{"id":163519,"date":"2019-08-09T07:33:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-09T07:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/?p=163519"},"modified":"2019-08-13T07:58:50","modified_gmt":"2019-08-13T06:58:50","slug":"nigeria-police-salary-scale-structure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/nigeria-police-salary-scale-structure\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria Police Salary Scale Structure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this write-up, we are going to look at the new salary structure for Nigerian Police and this will help expose to the common man on the street how much Nigerian Police officer earns monthly and yearly.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-163520 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/police-2.jpg\" alt=\"police\" width=\"329\" height=\"153\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The main duty of the Nigeria Police Force is to enforce the law in Nigeria and these officers are being paid with tax payers\u2019 money. They are therefore responsible to the members of the general public and must do their jobs to ensure money being paid is not a waste.<\/p>\n<p>As at today, the Nigeria Police Force has a total number of 371,800 men and able bodied officers and they are distributed among the several departments of the Nigerian Police, which are located in different states across Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>Although, the federal government has said in a recent report that it would increase number of the force officers to 650,000. This means there is planning to employ over 200,000 more Nigerians to join the present officers in the Nigeria Police Force.<\/p>\n<p>The Nigeria police started its operations in 1930, but it was under the colonial masters then. The security outfit has 36 commands spread across different states of the nation. The 36 commands are also grouped into 12 zones and these zones are under the control of 7 different administrative organs.<\/p>\n<p>There are more than 2,000 police stations spread all over Nigeria for easy reach. The head of the Police in Nigeria is the Inspector General of Police and his salary is the highest in the \u00a0Nigeria Police Force.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Arms of the Nigeria Police<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Administrative arm<\/li>\n<li>Anti Fraud Section<\/li>\n<li>The Central Criminal Registry<\/li>\n<li>Special Anti Robbery Squad<\/li>\n<li>X-Squad, General Investigation<\/li>\n<li>Special Fraud Unit<\/li>\n<li>Legal Section<\/li>\n<li>Forensic Science Laboratory<\/li>\n<li>Interpol Liaison<\/li>\n<li>Homicide<\/li>\n<li>Police Mobile Force<\/li>\n<li>Anti-Human Trafficking Unit<\/li>\n<li>Force Intelligence Bureau<\/li>\n<li>DCI Kaduna Annex and Counter Terrorism Unit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You should understand that a Nigerian police officer\u2019s salary is dependent on his or her rank in the Nigerian Police and his or her grade. Check below for the highlights of take home pay of the men and officers of the Nigeria Police Force. We start from the least rank down to the highest rank.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Police Recruit\u2019s salary per month is N9,019.42 and his salary per annum is N108,233<\/li>\n<li>Police Constable Grade Level 03\u2019s salary per month is N43, 293.80 and his annual salary is N519,525.6<\/li>\n<li>Police Constable Grade Level 10\u2019s Salary per month is N51,113.59 and his annual salary is N613,363.08<\/li>\n<li>Police Corporal On Grade 04 (1)\u2019s Salary per month is N44,715.53 and his Annual Salary is N536,586.36<\/li>\n<li>Police Corporal On Grade Level 04 (10)\u2019s Salary per month is N51,113.59 and his Annual Salary is N613,365.08<\/li>\n<li>Police Sergeant On Grade 05 (step1)\u2019s Salary per month is N48,540.88 and his Annual Salary is N582,490.56<\/li>\n<li>Police Sergeant On Grade 05 (step 10)\u2019s Salary per month is N55,973.84 and