector (Central Excise), Inspector (Preventive Officer) and Inspector (Examiner) in CBIC; Assistant Enforcement Officer (Directorate of Enforcement); Sub-Inspector (CBI); Inspector Posts (Department of Posts); Inspector (Central Bureau of Narcotics).

Pay Level 6 (₹35,400–₹1,12,400) · Group ‘B’

Assistant / Assistant Section Officer in other ministries and departments; Executive Assistant (CBIC); Research Assistant (NHRC); Divisional Accountant (offices under the C&AG); Sub-Inspector (NIA); Sub-Inspector / Junior Intelligence Officer (NCB); Junior Statistical Officer (Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation); Statistical Investigator Grade-II (Ministry of Home Affairs); Office Superintendent (CBDT); Section Head (Directorate General of Foreign Trade).

Pay Level 5 (₹29,200–₹92,300) · Group ‘C’

Auditor (offices under the C&AG, offices under the CGDA, other ministries and departments); Accountant (offices under the C&AG, Controller General of Accounts); Accountant / Junior Accountant (other ministries and departments).

Pay Level 4 (₹25,500–₹81,100) · Group ‘C’

Postal Assistant / Sorting Assistant (Department of Posts); Senior Secretariat Assistant / Upper Division Clerk (central government offices and ministries other than CSCS cadres); Senior Administrative Assistant (Military Engineering Services); Tax Assistant (CBDT and CBIC); Sub-Inspector (Central Bureau of Narcotics).

Probation and promotion

The notice does not describe promotion, which follows the recruitment rules of the department and cadre you join, and this page does not guess at it. The one service condition it spells out for a post: Assistant Audit Officers and Assistant Accounts Officers must pass the Subordinate Audit/Accounts Service Examination during probation to be confirmed.

Pay: Level 4 to Level 8, depending on the post

The notice gives the pay range of each level: Level 4 ₹25,500–₹81,100; Level 5 ₹29,200–₹92,300; Level 6 ₹35,400–₹1,12,400; Level 7 ₹44,900–₹1,42,400; Level 8 ₹47,600–₹1,51,100. The list above shows which posts sit at which level.

The notice does not list allowances or in-hand pay, and this page does not estimate them.

The official notice is the authority for posts, pay and vacancies, and it changes from cycle to cycle. Confirm current details against the SSC CGL 2026 notice.

What CGL recruits for

Group ‘B’ and Group ‘C’ posts in central government ministries, departments and offices, and in constitutional and statutory bodies and tribunals. SSC’s tentative vacancy list of 24 September 2026 shows 10,731 vacancies across these posts.

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