SSC CHSL Salary Structure, Pay Scale, Allowances & Benefits 2021

SSC (Staff Selection Commission) conducts the Combined Higher Secondary Level( CHSL 10+2) exam every year that provides a lucrative salary, allowance, benefits as well as government job security. Each year lakhs of candidates aspire to grab this promising job opportunity through the CHSL exam because of such salary structure and pay scale being offered.

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This article will throw light on the SSC CHSL salary structure of several posts with information regarding allowances and benefits given by the commission.

SSC CHSL Salary Structure In India After 7th Pay Commission

Before getting to know about the SSC CHSL salary structure details, candidates should know what are the varied posts available that can be offered after cracking the CHSL exam.

The various posts are :

1. Lower Division Clerk (LDC)/ Junior Secretariat Assistant (JSA)
2. Postal Assistant (PA)/ Sorting Assistant (SA)
3. Data Entry Operator (DEO)
4. Data Entry Operator (DEO)- Grade A

All the information regarding the CHSL exam (previous year question papers, solved papers) or other SSC conducting exams can be found on the SSC exams page. Candidates should be aware of all the minute details if they are determined to appear for the SSC CHSL exam.

Check out the tables below to know the SSC CHSL salary structure for the posts as mentioned earlier after the 7th pay Commission

SSC CHSL Salary Structure: In-hand Salary For LDC/JSA (Pay Level -2)

SSC CHSL Salary Structure: In-hand Salary For PA / SA (Pay Level - 4)

SSC CHSL Salary Structure: In-hand Salary For DEO (Pay Level - 4)

Classification of Cities based on census 2011

• City X = There are a total of 8 cities categorized by the central government that belong to this section based on population. Cities having a population of more than 50 lakhs fall under this section.
• City Y= Cities having a population of more than 5 lakhs and less than 50 lakhs.
• City Z= Cities having a population of fewer than 5 lakhs.

SSC CHSL Allowances and Benefits

Apart from the in-hand salary, CHSL employees are entitled to obtain many other allowances and benefits those are as follows:

House Rent Allowance (HRA)

HRA is a reimbursement that is given to the employee for their accommodation. House rent allowance differs for each individual depending on their place of living.

Dearness Allowance (DA)

The cost of living allowance is compensated as DA which has been increased to 17% of the basic pay in 2019 by the union cabinet. The DA has been added to the in-hand salary of the employees every month.

Transport Allowance (TA)

The transport allowance is provided to the CHSL employees to bear the daily travelling expenditure of them. As per the salary structure in SSC CHSL, those who have been posted in the metro cities (x cities) will get Rs.3600/1350 as TA, on the other hand, employees posted in other cities (Y/ Z cities) will get Rs.1800/900 as TA.