Top 10 Public Sector Banks Paying Best Salary in India

Well! Getting into Government services is considered to be the greatest achievement in this century. Nowadays, among all job sectors Public sector Bank jobs are favored by many of the aspirants because of it benefits and facilities provided by various banks as well. Obviously, achieving a bank job is a challenging dream for many of us. However, As we all know, there are so many public sector banks in India but to decide which bank to be chosen as our career can be a little bit messy and confusing. In this article, we have enlisted top 10 best public sector banks in India.

Top 10 Public Sector Banks in India

As its name states, Public sector banks are governed held by Govt. of India. Why these jobs are mostly aspired by us? A handful of answers will be there, isn’t it ? It may be salary, benefits like increments, group medical insurance, reimbursements, quarter facilities etc, moreover job security and a pension plan for secure retired life. We thought to get it analysed about this trend among youth having a peculiar perceptions about their career. The list given here is comprised of  the top ten best paying government banks of India has been drawn after a comparative study of salaries offered to familiar banker jobs. This blog has been created after keen observation and analyzing the various banks’ advertisements for recruitment over the past few years. We tried here to bring out a brief study on the leading government banks of India offering their employees in terms of salary package and allowances.

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Salary and Allowances

Before that let’s see some common terminologies regarding salary :

• Basic Pay or Basic Salary: It is that amount which a bank pays to an employee excluding any allowances. The basic pay of a newly recruited Officer and Clerk in the banks are Rs.36,000/- and Rs.11,756/- respectively.
• Allowances: These are additional expenses given as a percentage of basic salary. Most common types of allowances are:

(a) Dearness Allowance (DA): It is a cost of living adjustment allowance paid to the Government and Public Sector (PSU) employees. Usually, in banks, it is revised on a quarterly basis (i.e. every three months) based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI), which is the deciding factor for the inflation of that quarter. Hence, DA is always found to be in directly proportional to inflation rate.

(b) House Rent Allowance (HRA): 

HRA is provided to the employees in order to meet their expenses pertaining to rent for their accommodation. In case of a bank PO, HRA depends on the place of posting. It is always calculated as 9.0% or 8.0% or 7.0% depending upon metro cities, big cities and other locations.

(c) Special Allowance: 

The SA allowance is paid over and above basic salary.

(d) Compensatory City Allowance (CCA):

 CCA is paid to employees who are usually posted in metro cities, still for some PSU’s they are even categorized cities on to various types and CCA is allotted but for metro cities it will be comparatively more.

(e) Travelling Allowance: 

CA is paid for commutation between the employee’s home and office. Some banks will provide a fixed Travelling Allowance (TA),while others allow reimbursement of fuel bills or will provide common shuttle for employees.

Perks and benefits allotted for employees 

(a) Leased Accommodation: 

It  is available to some designations like bank PO instead of HRA. In case of  some cities, banks provide Official Bank Accommodation as leased accommodation like guest houses or else.

(b) Newspaper Reimbursement: 

A fixed monthly amount is paid for one newspaper.

(c) Medical Aid: 

A fixed annual amount is paid by most of the banks.

(d) Benefits of New Pension Scheme: 

According to this scheme, every employee must contribute a 10% of Basic Pay and D.A. and the banks the employer also makes corresponding contribution to the scheme

Promotions:

 Here, we will find a time bound career progression in each Public Sector Enterprises(PSU) including bank which is just another extreme as in case of Private sector, where we will find a target based progress. You can join as a clerk and reach out upto CMD level, if you are possessing a good qualification along with hard work and dedication Many public sector banks have foreign branches so they will send employees on deputation. Thus, a Public Sector (PSU) bank gives us an opportunity to work in foreign countries as well if you wish to work abroad.

List of Top 10 Public Sector banks in India

Let’s peep into the list of 10 best paying banks:

STATE BANK OF INDIA (SBI)

It is for certain that in India while considering top banks in any category SBI comes to the prime position without any denies. The SBI, an Indian multinational, public sector banking and financial services statutory body. One of the largest commercial public sector bank in India with respect to its business value, customer obsession, number of branches, headcount of employees and employee salary CTC. SBI, also holds the glory of being the highest paying public sector bank in India and because of this job at the State Bank of India truly lucrative, which is considerably more than that offered by the competitor banks. The State Bank of India with its largest network stands out among all the PSU banks. As per the Salary survey 2014 done by Financial Express SBI pays around 8% more than standard market salaries. SBI provides the highest perks and incentives in the entire banking sector. A newly appointed candidate in Officer cadre gets an in-hand salary of about Rs. 68,000/- after the 11th bipartite settlement and the in-hand salary of a newly joined clerk earns around Rs.35,000/- 

BANK OF BARODA (BOB)

BoB is a bank hailed as one of the largest public sector banks in India with around more than 4000 branches in India , with the most comprehensive salary packages for employees. Recently, Government of India announced the merger of Bank of Baroda, along with Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank on September 17, 2018 to create the country’s third largest lender after SBI and ICICI bank. This amalgamation is  considered to be the first-ever three-way consolidation of public sector banks in the history of India, with a combined business of Rs 14.82 lakh crore. Also, as the bank incorporates a sizeable overseas presence its staffs might have the chance to be deputed outside of India. The headquarters of BOB is in Vadodara, Gujarat and established in 1908. For a new joine, BOB offers a monthly income around Rs.55,000/- in Officer cadre and around Rs.31,000/- in clerical cadre. Being nicknamed as the ‘international Bank of India’ BOB also has branches abroad.

PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK (PNB) 

The second largest public sector bank of India, PNB is ranked high in matters of employee satisfaction. The bank employees also enjoy perks and benefits. Headquartered in New Delhi PNB was established in 1894, making it one of the oldest existing public sector banks. In April 2020, Oriental Bank of Commerce and United Bank of India merged with PNB making it even more profitable. The average per annual income of a PNB employee is between 4lakh to 5lakh. There is a total of more than 12,000 branches for PNB across India. PNB handles more than 3000 ATMs across India making it the bank with highest number of branches and business right after SBI. The annual turnover of PNB is over Rs.700 billion making it profitable.

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CENTRAL BANK OF INDIA

Central Bank of India may be small when compared to the other banks but it is known for paying high salaries to its employees. The per annum income of a Central Bank of India employee is around Rs.4 lakh-Rs.5lakh. The pan India presence and the business of Central Bank has increased drastically in a few years, making it one of the profitable banks in India. Other incentives and perks enjoyed by Central Bank of India employees includes DA, Medical allowances, HRA etc. Headquartered in Mumbai, the bank has a total branches of around 5000 with a turnover of Rs.260 billion. This bank is comparatively smaller bank has firmly consolidated its place among the leading public sector banks in India paying some of the best salaries in the industry.

UNION BANK OF INDIA (UBI)

UBI is another public sector bank that offers good salary package to their employees. Established in 1919, the headquarters of UBI is in Mumbai. employee ranges from Rs.4 lakh to Rs.5lakh. The incentives provided by the UBI is highest in the market. Apart from the salary bank offers valuable incentives to its employees and also provides loans on a subsidised rate. The annual turnover of UBI is around 700 billion with around 9500+branches and with a employee base of around 75000.

INDIAN OVERSEAS BANK 

IOB is a stable , public sector bank job, has one of the highest number of customer basis in India IOB has around 3500 branches and about 6 foreign branches. It was established in 1937 and headquarters is in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The annual turn over of IOB close to around Rs.250 billion. The salary perks and allowances in IOB is similar to any other public sector banks. The annual average income of an IOB employee is around Rs.5 lakhs. Promotion opportunities are time bound within every 3 years, salary increments in every 5 years, great place to maintain work life balance.

CANARA BANK
Headquartered at Bangalore , Canara bank is one of the oldest bank in India. Established in 1906 by     Ammembal Subbarao Pai and later got nationalized in 1969, Canara is one of the banks with highest presence pan India. With over 10,000 branches and a worth of about 550 billion, it is one of the most profitable bank in India. In terms of customer satisfaction and employee friendly, Canara bank always ranks the top in the list. The average per annum income of a Canara Bank employee ranges from Rs. 4 lakh to Rs. 5lakh. Bank Clerks are also paid well in this bank and get a salary of around 4.5 LPA. Probationary officers or assistant managers get around 4.5 LPA. In 2020 April based on the decision of Finance Ministry, Manipal based Syndicate bank got merged with Canara being the anchor bank.

INDIAN BANK

The Chennai Headquartered Indian Bank was established in 1907 with the aim of financial  inclusion under the Swadeshi Movement. With over 6000 branches and an estimated profit of Rs.369 crore, Indian bank remains one of the biggest and high paying Public Sector Banks in India. In April 2020, Allahabad Bank merged with Indian Bank making it more stronger in terms of manpower and profitability. With a man power of over 20,000 employees, Indian bank provides one of the highest salary and allowances in the banking industry. An Indian bank employee earns an average of Rs.4.5 lakhs per annum. In addition to salary, an Indian Bank employee enjoys a handful of other allowances and perks.

UCO BANK

The Kolkata headquartered UCO bank is a medium sized public sector bank. It was established in 1943. The annual turnover of UCO bank is around Rs.185 billion with a branch number over 3000. UCO bank also ranks tops in the terms of salary and allowances. After the 11th bipartite settlement the monthly salary of an Officer in UCO bank ranges to around Rs.52,000/- and that of a clerk to around Rs.32,000/-.

BANK OF INDIA

Bank of India was established in 1906 and headquarters is in Mumbai. It is one of the most profitable banks in India. The bank of India has around 5000 branches pan India with an annual turnout of Rs.418 billion. Bank of India offers an attractive salary package to its employees. The allowances and promotion policies in Bank of India is also very attractive. A newly recruited Officer or Clerk in Bank of India gets around Rs.55,000 and Rs.35,000/-. There are also eligible for other promotion opportunities once they complete a stipulated time in the bank as an employee.

It’s quite important to note that almost all banks listed above are recruiting their staff through IBPS common examination, so their benefits, perks salaries will be similar except the designations. We, the ENTRI team hope that this blog would help you to get a good understanding of  Top Ten Public Sector Banks Paying Best Salary In India.

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