Nigeria Police salary

Monthly salary of Nigeria Police according to Grade Level and Step based on the New Consolidated Police Salary Structure (CONPOSS) with 20% increase.

Each Step is indicated with a serial number: 1, 2 or more. A higher step indicates a higher elevation on the rank attained.

The monthly salaries are:

StepRank/Salary
Inspector-General of Police (IGP)
1N1.543,960.95
2N1.701,188.95
3N1.849,000.29
4N1.987,396.61
Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG)
1N1,405,277.58
2N1,558,160.45
3N1,706,152.46
4N1,849,057,45
Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG)
1N867,552.16
2N1,018,009.62
3N1,168,071.66
4N1,318,468.87
Commissioner of Police (CP)
1N849,977.67
2N869,472.56
3N887,087.64
4N909,435.78
5N929,497.93
6N960,137.01
Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP)
1N420,772.22
2N432,576.03
3N443,576.03
4N454,977.94
5N466,379.84
6N477,781.85
Asst. Commissioner of Police (ACP)
1N382.860.45
2N396.258.98
3N409,847.23
4N423,626.20
5N433,396.91
6N447,459.47
Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP)
1N338,759.83
2N346,451.39
3N354,306.95
4N362,162.38
5N370,017.94
6N377,873.50
7N385,728.92
8N393,584.48
Superintendent of Police (SP)
1N276,759.05
2N283,103.54
3N289,447.89
4N295,792.39
5N302,136.88
6N308,481.37
7N314,825.72
8N321,170.21
Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP)
1N259,706.29
2N265,707.25
3N271,708.08
4N277,708.90
5N283,709.86
6N289,710.68
7N295,711.51
8N301,712.33
Assistant Superintendent of Police I (ASP I)
1N239,210.28
2N243,079.18
3N246,948.09
4N253,312.59
5N259,754.55
6N268,847.01
7N275,482.53
8N282,195.23
9N288,985.51
10N293,125.15
Asst. Superintendent of Police II (ASP II)
1N219,736.63
2N223,254.74
3N226,772.98
4N230,281.23
5N233,809.47
6N237,327.58
7N240,845.82
8N244,344.06
9N247,882.17
10N251,400.42
Inspector
1N119,693.87
2N121,879.47
3N124,064.96
4N126,250.56
5N128,436.16
6N130,621.65
7N133,747.12
8N136,872.59
9N139,997.95
10N143,123.42
Sergeant Major
1N96,216.19
2N99,233.25
3N102,250.32
4N105,267.53
5N108,284.59
6N111,301.66
7N114,318.86
8N117,335.93
9N120,353.00
10N123,370.20
Sergeant
1N77,974.65
2N79,336.16
3N80,617.34
4N82,128.16
5N85,639.11
6N88,150.07
7N90,660.89
8N93,171.84
9N95,682.80
10N98,193.61
Corporal
1N71,809.19
2N72,951.64
3N74,093.95
4N75,236.27
5N76,378.72
6N77,521.04
7N78,663.35
8N79,805.80
9N81,002.13
10N82,144.58
Constable I
1N69,524.55
2N70,475.23
3N71,426.04
4N72,376.85
5N73,327.66
6N74,278.47
7N75,229.28
8N76,180.09
9N77,130.90
10N78,081.71
Constable II
1N68,262.29
2N69,035.85
3N69,809.41
4N70,582.97
5N71,356.54
6N72,130.10
7N72,903.66
8N73,677.22
9N74,450.78
10N75,224.48

Inspector-General of Police (IGP)

  1. ₦1.543,960.95
  2. ₦1.701,188.95
  3. ₦1.849,000.29
  4. ₦1.987,396.61

Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG)

  1. ₦1,405,277.58
  2. ₦1,558,160.45
  3. ₦1,706,152.46
  4. ₦1,849,057,45

Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG)

  1. ₦867,552.16
  2. ₦1,018,009.62
  3. ₦1,168,071.66
  4. ₦1,318,468.87

Commissioner of Police (CP)

  1. ₦849,977.67
  2. ₦869,472.56
  3. ₦887,087.64
  4. ₦909,435.78
  5. ₦929,497.93
  6. ₦960,137.01

Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP)

  1. ₦420,772.22
  2. ₦432,576.03
  3. ₦443,576.03
  4. ₦454,977.94
  5. ₦466,379.84
  6. ₦477,781.85

Asst. Commissioner of Police (ACP)

  1. ₦382.860.45
  2. ₦396.258.98
  3. ₦409,847.23
  4. ₦423,626.20
  5. ₦433,396.91
  6. ₦447,459.47

Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP)

  1. ₦338,759.83
  2. ₦346,451.39
  3. ₦354,306.95
  4. ₦362,162.38
  5. ₦370,017.94
  6. ₦377,873.50
  7. ₦385,728.92
  8. ₦393,584.48

Superintendent of Police (SP)

  1. ₦276,759.05
  2. ₦283,103.54
  3. ₦289,447.89
  4. ₦295,792.39
  5. ₦302,136.88
  6. ₦308,481.37
  7. ₦314,825.72
  8. ₦321,170.21

Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP)

