TTS Salary 2026 in Pakistan: New Pay Scale for Assistant, Associate and Full Professors From 1 July

We read the Finance Division's memorandum No. F.4(6)R-4/2016-PT of 10 July 2026 on its circulars page on 7 November 2026. It says the federal government ratified a 35 per cent TTS increase first decided by the prime minister on 20 September 2021. But when we worked out the new scale against the old one, the rise turned out very uneven: about 64 per cent at the bottom of the assistant professor scale, and about 3 per cent at the bottom of the professor scale.

The TTS 2026 scale for every rank

Each TTS rank has a minimum, a yearly increment and a maximum, with 15 stages. The revised scale took effect on 1 July 2026 under the Finance Division's memorandum of 10 July 2026. The table shows the old and new figures side by side, in rupees a month.

Every row adds up: the minimum plus 15 increments equals the maximum, in both the old and the new scale. We checked each one, because the PDF's text layer is overprinted with a web stamp in places.

TTS is the contract track that the Higher Education Commission introduced for university teachers, separate from the government's basic pay scales. A lecturer or professor in BPS is paid under the federal or provincial pay scales instead, which for federal staff are in the revised basic pay scales 2026.

The rise is large for assistant professors and small for professors

The memorandum refers to a 35 per cent increase. Our arithmetic on its own table shows the real rise depends on rank. Assistant professors gain the most, associate professors close to the 35 per cent figure, and professors only 3 to 4 per cent.

That pattern narrows the gap between ranks. An assistant professor at the new minimum now earns about 71 per cent of a professor at the new minimum, up from about 44 per cent. Senior faculty who expected 35 per cent will find their slips well short of it. The memorandum does not explain why the ranks were treated differently.

Your new pay is fixed at the same stage

Faculty in service on 30 June 2026 are moved to the TTS 2026 scale point to point. That means you stay at the same stage above the minimum. If you were five increments above the old minimum, you are five increments above the new one.

1. Find your basic TTS pay on your June 2026 slip.
2. Subtract the old minimum for your rank and divide by the old increment. That gives your stage.
3. Take the new minimum for your rank and add your stage times the new increment.
4. Compare the result with your July 2026 or later slip.
5. If the figure differs, ask your university's finance office in writing how it fixed your pay.

Here is one worked case of ours. An assistant professor on Rs 235,825, which is stage 5 of the old scale, moves to stage 5 of the new scale: Rs 288,020 plus five times Rs 17,720, or Rs 376,620. That is a rise of Rs 140,795 a month, about 59.7 per cent.

A higher salary also means more income tax withheld each month. The monthly tax at each pay level is in the salary tax calculator for 2026-27.

Universities pay for it from their own resources

The memorandum says universities must meet the cost of the revision from their own resources. The federal government will not take on any extra liability arising from it. All other TTS terms and conditions stay the same.

That clause matters more than the table. A university that is short of money still owes the revised pay, but no federal grant is attached to it. If your university has not yet paid the new rate, ask its finance office when the revision will be applied and whether July to date will be paid as arrears. The memorandum itself does not mention arrears.

The decision went back to 2021

The federal government ratified the change in cabinet case No. 487/Rule-19/2026/556 dated 2 July 2026. That ratified a prime minister's decision of 20 September 2021 allowing a 35 per cent TTS increase. The Finance Division issued the memorandum on 10 July 2026.

So a decision announced five years ago was formally approved only in July 2026, and with a revised table attached. That explains why faculty have heard about "35 per cent" for years without seeing it. The new scale applies from 1 July 2026, not from 2021.

Common questions

What is the TTS salary of an assistant professor in 2026?

Rs 288,020 a month at the minimum, rising by Rs 17,720 a year to Rs 553,820 after 15 stages, from 1 July 2026.

What is the TTS salary of a professor in 2026?

Rs 407,230 a month at the minimum, with an increment of Rs 20,320 and a maximum of Rs 712,030.

Did all TTS faculty get a 35 per cent increase?

No. Our arithmetic on the official table shows about 55 to 64 per cent for assistant professors, 31 to 41 per cent for associate professors and 3 to 4 per cent for professors.

Who pays for the TTS salary increase?

Each university, from its own resources. The memorandum says the federal government will not assume any additional liability.

From when is the new TTS salary effective?

From 1 July 2026. Faculty in service on 30 June 2026 move to the same stage on the new scale.

What we read

We read Finance Division memorandum No. F.4(6)R-4/2016-PT of 10 July 2026, "Increase in the salary of Tenure Track System (TTS) faculty", on its circulars page on 7 November 2026. All percentage rises and stage examples are our own arithmetic on its table. Your university applies the scale.