SSC CGL Sub-Inspector: salary, job profile & promotion
Investigate corruption cases in India's premier investigative agency.
What the job actually is
Sub-Inspector in the Central Bureau of Investigation is a Group B post, Level 7, working on anti-corruption and special-crime cases under an SP. CBI is small and centrally posted, with training at the CBI Academy, and the SI is the backbone of its casework.
- Case investigation support: source information, surveillance, raids along with DSP-led teams
- Documentation: charge-sheets, case diaries, court appearances with the prosecuting officer
- Verification and disproportionate-assets inquiries; liaison with banks, registries and other departments
- Delhi and regional branch offices; travel within your branch's jurisdiction is constant
Salary: how the in-hand figure is built
| Basic pay | ₹44,900 |
| Dearness Allowance (≈58%) | ₹26,042 |
| HRA — X-city rate, 30% (nil in govt quarters) | ₹13,470 |
| Travelling allowance (city-dependent) | ≈ ₹5,688 |
| Gross (X-city, no quarters) | ≈ ₹90,100 |
| Deductions — NPS 10% + CGHS etc. | ≈ −₹7,794 |
Indicative for 2026. DA revises twice a year, HRA depends on your posting city (X/Y/Z class) and stops if you take a government quarter, and TA varies by city and level. Where this differs from your office's first pay slip, the pay slip is right.
Career ladder
- Sub-Inspector (Level 7)entry post
- Inspector (Level 8)≈ 6–8 years, by DPC
- DSP rank work as Inspector (Investigation)seniority-based, limited
Times are typical ranges seen in recent years; cadre strength, zone and DPC regularity move them a lot.
You want investigative work in a compact, high-prestige agency with manageable strength, you meet the physical standards comfortably, and you can accept Delhi-centric posting with travel.
- Physical and medical standards apply at appointment (height/chest/walking-cycling tests) — failing them at DV ends the candidacy
- Small cadre means slow, seniority-locked growth compared with tax departments
- Court testimony and case deadlines can make hours unpredictable
Note from the notification summary: CBI physical/medical standards apply