An SSC CHSL 2025 salary is provided to candidates having been recruited through the Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam. The SSC CHSL salary 2025 consists of basic salary, allowances and other compensations. These ensure that candidates recruited through SSC CHSL exam gain security and financial stability through their jobs.
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The SSC CHSL pay scale 2025 is detailed in the official notification. The pay scale of the SSC CHSL 2025 is Rs 19, 900 to Rs 81, 100. The SSC CHSL 2025 salary also consists of different allowance such as dearness allowance, house rent allowance and medical allowance. SSC CHSL 2025 Salary is for candidates recruited to SSC posts like Lower Divisional Clerk/Junior Secretariat Assistant, and Data Entry Operators working for various Ministries/Departments/Offices of the Government of India.
Post | Pay Level |
Lower Division Clerk (LDC)/ Junior Secretariat Assistant (JSA) | Pay Level-2 (Rs. 19,900-63,200) |
Data Entry Operator (DEO) | Pay Level-4 (Rs. 25,500-81,100) Pay Level-5 (Rs. 29,200-92,300) |
Data Entry Operator, Grade A | Pay Level-4 (Rs. 25,500-81,100) |
SSC CHSL salary structure and other benefits differ as per the place one is posted. According to the 7th Pay Commission, the cities are divided into three categories, X, Y and Z. House rent allowances and a few other benefits decrease from X to Z. Candidates can take note of the X, Y and Z cities.
X City: Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Delhi, Chennai, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad
Y City: Bhopal, Kanpur, Jaipur, Nagpur, Lucknow, Patna, Pune, Surat, Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada, Kochi, Madurai, Coimbatore, Warangal, Trivandrum, Rajkot, Vadodara, Ludhiana, Agra, Meerut, Nashik, Faridabad, Varanasi, Jabalpur, Jamshedpur, Allahabad, Amritsar, Indore, Gorakhpur, Hubli – Dharwad, Bhavnagar, Raipur, Mysore, Mangalore, Belgaum, Guntur, Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack, Amravati, Aurangabad, Srinagar, Bhilai, Rajahmundry, Kakinada, Nellore, Solapur, Ranchi, Guwahati, Gwalior, Chandigarh, Patiala, Jodhpur, Tiruchirapalli, Pondicherry, Salem, Asansol.
Z City: All other cities
Candidates can refer to the tables below for more information on the SSC CHSL 2025 salary.
Post | Basic Pay | City |
Data Entry Operator | 25500 | X |
25500 | Y | |
25500 | Z | |
Lower Division Clerk/ Junior Secretariat Assistant | 19900 | X |
19900 | Y | |
19900 | Z |
Post | HRA | City |
Data Entry Operator | 6120 | X |
4080 | Y | |
2040 | Z | |
Lower Division Clerk/ Junior Secretariat Assistant | 4776 | X |
3184 | Y | |
1592 | Z |
Post | TA | City |
Data Entry Operator | 3600 | X |
1800 | Y | |
1800 | Z | |
Lower Division Clerk/ Junior Secretariat Assistant | 1350 | X |
900 | Y | |
900 | Z |
Post | Gross Salary | City |
Data Entry Operator | 35220 | X |
31380 | Y | |
29340 | Z | |
Lower Division Clerk/ Junior Secretariat Assistant | 26026 | X |
23984 | Y | |
22392 | Z |
Post | In-Hand Salary | City |
Data Entry Operator | 31045 | X |
27205 | Y | |
25165 | Z | |
Lower Division Clerk/ Junior Secretariat Assistant | 22411 | X |
20369 | Y | |
18777 | Z |
Compensation - The total compensation per annum for an SSC CHSL recruit ranges from 2.5 lakhs to 3.8 lakhs per annum depending on the place of posting and other related factors.
Housing - SSC CHSL salary also includes housing rent allowance.
Pension - Employees recruited through SSC CHSL receive pensions after their retirement.
Insurance - Benefits of CGEGIS (Central Government Employees Group Insurance Scheme) can be availed by the employees and their immediate family members.
Medical facilities - Central Government Health Scheme provides medical facilities to the personnels recruited through SSC CHSL.
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An aspirant of SSC CHSL 2025 must also know the job responsibilities entrusted along with the post. SSC CHSL, conducted to recruit candidates for the post of Lower Divisional Clerk/ Junior Secretariat Assistant, Postal Assistant/ Sorting Assistant and Data Entry Operators for various Ministries/ Departments/ Offices of the Government of India comes with defined career growth opportunities. Promotions to the next level are received after a definite term or by taking departmental exams conducted for it.
Posts | Job Profile | Promotions |
Lower Division Clerk (LDC) |
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Sorting Assistants / Postal Assistants (SA/PA) |
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Data Entry Operator |
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However, it requires mention that the life of SSC CHSL recruits is not only financially secure with the salary of SSC CHSL 2025 but also comes with varied perquisites:
Social Status
Mental Stability
Job Security
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
As per the SSC CHSL exam pattern 2025, there are two stages of SSC CHSL exam.
No, you will not be eligible for SSC CHSL. Based on the SSC CHSL eligibility criteria 2025, only those candidates between 18-27 years of age are eligible.
Candidates who get recruited through the SSC CHSL exam have stable employment in government posts with a generous SSC CHSL Salary to go along with it.
One-fourth mark is deducted for every wrong answer marked.
The in-hand salary of SSC CHSL recruited candidates differ as per the post and the place of posting. The salary ranges from Rs. 18777 to Rs. 31045.
No, you will be allotted a city after the whole process of recruitment ends at the conducting body’s discretion.
On Question asked by student community
Hello,
Yes, the SSC CHSL 2025 exam dates have been changed.
Initially scheduled from August 13 to August 30, 2025, the exam has been postponed.
The new dates are from September 8 to September 18, 2025.
This change is part of the revised SSC Exam Calendar 2025–26, which was released on May 9, 2025.
Hope it helps !
Hello Aspirant,
SSC CHSL 2025 Application Dates
The application period for SSC CHSL 2025 has already closed .
The forms opened on June 23, 2025 , and the last date to apply was July 18, 2025 .
You cannot fill out the form now. You'll have to wait for the next recruitment cycle.
Hello,
SSC CHSL exam is conducted in online mode (Computer-Based Test) for Tier 1. You have to go to the exam centre and take the test on a computer.
If you want any other details, please ask your question with proper explanation.
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Hello,
If you have corrected all the wrong details in your SSC CHSL application form but haven’t paid the Rs. 200 correction fee yet, your correction is not complete. You need to pay the correction fee to confirm the changes.
Without paying the fee, your corrections may not be accepted. So, please try to pay it before the deadline.
Hope it helps !
Hello,
Yes, your EWS certificate issued by the Rajasthan government will work for SSC CHSL 2025 , but it must be in the format prescribed by the Central Government .
So, if your current certificate follows the
Central Government format
, then it is fine.
If not, then you should get a
fresh EWS certificate in Central format
from the competent authority.
Make sure it is issued for the current financial year and clearly mentions that it is for employment under the Government of India .
Hope it helps !
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