Fireman and fire officer salary in India: pay levels, basic pay, DA and HRA from the official orders
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Fireman and fire officer salary in India from the official pay matrix: pay level by post, basic pay, DA at 60% from January 2026, HRA and what is not set.
Quick answer
A government fire post is paid from a pay matrix. A central fireman (Air Force or DRDO) is on Level 2, which starts at Rs 19,900 basic and rises one cell a year to Rs 63,200. With dearness allowance at 60% of basic from 1 January 2026, a new Level 2 fireman draws Rs 31,840 a month in basic plus DA, before HRA and deductions.
Leading Fireman and Fire Engine Driver in the Air Force are Level 3 (from Rs 21,700) and Station Officer Level 5 (from Rs 29,200). Odisha pays its Fireman from Rs 19,900 and its Assistant Station Officer from Rs 25,500, also with 60% DA. A private fire safety officer has no official pay scale: the employer sets it.
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Fire service salary in India at a glance
| What | The rule | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Central pay structure | 7th CPC pay matrix, Levels 1 to 18, in force from 1 January 2016 (G.S.R. 592(E) of 15 June 2017) | 7th CPC pay matrix |
| Central fireman | Level 2: Rs 19,900 to Rs 63,200 basic (Air Force civilian rules of 2020; DRDO's 2022 notice) | IAF recruitment rules |
| Central Station Officer | Level 5: Rs 29,200 to Rs 92,300 basic (Air Force civilian rules of 2020) | IAF recruitment rules |
| Central DA | 60% of basic from 1 January 2026, up from 58% (DoE OM of 22 April 2026) | DoE DA order 2026 |
| Odisha DA | 60% of basic from 1 January 2026 (Odisha Finance OM 12890 of 18 May 2026) | Odisha DA order 2026 |
| Central HRA | 30%, 20% or 10% of basic in X, Y and Z cities once DA is above 50% | DoE HRA order |
| Annual increment | One a year, on 1 January or 1 July by the date of joining or promotion: the next cell in the level | DoE increment OM |
| Private fire safety officer | No government pay scale: the OSH Code rules fix qualification and duties, not pay | OSH Central Rules 2026 |
Fire service pay level by post: fireman to station officer
| Option | Employer | Level or scale | Entry basic | Top of the level | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fireman | Air Force civilian; DRDO | 7th CPC Level 2 | Rs 19,900 | Rs 63,200 | IAF recruitment rules |
| Fire Operator | Delhi Fire Service | Grade Pay 2000, so Level 3 | Rs 21,700 | Rs 69,100 | DSSSB Advt 04/19 |
| Leading Fireman | Air Force civilian | 7th CPC Level 3 | Rs 21,700 | Rs 69,100 | IAF recruitment rules |
| Fire Engine Driver | Air Force civilian | 7th CPC Level 3 | Rs 21,700 | Rs 69,100 | IAF recruitment rules |
| Station Officer | Air Force civilian | 7th CPC Level 5 | Rs 29,200 | Rs 92,300 | IAF recruitment rules |
| Fireman and Fireman Driver | Odisha Fire Service | Odisha Level 4 | Rs 19,900 | Rs 63,200 | Odisha Group C rules |
| Leading Fireman | Odisha Fire Service | Odisha Level 6 | Rs 23,600 | Rs 74,800 | Odisha Group C rules |
| Assistant Station Officer | Odisha Fire Service | Odisha Level 7 | Rs 25,500 | Rs 81,100 | Odisha Group C rules |
| Junior Assistant (Fire Service) | Airports Authority | NE-4, IDA, 3% a year | Rs 31,000 | Rs 92,000 | AAI NR 01/2025 |
| Manager (Fire Services) | Airports Authority | E-3, IDA | Rs 60,000 | Rs 1,80,000 | AAI Advt 12/2026 |
How to read a fire service salary from the pay matrix
Find the level in the post's own rules
The recruitment rules or the notice name the level: Level-2 for an Air Force Fireman, Level-4 for an Odisha Fireman. A pre-2016 notice prints a pay band and grade pay instead, which the matrix header converts, so Grade Pay 2000 is Level 3.
Start at cell 1
Direct recruits join at the first cell of the level. Each level of the central matrix up to Level 10 has 40 cells.
Move one cell for each year
Central staff get one increment a year, on 1 January or 1 July depending on the date of joining or promotion. Odisha's next increment falls 12 months after the last, and an Odisha fireman draws none until the basic training is passed.
