What Is The Salary Of Indian Army As Compared To US Army?

Indian Army Salary

 The Indian Army is the largest branch of the Indian Armed Forces. It is one of the largest standing armies in the world, with 1,129,900 active troops and 960,000 reserve troops. Indian Army is a major component of national power alongside the Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force. It is responsible for land-based military operations. National Security and National Unity is the primary mission of the Indian Army. It defends the nation from external aggression, internal threats and maintains peace and security in the borders. Working for the Indian Army is a matter of extreme pride and honour. Also, the Indian Army Salary is decent and includes various allowances and perks. In this article, we will provide you with detailed information regarding Indian Army Salary

As you can see that the Indian Army provides lucrative salary packages and remuneration benefits to its employees. Here’s the detailed information about the gross Indian Army salary structure and pay scale for the various ranks.

Name of the Post	Pay Scale	Grade Pay	Army Service Pay	Total In-hand Cash (Indian Army Salary)
Sepoy	5200-20200	1800	2000	25,000
Lance Naik	5200-20200	2000	2000	30,000
Naik	5200-20200	2400	2000	35,000
Havaldar	5200-20200	2800	2000	40,000
Naib Subedar	9300-34800	4200	2000	45,000
Subedar	9300-34800	4600	2000	50,000
Subedar Major	9300-34800	4800	2000	65,000
Lieutenant	15600-39100	5400	6000	68,000
Captain	15600-39100	6100	6000	75,000
Major	15600-39100	6600	6000	1,00,000
Lieutenant Colonel	37400-67000	8000	6000	1,12,000
Colonel	37400-67000	8700	6000	1,30,000
Brigadier	37400-67000	8900	6000	–
Major General	37400-67000	10,000	–	–
Lieutenant General	37400-67000	–	–	–

U.S ARMY SALARY

The basic salaries of U.S. military personnel are the same for enlisted men and officers of the same rank in every service branch. Pay increases always accompany each promotion in rank. Thereafter, a soldier can receive a limited number of pay raises within that rank based on length of service. Further pay raises depend on promotion to the next level. Elite troops or troops with special assignments, often dangerous missions, receive special duty and hazardous duty pay rates that can increase a soldier's income substantially. Hazardous duty pay for the same job – bomb disposal, for example – sometimes differs substantially from one service branch to another.

 COMPARED

According to the findings of a study of salaries conducted by the Institute of Defence Studies and Analyses, those serving at the highest positions in United States  paid much more than their Indian counterparts. While those at the entry level positions such as Sepoys and Subedar Majors receive pretty much a similar basic salary as part of their pay packet, the gap widens much more as one goes higher up the ranks.
 For instance, a General in the UK military would earn close to $23,000 a month as basic salary in purchasing power parity terms while his Indian counterpart would get less than   $10,000 every month.
The salaries of Indian army however, do not include the recommendations of the latest pay commission recommendations which are still subject to government approval.
The seventh pay panel argued that the remunerations of defence personnel in the three countries are at comparable levels as they should be seen in the light of their respective Gross Domestic Products per capita. Accordingly, GDP per capita in the USA is 9.4 times higher than India’s .
The above chart shows how those at the sepoy level in the Indian army make almost the same money as their counterparts in the USA over a year. However, when compared to the respective GDP per capita, the chart also shows that those in the USA army make much less than the country’s GDP per capita, around one-third of it, while Indian sepoys end up making roughly three times the GDP per capita.
This, the pay panel said, should be reason enough to be assured that India respects its defence personnel, and pays them well.