his Annual Salary is N671,686.08<\/li>\n<li>Sergeant Major On Grade 06 (step 1)\u2019s Salary per month is N55,144.81 and his Annual Salary is N661,737.72<\/li>\n<li>Sergeant Major On Grade 06 (step 10)\u2019s Salary per month is N62,204.88 and his Annual Salary is N746,458.56<\/li>\n<li>Cadet Inspector On Grade Level 07 (step1)\u2019s Salary per month is N73,231.51 and his Annual Salary is N878,778.12<\/li>\n<li>Cadet Inspector On Grade 07 (step10)\u2019s Salary per month is N87,135.70 and his Annual Salary is N1,045,628.4<\/li>\n<li>Assistant Superintendent Of Police On Grade 08 (step1)\u2019s Salary per month is N127,604.68 and his Annual Salary is N1,531,256.16<\/li>\n<li>Assistant Superintendent Of Police On Grade 08 (step10)\u2019s Salary per month is N144,152.07 and his Annual Salary is N1,729,824.84<\/li>\n<li>Assistant Superintendent Of Police On Grade 09 (step1)\u2019s Salary per month is N136, 616.06 and his Annual Salary is N1,639,392.72<\/li>\n<li>Assistant Superintendent Of Police On Grade 09 (step10)\u2019s Salary per month is N156,318.39 and his Annual Salary isN1,875,820.68<\/li>\n<li>Deputy Superintendent Of Police On Grade 10 (step1)\u2019s Salary per month is N148,733.29 and his Annual Salary is N1,784,799.48<\/li>\n<li>Deputy Superintendent Of Police on Grade 10 (step10)\u2019s Salary per month is N170,399.69 and his Annual Salary is N2,044,796.28<\/li>\n<li>Superintendent Of Police On Grade 11 (step1)\u2019s Salary per month is N161,478.29 and his Annual Salary is N1,937,739.48<\/li>\n<li>Superintendent Of Police On Grade 11 (step 10)\u2019s Salary per month is N187,616.69 amd his Annual Salary is N2,251400.28<\/li>\n<li>Chief Of Superintendent Of Police on Grade 12 (step1)\u2019s Salary per month is N172,089.06 and his Annual Salary is N2,065,068.72<\/li>\n<li>Chief Of Superintendent Of Police On Grade 12 (step 8)\u2019s Salary per month is N199,723.96 and his Annual Salary is N2,396,687.52<\/li>\n<li>Assistant Commissioner Of Police Grade 13 (step1)\u2019s Salary per month is N183,185.73 and his Annual Salary is N2,198,228.76.<\/li>\n<li>Assistant Commissioner Of Police Grade 13 (step10)\u2019s Salary per month is N212,938.16 and his Annual Salary is N2,555,257.92<\/li>\n<li>Deputy Commissioner Of Police On Grade 14 (step1)\u2019s Salary per month is N242,715.65 and his Annual Salary is N2,912,587.8<\/li>\n<li>Deputy Commissioner Of Police On Grade 14 (step7)\u2019s Salary per month is N278,852.79 and his Annual Salary is N3,346,233.48<\/li>\n<li>Commissioner Of Police on Grade 15 (step1)\u2019s Salary per month is N266,777.79 and his Annual Salary is N3,201,333.48<\/li>\n<li>Commissioner Of Police on Grade 15 (step 6)\u2019s Salary per month is N302,970.47 and his Annual SalaryisN3,635,645.64<\/li>\n<li>Assistant Inspector General Of Police\u2019s Salary per month is N499,751.87 and his Annual Salary is N5,997,022.44.<\/li>\n<li>Deputy Inspector General Of Police\u2019s Salary per month is N546,572.73 and his Annual Salary is N6,558,872.76.<\/li>\n<li>Inspector General Of Police, (IGP) is the highest ranked officer in the Nigeria Police Force. His office is more or less a political appointment. He is appointed by the president and the president is also free to sack him any time he wants. However, the IGP is usually appointed for a term of four years. If he is not sacked, then, he will be in office for this period of time. at the expiration of this period, however, he must leave office and the president will appoint another person to replace him. His monthly salary is more than what the other police officers earn; this is expected anyway. His Salary per month amounts to N711,498, while his Annual Salary is N8,537,976<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The above is the detailed description of what a police officer takes home every month.<\/p>\n<p>In 2015, the Nigerian Police Force announced an upcoming recruitment exercise. It was said that the Force was looking to recruit 10 000 officers.<\/p>\n<p>The response to this announcement was massive and it was said that the Force received well over 700 000 applications.