Add DA on basic only
DA is a percentage of the basic pay in the matrix, not of any special pay. Fractions of 50 paise and above are rounded up to a rupee.
Add HRA if you draw it
Central HRA is a percentage of basic by city class, with a rupee floor. State and Delhi HRA come from their own orders.
Leave deductions to the pay slip
NPS, income tax and group insurance come off the gross, and transport or risk allowances may be added. None of these is set by the matrix, so no in-hand figure is printed here.
7th CPC pay matrix Levels 1 to 10: the cells fire posts sit in
Fire posts read so far sit between Level 2 and Level 5 at the Centre. Each level's first, tenth and fortieth cells are below, with the old grade pay the level replaced.
| Old pay band and grade pay | Cell 1 | Cell 10 | Cell 40 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | PB-1, Grade Pay 1800 | Rs 18,000 | Rs 23,500 | Rs 56,900 |
| Level 2 | PB-1, Grade Pay 1900 | Rs 19,900 | Rs 26,000 | Rs 63,200 |
| Level 3 | PB-1, Grade Pay 2000 | Rs 21,700 | Rs 28,400 | Rs 69,100 |
| Level 4 | PB-1, Grade Pay 2400 | Rs 25,500 | Rs 33,300 | Rs 81,100 |
| Level 5 | PB-1, Grade Pay 2800 | Rs 29,200 | Rs 38,100 | Rs 92,300 |
| Level 6 | PB-2, Grade Pay 4200 | Rs 35,400 | Rs 46,200 | Rs 1,12,400 |
| Level 7 | PB-2, Grade Pay 4600 | Rs 44,900 | Rs 58,600 | Rs 1,42,400 |
| Level 8 | PB-2, Grade Pay 4800 | Rs 47,600 | Rs 62,200 | Rs 1,51,100 |
| Level 9 | PB-2, Grade Pay 5400 | Rs 53,100 | Rs 69,200 | Rs 1,67,800 |
| Level 10 | PB-3, Grade Pay 5400 | Rs 56,100 | Rs 73,200 | Rs 1,77,500 |
Read from the Department of Expenditure's copy of G.S.R. 592(E) of 15 June 2017, which substituted Part A of the CCS (Revised Pay) Rules, 2016, and compared with the gazette's page image. Odisha's matrix uses the same cell values for its Levels 4, 5 and 7 and adds a Level 6 from Rs 23,600. 7th CPC pay matrix
Fire service salary per month in 2026: basic plus DA by level
Flamekite’s working from the official rules; no government publishes this figure.
Flamekite's arithmetic: the first cell of each level plus DA at 60%, the rate from 1 January 2026 at the Centre and in Odisha. HRA, other allowances and deductions are not in these figures.
As published
- Central Level 2 (Fireman)Rs 31,840Rs 19,900 basic + Rs 11,940 DA DoE DA order 2026
- Central Level 3 (Leading Fireman, Fire Engine Driver)Rs 34,720Rs 21,700 basic + Rs 13,020 DA DoE DA order 2026
- Central Level 5 (Station Officer)Rs 46,720Rs 29,200 basic + Rs 17,520 DA DoE DA order 2026
- Central Level 2, last cellRs 1,01,120Rs 63,200 basic + Rs 37,920 DA, after 39 increments without promotion 7th CPC pay matrix
- Odisha Level 4 (Fireman, Fireman Driver)Rs 31,840Rs 19,900 basic + Rs 11,940 DA Odisha DA order 2026
- Odisha Level 6 (Leading Fireman)Rs 37,760Rs 23,600 basic + Rs 14,160 DA Odisha DA order 2026
- Odisha Level 7 (Assistant Station Officer, Driver Havildar)Rs 40,800Rs 25,500 basic + Rs 15,300 DA Odisha DA order 2026
- Delhi Fire Operator (Level 3)Rs 21,700 basicDelhi's own 2026 DA order was not read, so no DA is added DSSSB Advt 04/19
Work out any other cell, year of service or DA rate in the fire service salary calculator.
The DA order behind every 2026 fire service salary
Word for word
The President is pleased to decide that the rates of Dearness Allowance payable to Central Government employees shall be enhanced from 58% to 60% of the Basic Pay with effect from 1st January, 2026.
The same OM says basic pay means the pay in the level of the matrix and excludes special pay, and that DA is not pay under FR 9(21). It covers civilians paid from the Defence Services Estimates, which includes the Air Force's civilian fire staff; the armed forces and railways get separate orders.
