India · 7th Central Pay Commission Pay Matrix · FY 2016

L18 Pay Level Salary

Pay Level 18 — Cabinet Secretary of India (highest civil service rank). Fixed ₹2,50,000/month.

2016 salary range

₹3,000,000 – ₹3,000,000

Annual base in INR (₹). Excludes locality pay, allowances, and performance bonuses.

Step-by-step pay table

Cell	Annual	Monthly (approx)	Hourly (approx)
1	₹3,000,000	₹250,000	₹1,442

Hourly computed assuming 2,080 annual working hours. Actual hourly rates on official tables may differ slightly.

Frequently asked

How much does a L18 make in the India federal government?

A L18 in the India federal civil service earns between ₹3,000,000 and ₹3,000,000 per year in 2016, before locality adjustments, allowances, and bonuses. These figures are published by Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure.

Is the L18 pay level the same in every agency?

The base pay scale is set centrally by Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure and applied uniformly across eligible federal employers, but agency-specific supplements, locality pay, and bargaining agreements can produce meaningful differences in take-home pay.

Where does this data come from?

Directly from Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure at https://doe.gov.in/central-pay-commission. Each page on FedSalary carries the retrieval date and a link back to the primary source.

Source: Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure · Last verified 2026-04-21. · Verified by AUTO-FETCH on 2026-04-21.