<\/p>\n<p>Really, many young Nigerians look forward to working in the Police Force and most times, one question they ask is, how much does the Nigerian Police Force pay their officers?<\/p>\n<p>In this post, we\u2019ll be answering this question but first let\u2019s take a look at the hierarchy at the Nigeria Police Force starting from the highest position which is the Inspector General of Police down to the least which is the Police recruit.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Inspector-General of Police<\/li>\n<li>The Deputy Inspector-General of Police<\/li>\n<li>The Assistant Inspector-General of Police<\/li>\n<li>The Commissioner of Police (In-charge of contingents in a state)<\/li>\n<li>The Deputy Commissioner of Police<\/li>\n<li>The Asst. Commissioner of Police<\/li>\n<li>The Chief Superintendent of Police<\/li>\n<li>The Superintendent of Police<\/li>\n<li>The Deputy Superintendent of Police<\/li>\n<li>The Asst. Superintendent of Police<\/li>\n<li>The Inspector of Police<\/li>\n<li>Sergeant Major<\/li>\n<li>Sergeant<\/li>\n<li>Corporal<\/li>\n<li>Constable<\/li>\n<li>Police recruit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Now that we know the hierarchy in the force, let\u2019s delve into the crux of this post.<\/p>\n<p>As a new recruit in the Police force, you should expect a monthly salary of N9019.42 during the course of your training.<\/p>\n<p>After successfully completing your training, you will be given the post of a constable. Below is the salary structure of the Nigerian Police starting from the position of constable up to Inspector General of Police.<\/p>\n<h2>Police Constable (Grade Level 03)<\/h2>\n<p>Monthly Salary N43, 293.80<\/p>\n<p>Annual Salary\u00a0\u00a0 N519,525.60<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Police Constable (Grade Level 4 (10))<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Monthly Salary \u00a0N51,113.59<\/p>\n<p>Annual Salary\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0N613,363.08<\/p>\n<h2>Police Corporal (Grade 04 (1))<\/h2>\n<p>Monthly Salary N44,715.53<br \/>\nAnnual Salary\u00a0 N536,586.36<\/p>\n<h2>Police Corporal (Grade Level 04 (10))<\/h2>\n<p>Monthly Salary N51,113.59<br \/>\nAnnual Salary\u00a0\u00a0 N613,365.08<\/p>\n<h2>Police Sergeant (Grade 05 (step1))<\/h2>\n<p>Monthly Salary\u00a0 N48,540.88<br \/>\nAnnual Salary\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0N582,490.56<\/p>\n<h2>Police Sergeant (Grade 05 (step 10))<\/h2>\n<p>Monthly Salary N55,973.84<br \/>\nAnnual Salary\u00a0\u00a0 N671,686.08<\/p>\n<h2>Sergeant Major (Grade 06 (step 1))<\/h2>\n<p>Monthly Salary\u00a0 N55,144.81<br \/>\nAnnual Salary\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 N661,737.72<\/p>\n<h2>Sergeant Major (Grade 06 (step 10))<\/h2>\n<p>Monthly Salary N62,204.88<br \/>\nAnnual Salary\u00a0\u00a0 N746,458.56<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cadet Inspector (Grade Level 07 (step1))<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Monthly Salary\u00a0 N73,231.51<br \/>\nAnnual Salary\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 N878,778.12<\/p>\n<h2>Cadet Inspector (Grade 07 (step10))<\/h2>\n<p>Monthly Salary N87,135.70<br \/>\nAnnual Salary\u00a0\u00a0 N1,045,628.4<\/p>\n<h2>Assistant Superintendent Of Police (ASP) (Grade 08 (step1))<\/h2>\n<p>Monthly Salary\u00a0 N127,604.68<br \/>\nAnnual Salary\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 N1,531,256.16<\/p>\n<h2>Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) (Grade 08 (step10))<\/h2>\n<p>Monthly Salary \u00a0N144,152.07<\/p>\n<p>Annual Salary\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 N1,729,824.84<\/p>\n<h2>Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP1) (Grade 09 (step1))<\/h2>\n<p>Monthly Salary N136, 616.06<br \/>\nAnnual Salary\u00a0\u00a0 N1,639,392.72<\/p>\n<p><strong>Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP2) (Grade 09 (step10))<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Monthly