Indian Air Force Airmen Ranks and Salaries

Check out Indian Air Force airmen ranks and salaries after seventh pay commission here. Airmen are the personnel below officer rank and form the majority of the Indian Air Force fighting force. Check out seventh pay commission pay of airmen as per the ran

Ranks and Basic Pay of Indian Air Force Airmen

Indian Air Force is the main force which guards the Indian sky from hostile countries. Airmen of Indian Air Force maintains the aircraft serviceability and assists officers in day to day complex operations. Here are the ranks awarded to airmen of Indian Air Force. 

Ranks of Indian Air Force Airmen

Rank	Shortform
Aircraftsman	AC
Leading Aircraftsman	LAC
Corporal	Cpl
Sergent	Sgt
Junior Warrant Officer	JWO
Warrant Officer	WO
Master Warrant Officer	MWO
Honorary Flying Officer	HFO
Honorary Flight Lieutenant	HFL

Also read: Ranks of Indian Air Force officers

Salaries of IAF Airmen after Seventh Pay Commission Implementation

Seventh Pay Commission is implemented with effect from 01 January 2016 to all central government employees. As per the Seventh Pay Commission recommendation, grade pay is abolished and simple basic pay is brought back to the employees. To keep the old pay band and grade pay at par with the seventh pay commission basic pay, a new pay matrix has been brought in place for corresponding grade pays. Here is the rank-wise salaries of Indian Air Force Airmen.

Ranks of Indian Air Force Airmen

Rank	Shortform	Pay Matrix Level	Starting Basic Pay	MSP
Aircraftsman	AC	3	Rs. 21,700	Rs. 5,200
Leading Aircraftsman	LAC	3	Rs. 21,700	Rs. 5,200
Corporal	Cpl	4	Rs. 25,500	Rs. 5,200
Sergent	Sgt	5	Rs. 29,200	Rs. 5,200
Junior Warrant Officer	JWO	6	Rs. 35,400	Rs. 5,200
Warrant Officer	WO	7	Rs. 44,900	Rs. 5,200
Master Warrant Officer	MWO	8	Rs. 47,600	Rs. 5,200
Honorary Flying Officer	HFO	10	Rs. 56,100	Rs. 15,500
Honorary Flight Lieutenant	HFL	10A	Rs. 61,300	Rs. 15,500

However MSP (Military Service Pay) will not be considered as basic pay. MSP will however will be taken into account while calculating Pension and Dearness Allowance.

So here were the ranks and salary of Indian Air Force airmen. Apart from basic pay and Military Service Pay, airmen also get many allowances applicable to them which makes their salary handsome.

Also read: IAF officers salary after seventh pay commission