Fire service DA orders, October 2025 to October 2026
Two central orders and one Odisha order set the DA that fire staff draw now. The next instalment was not ordered when this page was checked.
6 October 2025
DoE OM 1/4(i)/2025-E.II(B) sets central DA at 58% of basic; the 2026 order revises it. DoE DA order 2026
1 January 2026
Central DA becomes 60% of basic pay, by the order issued in April. DoE DA order 2026
22 April 2026
DoE issues OM 1/1(i)/2026-E.II(B) raising DA from 58% to 60% with effect from 1 January 2026. DoE DA order 2026
18 May 2026
Odisha's Finance Department issues OM 12890: DA for ORSP 2017 employees from 58% to 60% from 1 January 2026. Odisha DA order 2026
May 2026 pay bill
Odisha staff draw the higher DA from May 2026; arrears for January to April after the May salary. Odisha DA order 2026
29 October 2026
No Department of Expenditure order for DA from 1 July 2026 had been issued, so 60% stays the rate used here. DoE DA order 2026
Fire service pay rules in numbers
60 %
DA on basic pay from 1 January 2026, Centre and Odisha DoE DA order 2026
40
cells in each central level from 1 to 10; one increment moves you one cell 7th CPC pay matrix
30 %
HRA in an X city once DA is above 50%; 20% in Y and 10% in Z DoE HRA order
Rs 5,400
the lowest HRA in an X city; Rs 3,600 in Y and Rs 1,800 in Z DoE HRA order
35 %
of basic as perks for AAI's Junior Assistant (Fire Service), as its notice states AAI NR 01/2025
706
Fire Operator posts in Delhi's last DSSSB notice read, at Grade Pay 2000 DSSSB Advt 04/19
Which pay rule sets your fire service salary
The employer decides which matrix and which DA order apply. Find yours before trusting any salary figure.
IfYou are a civilian fire employee of a central ministry (Air Force, DRDO, other defence units)
The 7th CPC pay matrix, the Department of Expenditure's DA orders and the central HRA order apply. Fireman jobs 7th CPC pay matrix
IfYou work for a state fire service
The state's own pay rules and DA orders apply. Odisha's are the Revised Scales of Pay Rules, 2017 and OM 12890 of 2026; other states' were not read. Odisha Fireman Recruitment Odisha RSP Rules 2017
IfYou work for an airport, refinery or other public sector company
The company's IDA scale or its notice sets the pay, with industrial DA from public enterprise orders. AAI prints NE-4 Rs 31,000-3%-92,000 for its fire Junior Assistant. AAI Junior Assistant AAI NR 01/2025
IfYou are a safety officer in a factory, on a site or in a building
No pay scale exists. The OSH Code fixes when a safety officer must be appointed and what qualification is needed; the employer fixes the pay. Fire safety officer OSH Central Rules 2026
Fire officer salary by state and employer: scales printed in notices
Outside the central matrix, each state and company prints its own scale. These are the fire officer and senior fire scales Flamekite has read; DA for them comes from orders not covered here.
Rs 43,400-91,200
Kerala Station Officer (Trainee)
Kerala PSC Cat. No. 047/2026, on the Kerala pay scale. Kerala PSC 047/2026
Rs 27,900-63,700
Kerala Fire and Rescue Officer (Trainee)
Kerala PSC Cat. No. 215/2025, the entry post. Kerala PSC 215/2025
Rs 32,670-1,01,970
Andhra Pradesh Driver Operator
Plus a special pay of Rs 650 under the RPS 2022 scale, SLPRB notice of 2026. AP SLPRB
Level 14
Tripura Divisional Fire Officer
Rs 54,000-1,61,300 on the Tripura Pay Matrix 2018, a Group A gazetted post. Tripura DFO rules
Rs 60,000-1,80,000
AAI Manager (Fire Services)
Scale E-3 in Advertisement 12/2026/CHQ, on AAI's IDA pattern. AAI Advt 12/2026
Rs 12 to 14 lakh a year
MRPL Fire Officer, fixed term
By experience band in Advertisement MRPL/PFTE/2026/03, plus provident fund. MRPL Advt 03
A fire service salary from joining to the first promotion
How the basic pay moves in the first years, under the central and Odisha rules read.
