Police Salary Scale: From Highest to Lowest Rank

Members of the Indonesian National Police (Polri) receive basic salaries that vary according to their rank.

The following are the basic salary amounts for Polri members as stipulated in Government Regulation (PP) No. 17 of 2019:

Group I (Enlisted Personnel)

* Second Private (Bharada): Rp1,643,500 - Rp2,538,100
* First Private (Bharatu): Rp1,694,900 - Rp2,617,500
* Private Head (Bharaka): Rp1,747,900 - Rp2,699,400
* Second Brigadier Police (Abripda): Rp1,802,600 - Rp2,783,900
* First Brigadier Police (Abriptu): Rp1,858,900 - Rp2,870,900
* Brigadier Police (Abrippol): Rp1,917,100 - Rp2,960,700

Group II (Non-Commissioned Officers)

* Second Brigadier Police (Bripda): Rp2,103,700 - Rp3,457,100
* First Brigadier Police (Briptu): Rp2,169,500 - Rp3,565,200
* Brigadier Police (Brigpol): Rp2,237,400 - Rp3,676,700
* Brigadier Police Head (Bripka): Rp2,307,400 - Rp3,791,700
* Second Police Inspector (Aipda): Rp2,379,500 - Rp3,910,300
* First Police Inspector (Aiptu): Rp2,454,000 - Rp4,032,600

Group III (First-Rank Officers)

* Second Police Inspector (Ipda): Rp2,735,300 - Rp4,425,200
* First Police Inspector (Iptu): Rp2,820,800 - Rp4,635,600
* Police Commissioner (AKP): Rp2,909,100 - Rp4,780,600

Group IV (Middle-Rank Officers)

* Police Commissioner (Kompol): Rp3,000,100 - Rp4,930,100
* Senior Police Commissioner (AKBP): Rp3,093,900 - Rp5,084,300
* Police Commissioner General (Kombes Pol): Rp3,190,700 - Rp5,243,400

Group V (High-Rank Officers)

* Brigadier General (Brigjen Pol): Rp3,290,500 - Rp5,407,400
* Inspector General (Irjen Pol): Rp3,393,400 - Rp5,576,500
* Commissioner General (Komjen Pol): Rp5,079,300 - Rp5,750,900
* General Police: Rp5,238,200 - Rp5,930,800

In addition to their basic salaries, Polri members also receive performance allowances that vary according to their position.

The lowest-ranking position receives an allowance of Rp1,968,000. The allowance for the highest-ranking position reaches Rp34,902,000.

According to Indonesia Police Watch (IPW), considering the salary structure, many Polri members earn less than the provincial minimum wage. However, IPW notes that many police officers have lavish lifestyles.

"Many Polri members live luxuriously with celebrity-like lifestyles, using branded cars, clothes, shoes, and watches," wrote IPW on its official website.

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