8th Pay Commission

8th Pay Commission Salary by Pay Level: Scenario Tables for Levels 1 to 18

Scenario tables showing new basic pay at three fitment factors for every 7th CPC level, plus gross pay for sample levels. Illustrations only: no 8th CPC figure has been announced.

7 min read · Published 22 October 2026 · Updated 22 October 2026

Short answer

Multiply your current basic pay by any fitment factor and you get a new basic. Real pay depends on what happens to DA and HRA. The tables below show both, for every level, at three illustrative factors.

Last checked 22 October 2026 · 3 key figures from the fact register

Key facts

Key facts on this page with their source and the date each was checked
Fact	Value	Source	Date checked
Published fitment factor figures	1.83 to 2.46 (brokerage); 3.0 to 3.25 (postal federation); none official Contested	Outlook Money: 8th Pay Commission completes one-third of its deadline (opens in a new tab)	22 October 2026
7th CPC recommendations	Fitment factor 2.57; minimum pay ₹18,000; maximum pay ₹2,50,000 Official source	PIB: Highlights of Recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission (hosted on doe.gov.in) (opens in a new tab)	22 October 2026
HRA for central employees	30% / 20% / 10% for X / Y / Z cities now that DA is above 50% Official order, read on a mirror	StaffNews: 7th CPC House Rent Allowance, Finance Ministry OM (text of the OM) (opens in a new tab)	22 October 2026

Last verified 22 October 2026. Every number below is a scenario. No fitment factor, pay matrix or effective date has been announced.

How these tables were built

Starting pay is the entry pay (first cell) of each level in the 7th CPC pay matrix. Your own basic pay is probably higher, so use the calculator for exact figures.
New basic = entry pay × factor, rounded up to the next ₹100, as 7th CPC matrix cells are multiples of ₹100.
The three factors are 1.83 and 2.46 (the ends of a range attributed to a brokerage) and 3.0 (the lower end of a postal federation's proposal). They are not predictions.
Gross pay assumes DA is 63% today (from 1 July 2026), DA restarts at 0% on the new pay (as in 2016), and HRA is 30% today in an X city and 24% after revision.

(Unconfirmed) All three factors are illustrations; none is announced.

New basic pay by level

Basic pay per month, before DA and allowances.

Level	7th CPC entry pay	At 1.83	At 2.46	At 3.0
1	₹18,000	₹33,000	₹44,300	₹54,000
2	₹19,900	₹36,500	₹49,000	₹59,700
3	₹21,700	₹39,800	₹53,400	₹65,100
4	₹25,500	₹46,700	₹62,800	₹76,500
5	₹29,200	₹53,500	₹71,900	₹87,600
6	₹35,400	₹64,800	₹87,100	₹1,06,200
7	₹44,900	₹82,200	₹1,10,500	₹1,34,700
8	₹47,600	₹87,200	₹1,17,100	₹1,42,800
9	₹53,100	₹97,200	₹1,30,700	₹1,59,300
10	₹56,100	₹1,02,700	₹1,38,100	₹1,68,300
11	₹67,700	₹1,23,900	₹1,66,600	₹2,03,100
12	₹78,800	₹1,44,300	₹1,93,900	₹2,36,400
14	₹1,44,200	₹2,63,900	₹3,54,800	₹4,32,600
15	₹1,82,200	₹3,33,500	₹4,48,300	₹5,46,600
16	₹2,05,400	₹3,75,900	₹5,05,300	₹6,16,200
17	₹2,25,000	₹4,11,800	₹5,53,500	₹6,75,000
18	₹2,50,000	₹4,57,500	₹6,15,000	₹7,50,000

Levels 13 and 13A are not shown because published copies of the matrix disagree on their entry pay. Check your payslip and use the calculator.

(Unconfirmed) The entry pay of each level matches two published listings but was not read from the Gazette schedule. Treat it as approximate and check your own payslip.

The 7th CPC set the minimum pay at ₹18,000 and the maximum at ₹2,50,000 (₹2,25,000 for the Apex Scale), which matches Levels 1, 17 and 18 above.

Gross pay for sample levels

Gross pay per month: basic + DA + HRA, X city, before deductions.

Level	Basic today	Gross today	Gross at 1.83	Gross at 2.46
1	₹18,000	₹34,740	₹40,920 (+17.8%)	₹54,932 (+58.1%)
4	₹25,500	₹49,215	₹57,908 (+17.7%)	₹77,872 (+58.2%)
6	₹35,400	₹68,322	₹80,352 (+17.6%)	₹1,08,004 (+58.1%)
7	₹44,900	₹86,657	₹1,01,928 (+17.6%)	₹1,37,020 (+58.1%)
10	₹56,100	₹1,08,273	₹1,27,348 (+17.6%)	₹1,71,244 (+58.2%)
12	₹78,800	₹1,52,084	₹1,78,932 (+17.7%)	₹2,40,436 (+58.1%)

Why the percentage is almost the same at every level: DA and HRA are percentages of basic pay, so every level gets the same proportional change. The small differences come from rounding to ₹100.

What changes the answer

Take the Level 10 row (basic ₹56,100) and change one assumption at a time, at a factor of 1.83.

Assumption changed	Gross at 1.83	Rise
Default: X city, HRA 24%, DA restarts at 0%	₹1,27,348	+17.6%
HRA stays at today's 30%	₹1,33,510	+23.3%
Y city, HRA 16%	₹1,19,132	+16.0%
Z city, HRA 8%	₹1,10,916	+14.3%

At the default assumptions, a factor of about 1.56 leaves gross pay unchanged. With HRA at 30% the break-even is about 1.48.

HRA is one of the main swing factors. Today's rates are 30%, 20% and 10% for X, Y and Z cities because DA is above 50%. The 7th CPC opened at 24%, 16% and 8%. What the 8th CPC does is not known.

What these tables leave out

Transport allowance, NPS contribution, CGHS, CGEGIS, income tax and other deductions or allowances.
Increments between the entry pay and your actual pay.
Any change to MACP, new allowances or abolished allowances.
Any future DA instalments on the old pay.

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FAQ

What will Level 1 basic pay be after the 8th Pay Commission?

Unknown. At illustrative factors of 1.83, 2.46 and 3.0, the Level 1 entry pay of ₹18,000 would become about ₹33,000, ₹44,300 and ₹54,000. These are scenarios, not forecasts.

Is the minimum salary going to be ₹51,480 or ₹44,280?

Those numbers come from multiplying ₹18,000 by an assumed factor (2.86 or 2.46). No minimum pay has been announced.

Why does gross pay rise by about 19.5% when basic pay almost doubles?

Because today's gross includes 63% DA. If DA restarts at zero, a factor of 1.83 raises basic plus DA by 12.3%, and a lower HRA rate narrows the gain.

Which level am I on?

Your level is printed on your payslip. It is the 7th CPC pay matrix level for your post, from 1 to 18.

Do these tables include HRA and transport allowance?

The basic pay table does not. The gross pay table includes DA and HRA for an X-city employee and leaves transport allowance out.

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