Nigeria Police Ranks and Salary Structure (N35,000 Award by President Tinubu)

Nigeria Police Ranks and Salary Structure (N35,000 Award by President Tinubu): The Nigeria Police ranks and salary structure is the talk of the town, the general public including applicants want to know the salary structure before applying for the job

Many seek to know the pay structure and ranks of the police force before making their decision to join the force, this post will answer most of our questions as to the latest and new salary structure of the Nigeria Police force

More so, the Police force salary was increased by the previous government (President Buhari) by 20%, details here, the present administration is always increasing it to meet the ever-increasing needs of the men and women of the force

The present administration has included an N35,000 wage award to all officers of the police force, this is to reduce the effect of subsidy removal on our officers

This article will give you an insight into the salary structure and the ranks of the Nigeria Police Force including the recent N35,000 wage award by the president, however, we will first talk about the duties and functions of the police force

Old Nigeria Police Salary Structure

This is the old scale of the police salary structure; it is segregated into rank, grade level, monthly salary, and annual salary

Assistant Superintendent of Police on Grade Level 08 (1) ₦127,604.68 ₦1,531,256.16

Assistant Superintendent of Police on Grade Level 08 (10) ₦144,152.07 ₦1,729,824.84

Assistant Superintendent of Police on Grade Level 09 (1) ₦136,616.06 ₦1,639,392.72

Assistant Superintendent of Police on Grade Level 09 (10) ₦156,318.39 ₦1,875,820.68

Deputy Superintendent of Police on Grade Level 10 (1) ₦148,733.29 ₦1,784,799.48

Deputy Superintendent of Police on Grade Level 10 (10) ₦170,399.69 ₦2,044,796.28

Superintendent of Police on Level 11 (1) ₦161,478.29 ₦1,937,739.49

Superintendent of Police on Grade Level 11 (10) ₦187,616 ₦2,251,400.28

Chief Superintendent of Police on Grade Level 12 (1) ₦172,089.06 ₦2,065,068.72

Chief Superintendent of Police on Grade Level 12 (08) ₦199,723.96 ₦2,396,687.52

Assistant Commissioner of Police on Grade Level 13 (1) ₦183,185.73 ₦2,198,228.76

Assistant Commissioner of Police on Grade Level 13 (10) ₦212,938.9 ₦2,555,257.92

Deputy Commissioner of Police on Grade Level 14 (1) ₦242,715.65 ₦2,912,587.80

Deputy Commissioner of Police on Grade Level 14 (07) ₦278,852.79 ₦3,346,233.48

Commissioner of Police on Grade Level 15 (1) ₦266,777.79 ₦3,201,333.48

Commissioner for Police on Grade Level 15 (06) ₦302,970.47₦3,635,645.64

Assistant Inspector General of Police ₦499,751.87 ₦5,997,022.44

Deputy Inspector General of Police ₦546,572.73 ₦6,558,872.76

Inspector General of Police ₦711,498 ₦8,537,976

Police Recruit ₦9,019.42 ₦108,233.04

Police Constable Grade Level 03 ₦43,293.83 ₦519,525.60

Police Constable Grade Level 10 ₦49,113.59 ₦613,363.08

Police Corporal on Grade Level 04 (1) ₦44,715.53 ₦536,586.36

Police Corporal on Grade Level 04 (10) ₦51,113.59 ₦613,363.08

Police Sergeant on Grade Level 05 (1) ₦48,540.88 ₦582,490.56

Police Sergeant on Grade Level 05 (10) ₦55,973.84 ₦671,686.08

Sergeant Major on Grade Level 06 (1) ₦55,144.81 ₦661,737.72

Sergeant Major on Grade Level 06 (10) ₦62,204.88 ₦746,458.56

Cadet Inspector on Grade Level 07 (1) ₦73,231.51 ₦878,778.12

Cadet Inspector on Grade Level 07 (10) ₦87,135.70 ₦1,045,628.40

Nigeria Police Ranks and Salary Structure (N35,000 Award by President Tinubu)

For clarity, this wage amount of N35,000 is not the new minimum wage, but a grant to reduce the effect of the subsidy removal across Federal Government Ministries, Departments, and Agencies including the Nigeria Police Force

“I refer to the Memorandum of Understanding reached between the Federal Government of Nigeria and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) on Monday, 2 October 2023 as a result of the dispute arising from withdrawal of subsidy on the price of premium motor spirit (PMS) and now convey the approval of the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria for the grant of a wage award of N35,000:00 (thirty-five thousand Naira) only per month to all Federal Government workers with effect from 1 September 2023 pending when a new national minimum wage is expected to have been signed into law.

“Accordingly, the implementation of the N35,000.00 per month wage award for all Federal Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies that are treasury-funded will be funded from the treasury”