Compensation & Benefits Management

Assignment
Pay Scales

Submitted by: Resource person:

Sherjeel Zubair Dr. Amjad

18013005-021

BBA-13
Pay Scale Infrastructure
Salaries are regulated by Finance Department which is mainly responsible for provision of
funds. In general, Basic Pay and Allowances constitute the salary. 

Basic Pay is a standard rate of pay which is given to the government employees before the
allowances. This rate is set according to the government pay scales as prescribed by Finance
Department. Govt Basic Pay is uniformed throughout Pakistan. 

An allowance is given in addition to basic pay for specific purpose to an employee of the
govt. Allowances, given to the employees in federal government and provincial
departments, are of following types:

1. Standard
The general and standard allowances prescribed are as under:

 House Rent Allowance @ 45% of basic pay at big cities and @ 30% of basic pay at
small cities.
 Medical Allowance @ 15% of Basic pay.
 Conveyance Allowance as per entitlement of scale.
 Adhoc Relief in some years

2. Job Specific
There are other allowances which are job specific such as:

 Dispatch Rider Allowance @ Rs.2500 per month.

 Washing Allowance.
 Overtime Allowance.
 Weather Allowance.
 Hill Allowance.
 Field Allowance.
 Risk Allowance.
 Elite Allowance.

3. Department Specific
Some allowances are department specific and given to the employees only who work
therein:

 Judicial Allowance.
 Secretariat Allowance.
 Special Allowance.
 Utility Allowance.
 House Requisition Allowance.

4. Qualification Based
  Qualification Allowance.
 MPhil / PhD Allowance.

Basic Pay Scale in Pakistan:

Basic Pay is a standard rate of pay which is given to the government employees before the
allowances. This rate is set according to the government pay scales as prescribed by Finance
Department. Govt Basic Pay is uniformed throughout Pakistan. Presently, Basic Pay Scales
(BPS) is 1 to 22 and their notified rates are as under:

Minimum Maximum
Basic pay
Pay Pay

BPS–01 9130 1783

BPS-02 9310 19210
BPS-03 9610 21310
BPS-04 9900 23100
BPS-05 10260 25260
BPS-06 10620 27420
BPS-07 10990 29290
BPS-08 11380 31480
BPS-09 11770 33670
BPS-10 12160 36160
BPS-11 12570 38970
BPS-12 13320 42120
BPS-13 14260 45760
BPS-14 15180 50280
BPS-15 16120 56020
BPS-16 18190 64510
BPS-17 30370 76370
BPS-18 38350 95750
BPS-19 59210 120210
BPS-20 69090 132230
BPS-21 76720 146720
BPS-22 82380 164560