Joining
A direct recruit starts in cell 1 of the post's level: Rs 19,900 for a central or Odisha fireman. 7th CPC pay matrix
Training
In Odisha a fireman gets no increment until the 9-month basic training is passed; two more chances are given, then removal. Odisha Group C rules
First increment
At the Centre, joining between 2 January and 1 July gives the increment on the next 1 January; joining between 2 July and 1 January gives it on 1 July. DoE increment OM
Every year after
One cell down the level each year: Level 2 goes Rs 19,900, Rs 20,500, Rs 21,100, Rs 21,700. 7th CPC pay matrix
Promotion
The Air Force makes a Fireman a Leading Fireman (Level 3) after 3 years' regular service and a trade test; Odisha makes a Leading Fireman (Level 6) after 5 years' qualifying service. IAF recruitment rules
After promotion
The first increment in the new level comes on the next 1 January or 1 July if 6 months' qualifying service is completed, then yearly. DoE increment OM
Fire service salary terms: level, cell, DA, HRA and IDA
- Pay level
- A column of the pay matrix. Each post is placed in one; Level 2 replaced Pay Band 1 with Grade Pay 1900. 7th CPC pay matrix
- Cell
- One step in a level. Cell 1 is the entry pay; an annual increment moves you to the next cell. Odisha RSP Rules 2017
- Basic pay
- The pay in your cell of the matrix. It excludes special pay, NPA and MSP, and DA and HRA are worked out on it. DoE HRA order
- Dearness allowance (DA)
- A percentage of basic pay revised by government order, 60% from 1 January 2026. It is not counted as pay under FR 9(21). DoE DA order 2026
- House rent allowance (HRA)
- A percentage of basic by the X, Y or Z class of your posting city, under the DoE order of 7 July 2017. DoE HRA order
- Grade pay
- The 6th CPC pay element older notices still print. Delhi's Fire Operator notice gives Grade Pay Rs 2,000 on Pay Band Rs 5,200-20,200. DSSSB Advt 04/19
- IDA scale
- The industrial pay pattern of public sector companies: AAI prints Rs 31,000-3%-92,000, a 3% yearly step on a fixed range. AAI NR 01/2025
Fire service salary myths and what the orders say
You may have read
Every fireman in India earns the same.
Myth
What the sources say
The level differs by employer: Level 2 in the Air Force, Level 3 for Delhi's Fire Operator, and Kerala and Andhra Pradesh use their own scales. DSSSB Advt 04/19
You may have read
DA is a fixed part of the salary.
Myth
What the sources say
It is a percentage revised by order: 58% from the October 2025 order, 60% from 1 January 2026, and the July 2026 step was not yet ordered on 29 October 2026. DoE DA order 2026
You may have read
HRA is a fixed amount.
Myth
What the sources say
It is 30%, 20% or 10% of basic by city class once DA is above 50%, with a floor of Rs 5,400, Rs 3,600 or Rs 1,800. DoE HRA order
You may have read
A fire safety officer has a government pay scale.
Myth
What the sources say
The OSH Code and its 2026 Central Rules set when one is appointed and the qualification, not the pay. OSH Central Rules 2026
Checking a fire service salary figure before you trust it
A figure on a job portal or video is not a rule. Five checks against the official papers.
- Does the figure name the post's pay level, and does the recruitment notice or rule print the same level? IAF recruitment rules
- Does the basic pay match cell 1 of that level in the matrix (Rs 19,900 for Level 2, Rs 21,700 for Level 3)? 7th CPC pay matrix
- Is the DA rate the latest order's, with its date, and the right government's order for your employer? Odisha DA order 2026
- Is HRA counted only where you draw it, at the rate for your city class? DoE HRA order
- Is it called in-hand? Then it has assumed deductions, which no matrix or notice sets. DoE DA order 2026
What Flamekite could not confirm about fire service salaries
If CISF Constable/Fire and Constable/DCPO pay level
CISF's recruitment page prints no level, and the 2024 notification was not on CISF's portal on 29 October 2026; its notice of 26 October 2026 only schedules the Constable (Fire) 2024 computer test for 1 December 2026. Read the level in the notice for your intake. CISF CBE notice
If Fire officer salary in Rajasthan, Gujarat and Haryana
No official pay level for these states' fire posts was read. Rajasthan's 2021 advertisement is missing from its board's site, and Haryana's HSSC notices refused access. No figure from portals is printed. RSSB notices
If Delhi Fire Service DA
The Fire Operator is on Level 3 of the central matrix, but Delhi's own DA order for 2026 was not read. The pay slip shows the rate applied. DSSSB Advt 04/19
If AAI and other company DA
Industrial DA is set by public enterprise orders that were not read, so only the scale is given. AAI NR 01/2025
If Allowances beyond DA and HRA
Transport, risk, fire, uniform and overtime allowances come from separate orders not read for this page. Ask your pay office which apply to your post.
