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Honest civilian salary bands for ex-servicemen, by rank, role, and city. We tell you the range; you decide what to ask. No upsell, no platform fees.

Last updated: 10 May 2026. Refreshed quarterly.

How to use this page

Find your rank tier (Officer, JCO, or OR). Find a civilian role you are targeting. Apply the city multiplier. The result is a defensible range to take into negotiation.

Adjust up by 10–20% if you have specialised certifications such as PMP, MBA, ITIL, or a recognised cyber-security credential. Adjust down by ~10% for your first civilian role within six months of retirement — employers discount until you have civilian experience on paper.

Officer band

Lt → Brig+

Commissioned officers, typically 12+ years of service. Leadership, specialist, and senior-management civilian roles.

Officer band — civilian salary ranges
RoleYears servedMetro bandTier-2 bandSource
Plant Head / Director (operations)20+ yrs, Col / Brig+₹25–50 LPA₹21–42 LPA[2]
Senior Manager / General Manager15+ yrs, Lt Col / Col₹15–30 LPA₹13–25 LPA[2]
Cyber-security specialistTech-arm officer, 12+ yrs₹18–35 LPA₹15–30 LPA[4]
Marine / aerospace engineerNavy / IAF tech, 12+ yrs₹16–32 LPA₹14–27 LPA[3]
HR / admin head15+ yrs, Lt Col / Col₹14–25 LPA₹12–21 LPA[1]
Logistics / supply-chain managerAOC / ASC officer, 12+ yrs₹14–24 LPA₹12–20 LPA[1]
Project manager (infrastructure)Engineers, 15+ yrs₹15–28 LPA₹13–24 LPA[3]
Training / L&D headInstr-grade officer, 12+ yrs₹12–22 LPA₹10–19 LPA[2]

JCO band

Nb Sub → Sub Maj

Junior Commissioned Officers, typically 20–30 years of service. Mid-tier civilian supervisory and operations roles.

JCO band — civilian salary ranges
RoleYears servedMetro bandTier-2 bandSource
Operations manager (mid-tier)Sub Maj, 25+ yrs₹6–10 LPA₹5–8.5 LPA[1]
Security supervisor (corporate)Sub / Sub Maj, 22+ yrs₹4–7 LPA₹3.5–6 LPA[6]
Fleet manager (logistics)ASC JCO, 22+ yrs₹5–9 LPA₹4–7.5 LPA[1]
Facility / estate managerMES / QM JCO, 22+ yrs₹5–8 LPA₹4–7 LPA[5]
Workshop supervisorEME JCO, 22+ yrs₹4.5–8 LPA₹4–7 LPA[3]
Admin officer (corporate)Records / Pay JCO, 22+ yrs₹4.5–7.5 LPA₹4–6.5 LPA[1]
Field training / safety officerInstr JCO, 20+ yrs₹5–8 LPA₹4–7 LPA[7]
Quality control supervisorOFB / EME JCO, 22+ yrs₹5–8.5 LPA₹4–7 LPA[3]

OR band

Sep → Hav

Other Ranks, typically 8–17 years of service. Hands-on civilian roles in driving, security, trades, and administration.

OR band — civilian salary ranges
RoleYears servedMetro bandTier-2 bandSource
Driver (heavy / commercial)MT trade, 8–15 yrs₹2.5–5 LPA₹2–4 LPA[1]
Security guard (corporate)Inf / 8–15 yrs₹2–4 LPA₹1.8–3.4 LPA[6]
Steward / catering / housekeepingASC catering, 8–15 yrs₹3–5 LPA₹2.5–4.2 LPA[1]
Vehicle mechanicEME tradesman, 10+ yrs₹3–5.5 LPA₹2.5–4.5 LPA[3]
Clerk / data-entry operatorAEC / CHM, 8–15 yrs₹2.5–4.5 LPA₹2–4 LPA[1]
Storekeeper / warehouse assistantASC / OFB, 8–15 yrs₹2.8–5 LPA₹2.4–4.2 LPA[1]
Electrician / technicianEME / Sigs trade, 10+ yrs₹3–6 LPA₹2.6–5 LPA[3]
Lift / facility operatorMES tradesman, 8–15 yrs₹2.5–4.5 LPA₹2–4 LPA[5]

City multipliers

The bands above are stated for metro cities. For other cities, multiply by the figure below.

