What is the exact salary of an IAS officer including DA and other allowances? Also a brief insight into his perks will be helpful

What Is the Total Starting Salary of an IAS ? Now, I know you shall want to know how much total money officers get after joining the service, since it is difficult to understand the jargon of pay band, grade scale, and other government terms. Keep in mind that total pay can change with time. At the moment, the total payment of an IAS recruit can be roughly estimated as below: Basic Pay: Rs 21,000 D.A. (at 107%): Rs 24,990 Total: Rs 45,990 (updated according to the latest central D.A.) This is the average salary of an IAS officer in India at the beginning of his career. The base pay will increase at a rate of 3% per annum and you can expect a D.A. increase of an average of 10% to 14% per year. As such, an IAS officer can hope to double his salary every seven to nine years. The Maximum Salary of an IAS Officer Of all IAS, the Cabinet Secretary gets the highest salary. He has a fixed base pay of Rs 90,000. Since it is fixed, he does not get any further raises. His estimated salary is as follows: Base Pay: Rs 90,000 D.A.: Rs 107,100 Total: Rs 197,100 This salary may increase with an increase of D.A. IAS Officer: Salary and Perks If you compare this job with a top job in the private sector, you'll discover it has comparatively nice facilities and perks. Officers are often given superb accommodation for very low rent, usually a big bungalow with its own security guards, gardeners, servants, and cooks. An IAS officer gets government cars, usually with red lights. Officers receive free electricity and telephone. During official travel for duty, IAS officers get accommodation in very good government bungalows and rest houses. Power and prestige is obviously one of the greatest perks for an IAS officer. IAS positions are much more secure than private sector jobs. In fact, it is very, very tough even for a chief minister to terminate an IAS officer’s job since they are protected by legal safeguards. IAS officers can apply for a study leave for 2 to 4 years in a reputable foreign university, the cost of which will be paid by the government. Officers get lifetime pensions and other retirement benefits.

At this moment(After 6th Pay commission new scale) the total payment of an IAS recruit can be roughly estimated as below:Basic Pay: Rs 23,640D.A. (@107%): Rs 25,295H.R.A.(@30%): Rs 7,092T.A.: 5,280Total: Rs  61,307 (This is the time of training and learning. The new recruit is placed into a two years probation period. After that he is posted as a SDM ( Sub Divisional Magistrate ), also known as SDO or Sub-Collector.)Maximum Salary of a Bureaucrat as of 6th Pay - The Maximum Salary of an IAS officer:The highest salary is drawn by the Cabinet Secretary among the IAS. He gets Rs.90,000 fixed as basic pay. Fixed means he shall not get any increments.His estimated Salary is as follows:Basic Pay: Rs 90,000D.A : Rs 96,300HRA: Rs 27,000T.A.: Rs 5,280Total: Rs 2,18,580 (This salary may increase with the increment of DA.)Pay ScalesIn government services in India Pay Scales is not the total salary. It only indicates the minimum and maximum basic pay of an employee. The IAS are promoted to total four pay scales according to service seniority. These five scales are named as Junior Scale, Senior Time Scale, Junior Administrative Grade , Selection Grade and Super Time Scale.Junior Scale: Payband:-:15,600–39,100:-:Gradepay:Rs5,400In Junior Scale the new recruit joins at the payband 3, that is, Rs: 15,600 – 39,100.In addition he gets a Grade Pay of Rs 5400. This is the time of training and learning. The new recruit is placed into a two years probation period. After that he is posted as a SDM ( Sub Divisional Magistrate ), also known as SDO or Sub-Collector.Senior Time Scale:After , at least 5 years of service the IAS is promoted to Senior Time Scale at the payband of 15,600-39,100 and a grade pay of Rs. 6600. At that period he may be posted as a District Magistrate (DM) or Collector or a Joint Secretary of aGovernment ministry.Junior Administrative Grade:-:Payband: 15,600-39,100 :-:Grade Pay:7,600The IAS may hope to be promoted to this scale after 9 years of service. He will get the posts of special secretary and various Head of the Government Departments.Selection Grade:Payband:-:37,400-67,000:-:Gradepay:Rs 8,700This grade needs a minimum of 12-15 years in the service. The officer will now get the post of a Secretary to a ministry.Super Time Scale:-:Payband:37,400-67,000:-:Gradepay: Rs 8,700After completing a minimum 17 to 20 years of service the officer gets the Super Time Scale salary. He becomes Principal Secretary of a very important department of the government.Above Super timescale:A limited number of bright individuals are selected for above Super Time Scales (Payband: 37,400-67,000 and Grade Pay: 12,000).The highest basic salary is Rs. 80,000 (fixed) for an IAS. Only the central Cabinet Secretary is given the Basic salary of Rs. 90,000 (fixed).Apart from the salary, the perks like a good place to stay, a few cars to travel, free electricity, cellular services, job security, lifetime pensions, retirement benefits and obviously the immense amount of power and respect.Source:  

According to the 7th pay commission, the salary of a new IAS/IPS/IRS/IFS etc will look something like this:Basic pay: 56100*No more grade pay*DA (Dearness Allowance) will be set to 0% and it will increase at 6% every 6 months or so from July 2016.So, if you were to crack IAS this year and join next year, you can expect DA of 12% which will amount to 6732, so your total salary before taxes will be 56,100 + 6,732 = 62,832.You should remember to add up the DA before you calculate the salary for every month or year.* If you are posted in the North East or J&K, you will get a hardship allowance of 33% which amounts to 18,513, so your total salary (without DA) becomes 74,613.