Ranks and salary of Indian Navy officers

Want to become an officer in Indian Navy and looking for ranks and salary structure of Navy commissioned officers? Read on to know about monthly salary / pay of Navy officers after sixth pay commission.

Indian Navy is one of the best forces of Indian Armed Forces to work with. There is no doubt in this. Let us see what salary does a commissioned officer gets monthly.

Sub Lieutenant rank

Sub Lieutenant rank is the first rank given for the candidates who have successfully completed the prescribed training of Indian Navy. Pay band or scale of an officer in the rank of Sub Lieutenant is 15600 - 39100 which lies in the pay band 3. Sub Lieutenant gets grade pay of 5400 rupees per month and Military Service Pay  or MSP of six thousand rupees per month. Thus if total allowances and pay included an officer working in Indian Army in the rank of Lieutenant gets salary of around 65000 rupees per month.
 

Lieutenant rank of Indian Navy officers

Second rank of India

n Navy officers is Lieutenant rank. After two years of service as commissioned officer, an officer of Indian Navy gets rank of captain. An officer in the rank of lieutenant gets pay band or pay scale of 15600 - 39100 which lies in the pay band 3 of revised pay scale by sixth pay commission. A lieutanant receives 6100 rupees grade pay, 700 rupees more than that of a sub lieutenant. MSP of a lieutenant is  6000 rupees per month.

 

Lieutenant Commander rank of Indian Navy

After Lieutenant rank, Lieutenant Commander rank is given to Army Officers. A Lieutenant Commander of Indian Navy gets pay band or pay scale is 15600 - 39100. Apart from the pay band or pay scale, Lieutenant Commander receives 6600 rupees per month as grade pay. Also MSP of six thousand rupees per month is admissible for a Lieutenant Commander  In general an Indian Navy officer serving in Lieutenant Commander rank gets around one lakh rupees per month.
 

Commander rank of Indian Navy officers

A Lieutenant Commander is appointed as a Commander after promotion. Pay band of Commander changes to pay band four and pay scale range changes to 37400-67000 rupees. Also an officer in the rank of Commander gets eight thousand rupees per month and six thousand rupees as MSP pay. All in all an officer of Indian Navy in the rank of Commander gets around two lakh rupees per month as payment.
 

Captain rank of Indian Navy

A Commander is promoted to the rank of Captain  Captain of Indian Navy gets pay band or pay scale of 37000-67000 rupees. An officer in the rank of Captain gets 8700 rupees grade pay and 6000 rupees as MSP monthly. Thus, a Captain of Indian Navy gets two and half lakh rupees to three lakh rupees per month.
 

Commodore rank

Commodore rank is given to the Indian navy officers who are serving in the rank of captain and considered for further promotion. A Commodore of Indian Navy has pay band or pay scale of 37400 - 67000 rupees. Also a Commodore receives 8900 rupees as grade pay and 6000 rupees as MSP monthly. So Indian Navy Commodore gets around three and half lakh rupees per month.
 

Rear Admiral rank of Indian Navy

A Commodore is promoted as Rear Admiral in Indian Navy. A Rear Admiral gets 37400 - 67000 rupees. Also an officer of Indian Navy in the rank of Rear Admiral gets ten thousand rupees per month as grade pay. A Rear Admiral of Indian Navy gets around four lakh rupees per month.
 

Vice Admiral rank

Vice Admiral of Indian Navy gets pay band or pay scale of 67000 - 79000 rupees.  Vice Admiral of Indian Navy does not get any grade pay or MSP. All in all an Indian Navy officer working in the rank of Vice Admiral gets around four and half lakh rupees.
 

Admiral rank of Indian Navy

Highest rank of Indian Navy is Admiral. Admiral s pay band is fixed at ninety thousand rupees per month. The Admiral of Indian Navy gets around more than six to seven lakh rupees per month.
  Apart from the above mentioned pay band or pay scale, Indian Navy officers do get various allowances and facilities which makes officer cadre career of Navy as one of the best options to choose.