Nigerian Police Salary Structure – Check NPF Salary Scale
Nigerian Police Salary Scale 2021: This article will enlighten you more on how much Nigerian Police pay its officers starting from the highest rank to the lowest vacant position. Learn more below…
The Nigerian Police (formally the Nigerian Police Force) is becoming a really cool employment-wise. The salary is considerable. And you’re pretty confident you will get it at the end of every month.
In total, the Nigerian police are responsible for peace and order in the country. The police force number consists of about 372 000 people but this number is not enough to prevent all the criminal cases.
This is why it was recently approved that the police staff will increase to about 650 000 police officers.
So, first of all, we should mention that the Nigerian police is a rather serious structure, which was built in 1930. Nowadays, it consists of 36 teams that are spread across the country and are classified into 12 various zones.
It should be noted here that all these zones are operated by the seven various administrative organs. There are over 2 000 police stations in Nigeria.
Arms of the Nigeria Police
- Administrative arm
- Anti-Fraud Section
- The Central Criminal Registry
- Special Anti-Robbery Squad
- X-Squad, General Investigation
- Special Fraud Unit
- Legal Section
- Forensic Science Laboratory
- Interpol Liaison
- Homicide
- Police Mobile Force
- Anti-Human Trafficking Unit
- Force Intelligence Bureau
- DCI Kaduna Annex and Counter-Terrorism Unit.
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Note that a Nigerian police officer’s salary is dependent on his or her rank in the Nigerian Police and grade. That being said, we shall take it from the recruit to the Inspector General of Police and you will learn about new salaries of different ranks in the Nigerian police force.
Nigerian Police Salary Structure Per Rank
1. Police Recruit
Salary per month – N9,019.42
Annual Salary – N108,233
2a. Police Constable Grade Level 03
Salary per month – N43, 293.80
Annual Salary – N519,525.6
2b. Police Constable Grade Level 10
Salary per month – N51,113.59
Annual Salary- N613,363.08
3a. Police Corporal on Grade 04 (1)
Salary per month – N44,715.53
Annual Salary – N536,586.36
3b. Police Corporal on Grade Level 04 (10)
Salary per month- N51,113.59
Annual Salary – N613,365.08
4a. Police Sergeant on Grade 05 (step1)
Salary per month – N48,540.88
Annual Salary – N582,490.56
4b. Police Sergent on Grade 05 (step 10)
Salary per month – N55,973.84
Annual Salary – N671,686.08
5a. A Sergeant Major on Grade 06 (step 1)
Salary per month – N55,144.81
Annual Salary – N661,737.72
5b. Sergeant Major on Grade 06 (step 10)
Salary per month – N62,204.88
Annual Salary – N746,458.56
6a. Cadet Inspector on Grade Level 07 (step1)
Salary per month – N73,231.51
Annual Salary – N878,778.12
6b. Cadet Inspector on Grade 07 (step10)
Salary per month – N87,135.70
Annual Salary – N1,045,628.4
7a. Assistant Superintendent of Police on Grade 08 (step1)
Salary per month – N127,604.68
Annual Salary – N1,531,256.16
7b. Assistant Superintendent of Police on Grade 08 (step10)
Salary per month – N144,152.07
Annual Salary – N1,729,824.84
7c. Assistant Superintendent of Police on Grade 09 (step1)
Salary per month- N136, 616.06
Annual Salary- N1,639,392.72
7d. Assistant Superintendent of Police on Grade 09 (step10)
Salary per month -N156,318.39
Annual Salary – N1,875,820.68
9a. Deputy Superintendent of Police on Grade 10 (step1)
Salary per month -N148,733.29
Annual Salary -N1,784,799.48
9b. Deputy Superintendent of Police on Grade 10 (step10)
Salary per month -N170,399.69
Annual Salary -N2,044,796.28
10a. Superintendent of Police on Grade 11 (step1)
Salary per month – N161,478.29
Annual Salary -N1,937,739.48
10b. Superintendent of Police on Grade 11 (step 10)
Salary per month – N187,616.69
Annual Salary-N2,251400.28
11a. Chief Of Superintendent of Police on Grade 12 (step1)
Salary per month – N172,089.06
Annual Salary -N2,065,068.72
11b. Chief Of Superintendent of Police on Grade 12 (step8)
Salary per month-N199,723.96
Annual Salary -N2,396,687.52
12a. Assistant Commissioner of Police Grade 13 (step1)
Salary per month – N183,185.73
Annual Salary -N2,198,228.76
12b. Assistant Commissioner of Police Grade 13 (step10)
Salary per month – N212,938.16
Annual Salary – N2,555,257.92
13a. Deputy Commissioner of Police on Grade 14 (step1)
Salary per month – N242,715.65
Annual Salary – N2,912,587.8
13b. Deputy Commissioner of Police on Grade 14 (step7)
Salary per month – N278,852.79
Annual Salary -N3,346,233.48
14a. Commissioner of Police on Grade 15 (step1)
Salary per month – N266,777.79
Annual Salary -N3,201,333.48
14b. Commissioner of Police on Grade 15 (step6)
Salary per month- N302,970.47
Annual Salary-N3,635,645.64
15. An Assistant Inspector General of Police
Salary per month – N499,751.87
Annual Salary – N5,997,022.44
16. Deputy Inspector General of Police
Salary per month – N546,572.73
Annual Salary – N6,558,872.76
16. Inspector General of Police, (IGP)
The highest rank in the Nigeria Police Force is the Inspector General of Police. He is appointed by the president and can be sacked by him also. The IGP is usually appointed on a four-year term.
He must leave the office and the president will appoint another person to replace him when his tenure expires or if he is sacked. His monthly salary is more than what the other police officers earn; see it below:
IGP Salary per month -N711,498
IGP Annual Salary – N8,537,976
Those are Nigerian police salary structure as listed above. What is your take on the new salaries of the Nigerian police take-home pay?
The Hierarchy at the Nigeria Police Force
We also take a cursory look at the hierarchy at the Nigeria Police Force starting from the highest position which is currently held by the Inspector General of Police down to the least rank which is the Police recruit.
- The Inspector-General of Police
- The Deputy Inspector-General of Police
- The Assistant Inspector-General of Police
- The Commissioner of Police (In-charge of contingents in a state)
- The Deputy Commissioner of Police
- The Asst. Commissioner of Police
- The Chief Superintendent of Police
- The Superintendent of Police
- The Deputy Superintendent of Police
- The Asst. Superintendent of Police
- The Inspector of Police
- Sergeant Major
- Sergeant
- Corporal
- Constable
- Police recruit
Now that we know the hierarchy in the force, let’s know how the Nigerian police salary scale per month and they’re yearly take-home pay looks like, so you can judge for yourselves whether the Nigerian police are being paid well or not.
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