SSC JE Salary and Posts: What the Job Pays
Every JE post shares one pay scale. The department decides what the working day looks like.
An SSC Junior Engineer joins at Pay Level 6, on a pay scale of ₹35,400 to ₹1,12,400 per month. With HRA and DA added, gross in-hand salary in metros works out to approximately ₹50,000 to ₹60,000 per month. The scale is the same across recruiting departments; what changes is the work.
SSC JE feeds Junior Engineers into CPWD, CWC, MES, BRO and other central organisations, in Civil, Electrical and Mechanical streams. Here is what each looks like.
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JE Posts by Department
JE Civil, CPWD
Pay scale
₹35,400 to ₹1,12,400/month
What the work is
Civil works at the Central Public Works Department: construction, maintenance, planning.
JE Civil, CWC
Pay scale
₹35,400 to ₹1,12,400/month
What the work is
Warehouse construction and maintenance at the Central Warehousing Corporation.
JE Electrical, MES
Pay scale
₹35,400 to ₹1,12,400/month
What the work is
Electrical systems at Military Engineering Services, serving defence installations.
JE, BRO
Pay scale
₹35,400 to ₹1,12,400/month
What the work is
Road and infrastructure construction in border and strategic areas.
| Post | Pay scale | What the work is |
|---|---|---|
| JE Civil, CPWD | ₹35,400 to ₹1,12,400/month | Civil works at the Central Public Works Department: construction, maintenance, planning. |
| JE Civil, CWC | ₹35,400 to ₹1,12,400/month | Warehouse construction and maintenance at the Central Warehousing Corporation. |
| JE Electrical, MES | ₹35,400 to ₹1,12,400/month | Electrical systems at Military Engineering Services, serving defence installations. |
| JE, BRO | ₹35,400 to ₹1,12,400/month | Road and infrastructure construction in border and strategic areas. |
Same Scale, Very Different Working Days
A CPWD JE in a city and a BRO JE on a border road earn on the same scale and live very different lives. CPWD and CWC postings tend toward office-plus-site work in established locations. MES serves defence installations. BRO builds in remote and strategic terrain, which some engineers seek out and others should honestly rule out before listing it as a preference.
Department allocation follows your rank and preferences, so think about the life, not just the label, when you file them.
Whichever department you want, the paper is the same. See it first.
Salary and Posts FAQs
What is the salary of SSC JE after joining?expand_more
SSC JE is a Pay Level 6 post on the ₹35,400 to ₹1,12,400 scale. Gross in-hand salary including HRA and DA in metros is approximately ₹50,000 to ₹60,000 per month.
Which departments recruit through SSC JE?expand_more
Central organisations including CPWD, CWC, MES, BRO and CSIR, across Civil, Electrical and Mechanical streams.
Is SSC JE salary the same in every department?expand_more
The pay scale is the same Level 6 band everywhere. Take-home varies with posting city through HRA and DA, and the nature of the work varies by department.
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