  1. ₦259,706.29
  2. ₦265,707.25
  3. ₦271,708.08
  4. ₦277,708.90
  5. ₦283,709.86
  6. ₦289,710.68
  7. ₦295,711.51
  8. ₦301,712.33

Assistant superintendent of Police I (ASP I)

  1. ₦239,210.28
  2. ₦243,079.18
  3. ₦246,948.09
  4. ₦253,312.59
  5. ₦259,754.55
  6. ₦268,847.01
  7. ₦275,482.53
  8. ₦282,195.23
  9. ₦288,985.51
  10. ₦293,125.15

Asst. Superintendent of Police II (ASP II)

  1. ₦219,736.63
  2. ₦223,254.74
  3. ₦226,772.98
  4. ₦230,281.23
  5. ₦233,809.47
  6. ₦237,327.58
  7. ₦240,845.82
  8. ₦244,344.06
  9. ₦247,882.17
  10. ₦251,400.42

Inspector

  1. ₦119,693.87
  2. ₦121,879.47
  3. ₦124,064.96
  4. ₦126,250.56
  5. ₦128,436.16
  6. ₦130,621.65
  7. ₦133,747.12
  8. ₦136,872.59
  9. ₦139,997.95
  10. ₦143,123.42

Sergeant Major

  1. ₦96,216.19
  2. ₦99,233.25
  3. ₦102,250.32
  4. ₦105,267.53
  5. ₦108,284.59
  6. ₦111,301.66
  7. ₦114,318.86
  8. ₦117,335.93
  9. ₦120,353.00
  10. ₦123,370.20

Sergeant

  1. ₦77,974.65
  2. ₦79,336.16
  3. ₦80,617.34
  4. ₦82,128.16
  5. ₦85,639.11
  6. ₦88,150.07
  7. ₦90,660.89
  8. ₦93,171.84
  9. ₦95,682.80
  10. ₦98,193.61

Corporal

  1. ₦71,809.19
  2. ₦72,951.64
  3. ₦74,093.95
  4. ₦75,236.27
  5. ₦76,378.72
  6. ₦77,521.04
  7. ₦78,663.35
  8. ₦79,805.80
  9. ₦81,002.13
  10. ₦82,144.58

Constable I

  1. ₦69,524.55
  2. ₦70,475.23
  3. ₦71,426.04
  4. ₦72,376.85
  5. ₦73,327.66
  6. ₦74,278.47
  7. ₦75,229.28
  8. ₦76,180.09
  9. ₦77,130.90
  10. ₦78,081.71

Constable II

  1. ₦68,262.29
  2. ₦69,035.85
  3. ₦69,809.41
  4. ₦70,582.97
  5. ₦71,356.54
  6. ₦72,130.10
  7. ₦72,903.66
  8. ₦73,677.22
  9. ₦74,450.78
  10. ₦75,224.48

The New Consolidated Police Salary Structure (CONPOSS) with 20% chart

New Consolidated Police Salary Structure (CONPOSS)
New Consolidated Police Salary Structure (CONPOSS)
New Consolidated Police Salary Structure (CONPOSS)
New Consolidated Police Salary Structure (CONPOSS)

Nigeria Police Force runs on a command structure in form of ranks. Salary of each officer is paid according to their rank. The highest ranking officer is Inspector General of Police while the lowest is Constable.

Police headquarters, Abuja

The ranks in Nigeria Police are:

  1. The Inspector-General of Police
  2. The Deputy Inspector-General of Police
  3. The Asst. Inspector-General of Police
  4. The Commissioner of Police (In-charge of contingents in a state)
  5. The Deputy Commissioner of Police
  6. The Asst. Commissioner of Police
  7. The Chief Superintendent of Police
  8. The Superintendent of Police
  9. The Deputy Superintendent of Police
  10. The Asst. Superintendent of Police
  11. The Inspector of Police
  12. Sergeant Major
  13. Sergeant
  14. Corporal
  15. Constable

In addition to the titles of the ranks are steps. A step is an elevation within a rank. In some cases it is added once every year. It brings a minor, annual increase on the salary while promotion to another rank brings a major salary increase.

Badge of the Nigeria Police officers

Step explains why two constables may earn differently. A constable who is on a higher step earns more than on on a lower step. A Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) on Step 1 could have a Gross Salary of N259,000 while another DSP who is on Step 8 could earn up to N301,000.

The New Consolidated Police Salary Structure (CONPOSS), 2022

Police Affairs minister, in a press conference, noted that the Federal Government approved a “peculiar allowance” for the police, scheduled to commence January 2022. This, according to him, will increase police personnel’s take-home pay by 20% of their present earnings.

As of the time, police recruits earned N9,019 monthly and N108,233 annually, while the Inspector General of Police earned N711,498 as a monthly salary and N8,537,976 yearly, according to reports.

The figures have changed with the addition of the peculiar allowance.

With the New Consolidated Police Salary Structure (CONPOSS) with 20% chart (Effective January 2022) a police recruit’s monthly consolidated salary is N10,114, peculiar allowance (20%) is N2,022, total gross salary is N12,137, and Gross Salary Less Pension is N11,378.

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