MP Forest Guard Salary Per Month – Know Grade Pay, Scale & Promotion

The MP Forest Guard job is at Pay Level 3 with a basic pay of ₹21,700. They get a grade pay of ₹2,000. The pay scale ranges from ₹21,700 to ₹69,100. Monthly gross salary is around ₹35,805, which comes to about ₹4.30 lakh per year. After deductions, the monthly in-hand salary is approximately ₹28,405, or nearly ₹3.41 lakh yearly.

Akshay Kumar

2025-05-27

*may vary as per norm
Event	Details
Pay Level	3
Pay Band	5200 - 20200
Grade Pay	2000
Pay Scale	21700 - 69100
Basic Salary	21700
Maximum Salary	69,100
DA Allowance	11935 (55% of Basic Salary)
HRA Allowance	2170
NPS Deduction	3364 (10% of Basic Salary + DA)
PF Deduction	4036 (12% of Basic Salary + DA)
Monthly Gross	35805
Yearly Gross	429660
Monthly In Hand	28405
YearlyIn Hand	340860

Note: Transport allowances are provided to forest guards as needed.

Top District Pay

*may vary as per norm
Location	Pay Scale
Mandla	21,700 - 69,100
Balaghat	21,700 - 69,100
Shivpuri	21,700 - 69,100
Chhindwara	21,700 - 69,100
Seoni	21,700 - 69,100
Panna	21,700 - 69,100
Betul	21,700 - 69,100

Note: Forest guards posted in different districts of MP receive the same pay scale.

Benifits and Perks

Benefit	Status
Government Home
Job Security
Medical & Food Expenses
High Transport Allowances
Pension & NPS
Dearness and Special Allowance
Festival Bonus
Periodic Promotion
Field Duty Allowance
Uniform Allowance

Promotions

Rank	Pay Scale
Forest Guard Joining yr	21,700 - 69,100
Forester (Forest Inspector) 5-7 yr	25,500 - 81,100
Block Officer (Deputy Ranger) 12-14 yr	29,200 - 92,300
Forest Range Officer (Ranger) 20-22 yr	35,400 - 1,12,400