Salary\u00a0 N156,318.39<br \/>\nAnnual Salary \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0N1,875,820.68<\/p>\n<h2>Deputy Superintendent Of Police(DSP) (Grade 10 (step1))<\/h2>\n<p>Monthly Salary\u00a0 N148,733.29<br \/>\nAnnual Salary\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 N1,784,799.48<\/p>\n<h2>\u00a0Deputy Superintendent Of Police (DSP) (Grade 10 (step10))<\/h2>\n<p>Monthly Salary\u00a0 N170,399.69<\/p>\n<p>Annual Salary\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 N2,044,796.28<\/p>\n<h2>Superintendent Of Police (SP) (Grade 11 (step1))<\/h2>\n<p>Monthly Salary N161,478.29<br \/>\nAnnual Salary\u00a0\u00a0 N1,937,739.48<\/p>\n<h2>Superintendent of Police (SP) (Grade 11 (step 10))<\/h2>\n<p>Monthly Salary N187,616.69<br \/>\nAnnual Salary\u00a0\u00a0 N2,251400.28<\/p>\n<h2>Chief of Superintendent of Police, CSP (Grade 12 (step1))<\/h2>\n<p>Monthly Salary N172,089.06<br \/>\nAnnual Salary\u00a0\u00a0 N2,065,068.72<\/p>\n<h2>Chief of Superintendent Of Police, CSP, On Grade 12 (step8)<\/h2>\n<p>Monthly Salary\u00a0 N199,723.96<br \/>\nAnnual Salary\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 N2,396,687.52<\/p>\n<h2>Assistant Commissioner of Police, ACP (Grade 13 (step1))<\/h2>\n<p>Monthly Salary N183,185.73<br \/>\nAnnual Salary\u00a0\u00a0 N2,198,228.76<\/p>\n<h2>Assistant Commissioner Of Police, ACP, (Grade 13 (step10))<\/h2>\n<p>Monthly Salary\u00a0 N212,938.16<br \/>\nAnnual Salary\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 N2,555,257.92<\/p>\n<h2>13. Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP (Grade 14 (step1))<\/h2>\n<p>Monthly Salary N242,715.65<br \/>\nAnnual Salary\u00a0\u00a0 N2,912,587.8<\/p>\n<h2>Deputy Commissioner Of Police,DCP (Grade 14 (step7))<\/h2>\n<p>Monthly Salary\u00a0 N278,852.79<br \/>\nAnnual Salary\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 N3,346,233.48<\/p>\n<h2>14. Commissioner Of Police, CP (Grade 15 (step1))<br \/>\nMonthly Salary\u00a0 N266,777.79<br \/>\nAnnual Salary\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 N3,201,333.48<\/h2>\n<h2>Commissioner of Police, CP (Grade 15 (step6))<\/h2>\n<p>Monthly Salary\u00a0\u00a0 N302,970.47<br \/>\nAnnual Salary\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 N3,635,645.64<\/p>\n<h2>Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG (Grade 16 (step1))<\/h2>\n<p>Monthly Salary\u00a0 N499,751.87<br \/>\nAnnual Salary\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 N5,997,022.44<\/p>\n<h2>Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG (Grade 16 (step5))<\/h2>\n<p>Monthly Salary N546,572.73<\/p>\n<p>Annual Salary\u00a0\u00a0 N6,558,872.76<\/p>\n<h2>Inspector General of Police, IGP<\/h2>\n<p>Monthly Salary\u00a0 N711,498<br \/>\nAnnual Salary\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 N8,537,976<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this write-up, we are going to look at the new salary structure for Nigerian Police and this will help &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Nigeria Police Salary Scale Structure\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/nigeria-police-salary-scale-structure\/#more-163519\" aria-label=\"More on Nigeria Police Salary Scale Structure\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":163520,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/police-2.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6w1sx-Gxp","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163519"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=163519"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163519\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":281343,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163519\/revisions\/281343"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/163520"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=163519"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=163519"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=163519"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}