  • Metro · 1.0x (base)

    Bengaluru, Mumbai, Delhi NCR, Pune, Hyderabad

  • Tier-2 · 0.85x

    Chennai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Chandigarh

  • Tier-3 / smaller · 0.65–0.75x

    Lucknow, Bhopal, Nagpur, Coimbatore, Vizag

How we got these numbers

Each quarter we sample 10 or more active job postings per role, cross-reference Directorate General Resettlement (DGR) placement reports, and triangulate against Adecco India's annual veteran-hiring report. Sector-specific bands (private security, cyber, technical trades) are sense-checked against industry commentary listed in the sources block below.

We err conservative. Your goal is to negotiate up from the published range, not to set expectations you cannot deliver against. If you have placed at a different rate than what is shown, we want to know — write to corrections@faujilink.com and we will update the band in the next refresh.

Last updated 10 May 2026. Refresh cadence: quarterly.

Next step

These numbers are the floor.

The negotiation guide is how you push them higher — covering counter-offers, certification leverage, and what to ask for alongside the cash component.

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Footnotes

  1. Directorate General Resettlement (DGR), Ministry of Defence — placement reports — accessed 2026-05-10. ↩
  2. Adecco India — Veteran Hiring Report — accessed 2026-05-10. ↩
  3. Naukri.com — sampled active job listings (technical roles) — accessed 2026-05-10. ↩
  4. Naukri.com — cyber-security listings cross-referenced with NASSCOM — accessed 2026-05-10. ↩
  5. Naukri.com — facility / admin manager listings — accessed 2026-05-10. ↩
  6. Ekam Security & Risk Services — sector compensation note — accessed 2026-05-10. ↩
  7. Press Information Bureau — ESM employment statistics — accessed 2026-05-10. ↩
  8. ESM Corner — comparison of ex-servicemen job portals — accessed 2026-05-10. ↩
Sources

  • Directorate General Resettlement (DGR), Ministry of Defence — placement reports

    Public placement-cell statistics published by DGR, the MoD body responsible for ex-servicemen resettlement. Tracks corporate placements by rank tier and trade.

    https://dgrindia.gov.in/ · accessed 2026-05-10

  • Adecco India — Veteran Hiring Report

    Annual report on the demand for ex-servicemen across Indian corporates, including indicative compensation bands by leadership tier.

    https://www.adecco.co.in/ · accessed 2026-05-10

  • Naukri.com — sampled active job listings (technical roles)

    10+ active listings sampled per role per quarter for project-management, electrical, mechanical, and cyber-security titles in metro cities.

    https://www.naukri.com/ex-servicemen-jobs · accessed 2026-05-10

  • Naukri.com — cyber-security listings cross-referenced with NASSCOM

    Sampled mid-senior cyber-security postings open to ex-servicemen with relevant Signal Corps / Cyber wing background.

    https://www.naukri.com/cyber-security-jobs · accessed 2026-05-10

  • Naukri.com — facility / admin manager listings

    Sampled facility-manager and estate-manager postings in metro and Tier-2 cities; the sampling note is on the methodology section below.

    https://www.naukri.com/facility-manager-jobs · accessed 2026-05-10

  • Ekam Security & Risk Services — sector compensation note

    Sector-specific commentary on private-security supervisor and guard wages across metros and Tier-2 cities, published by an Indian private-security firm.

    https://www.ekamsecurity.com/ · accessed 2026-05-10

  • Press Information Bureau — ESM employment statistics

    Government-of-India press releases on ex-servicemen resettlement, training programmes, and corporate employment outcomes.

    https://pib.gov.in/ · accessed 2026-05-10

  • ESM Corner — comparison of ex-servicemen job portals

    Community-maintained comparison of major ESM hiring portals; used to triangulate role popularity and compensation expectations.

    https://www.esmcorner.com/ · accessed 2026-05-10