Questions about fire service salaries
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How much does a fireman's salary increase every year?
Is DA going up from July 2026?
Keep reading
- Fireman vacancy and recruitmentWho recruits firemen, the measurements and the physical test.
- Fire jobs in IndiaEvery fire career mapped, from CISF to safety officers.
- Odisha fireman recruitmentThe Group C rules, Level-4 pay and the physical test.
- Rajasthan fireman recruitmentThe 2021 Fireman and AFO drive, tests and results.
- Fire safety officerThe five posts that carry the name and what each rule asks.
- AAI Junior Assistant (Fire Service) examThe exam pattern for AAI's fire post.
- Fire and safety coursesWhich course each fire job accepts, and who recognises it.
- OSH Code 2020When an employer must appoint a safety officer.
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Sources
Each source was opened and read on the date shown. How Flamekite checks its sources
- Gazette of India, G.S.R. 592(E) of 15 June 2017 (copy hosted by the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance): Central Civil Services (Revised Pay) (Amendment) Rules, 2017: Part A, Pay Matrix of the CCS (RP) Rules, 2016, in force from 1 January 2016 (opens in a new tab)
- Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, OM No. 1/1(i)/2026-E.II(B) of 22 April 2026 (copy forwarded by ICMR on 30 April 2026): Revision of rates of Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees: 58% to 60% of Basic Pay from 1 January 2026 (opens in a new tab)
- Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, OM F.No. 4-21/2017-IC/E.III(A) of 31 July 2018 (copy hosted by Puducherry Finance Department): Date of next increment under Rule 10 of the CCS (RP) Rules, 2016: 1 January and 1 July, one increment a year (opens in a new tab)
- Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, OM No. 2/5/2017-E.II(B) of 7 July 2017: House Rent Allowance under the 7th CPC: 24/16/8%, 27/18/9% once DA crosses 25%, 30/20/10% once DA crosses 50% (opens in a new tab)
- Finance Department, Government of Odisha, S.R.O. No. 414/2017 of 20 September 2017: Odisha Revised Scales of Pay Rules, 2017: First Schedule pay matrix and rules 9 and 10 on increments (opens in a new tab)
- Finance Department, Government of Odisha, OM No. 12890 of 18 May 2026: Dearness Allowance raised from 58% to 60% from 1 January 2026 for employees under the ORSP Rules, 2017 (opens in a new tab)
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- Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board, Government of NCT of Delhi: Advertisement 04/19 of 24 September 2019: Fire Operator (male), Delhi Fire Service, Post Code 18/19, 706 posts (opens in a new tab)
- Central Industrial Security Force (recruitment portal notice board): Notice E-32023(2)/13/Rectt/CT(Fire) of 26 October 2026: CBE for Constable (Fire), Tradesman and Driver/DCPO 2024 on 1 December 2026 (opens in a new tab)
- Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited: Recruitment of Officers 2025-26 (revised 12 June 2025): Safety Officer (opens in a new tab)
- Gazette of India (Ministry of Defence), S.R.O. 11 of 30 June 2020 (copy hosted by Staff News): Indian Air Force Fire Fighting Staff (Group C Post) Recruitment Rules, 2020 (opens in a new tab)
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- Airports Authority of India: Advertisement 01/2025/NR: Junior Assistant (Fire Services), NE-4 (opens in a new tab)
- Kerala Public Service Commission: Notification Cat. No. 047/2026: Station Officer (Trainee), Fire and Rescue Services (opens in a new tab)
- Kerala Public Service Commission: Notification Cat. No. 215/2025: Fire and Rescue Officer (Trainee), district-wise (opens in a new tab)
- Andhra Pradesh State Level Police Recruitment Board: Notifications Rc.No.91/SLPRB/Rect.2/2026 (Fireman) and Rc.No.94 (Driver Operator), SDR&FS (opens in a new tab)
- Government of Tripura (Home, Fire and Emergency Services): Divisional Fire Officer Recruitment Rules, notification F.5(12)-PD/2013 of 6 to 8 January 2024 (opens in a new tab)
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