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8th Pay Commission Salary Calculator

Short answer

No 8th Pay Commission fitment factor has been announced, so no calculator can give your new salary; this one shows what any factor you test would do to basic pay, DA, HRA and gross pay. On the default inputs (basic pay ₹56,100, DA 63%, factor 1.83, DA restarting at 0%) gross pay rises by ₹19,075, or 17.6%, and basic plus DA rises 12.3%. These are scenarios, not official figures.

Last checked · 7 key figures from the fact register

Key facts

Key facts on this page with their source and the date each was checked
FactValueSourceDate checked
Dearness Allowance now63% of basic pay from 1 July 2026 Official sourcePIB, 28 Oct 2026: Cabinet approves Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief to Pensioners (w.e.f. 01.07.2026) (opens in a new tab)
8th Pay CommissionConstituted 3 Nov 2025; report due within 18 months Official sourceGazette of India Extraordinary, 3 Nov 2025: Resolution constituting the Eighth Central Pay Commission (hosted on 8cpc.gov.in) (opens in a new tab)
8th CPC fitment factor and pay matrixNone announced as of 22 Oct 2026 Reported by reputable sourcesGovtStaff: Rajya Sabha Q. 1036 on the Eighth Central Pay Commission (opens in a new tab)
Published fitment factor figures1.83 to 2.46 (brokerage); 3.0 to 3.25 (postal federation); none official ContestedOutlook Money: 8th Pay Commission completes one-third of its deadline (opens in a new tab)
DA after the 7th CPCRestarted at 0% from 1 Jan 2016; 2% from 1 Jul 2016 Official order, read on a mirrorDepartment of Expenditure OM on DA from 1.7.2016 (copy hosted by ICAR) (opens in a new tab)
7th CPC recommendationsFitment factor 2.57; minimum pay ₹18,000; maximum pay ₹2,50,000 Official sourcePIB: Highlights of Recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission (hosted on doe.gov.in) (opens in a new tab)
HRA for central employees30% / 20% / 10% for X / Y / Z cities now that DA is above 50% Official order, read on a mirrorStaffNews: 7th CPC House Rent Allowance, Finance Ministry OM (text of the OM) (opens in a new tab)

The 8th Central Pay Commission has not announced a fitment factor, so no honest calculator can tell you your new salary. This one lets you test any factor and see what it would do to your basic pay, DA, HRA and total gross pay, using the rules the 7th Pay Commission followed in 2016 as the starting assumptions. Every assumption is a switch you can change.

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Your 7th CPC basic pay from the payslip, excluding DA

63% from 1 July 2026.

No fitment factor has been announced. For reference: the 7th CPC used 2.57; a brokerage range of 1.83 to 2.46 has been reported and union proposals are higher (Unconfirmed: press reports). Try several.

In 2016 the 7th CPC pay already included the old DA, so DA restarted at 0% (DoE order, 4 Nov 2016). The 8th CPC may or may not do the same.

For example Transport Allowance. It is added to both sides so it does not change the comparison.

Change in monthly gross pay (scenario)

₹19,075 (+17.6%)

Gross pay today
₹1,08,273
Gross pay in this scenario
₹1,27,348
New basic pay
₹1,02,700
New HRA
₹24,648
Change in basic + DA only
+12.3%
Fitment factor that leaves gross pay unchanged
1.56

How it is calculated

  • New basic = basic today × fitment factor, rounded up to the next ₹100 (7th CPC matrix cells are multiples of ₹100)
  • DA = new basic × the DA % you enter (0% if DA restarts, as in 2016)
  • HRA = new basic × the city rate you pick, never below the minimum (₹5,400 / ₹3,600 / ₹1,800)
  • Gross pay = basic + DA + HRA + other allowances. It is before deductions, so it is not take-home pay.
  • The fitment factor is the number you test. Nothing has been decided for the 8th CPC.

Estimates for information only; not financial, tax or legal advice.

Worked example

Example (the default inputs): basic pay ₹56,100, DA 63%, a test factor of 1.83, DA restarting at 0% and HRA in an X city at 24% of the new basic. Today: ₹56,100 + ₹35,343 DA + ₹16,830 HRA = ₹1,08,273. Scenario: new basic ₹1,02,700 (₹56,100 × 1.83 = ₹1,02,663, rounded up to the next ₹100), HRA ₹24,648, DA nil, total ₹1,27,348. Gross pay rises by ₹19,075, or 17.6%. Basic plus DA alone rises 12.3%. Gross pay would stay the same at a factor of about 1.56. The 1.83 is the low end of a reported brokerage range, not an announced figure (Unconfirmed: press reports).

Frequently asked questions

Has the 8th Pay Commission announced a fitment factor?

No. As of 22 October 2026 no fitment factor, pay matrix or effective date has been announced. The Commission is still consulting stakeholders, and its terms of reference set no figure. Any number you see online is an estimate or a union demand.

Will DA restart from zero after the 8th Pay Commission?

That is not decided. In 2016 the 7th CPC pay already included the old 125% DA, so DA restarted at zero (Department of Expenditure order of 4 November 2016). In the Lok Sabha on 1 December 2025 the Government said no proposal to merge the existing DA with basic pay is under consideration. The calculator lets you set the DA on new pay.

Why is HRA set to 24% by default?

Because 24%, 16% and 8% were the opening HRA rates the 7th CPC recommended and the Government adopted in 2017. Today's rates are 30%, 20% and 10% because DA is above 50%. The 8th CPC may reset or keep them, so you can pick either.

Is the result my take-home pay?

No. It is gross pay before NPS, CGHS, CGEGIS, income tax and other deductions.

When will revised pay start?

Not known. The Government's press note of 28 October 2025 says the effect would normally be expected from 1 January 2026, based on the ten-year pattern. That is an expectation, not a notified date. The Commission has 18 months from its constitution on 3 November 2025 to report.

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Sources and status

Each figure on this page comes from the fact register. What the badges mean.

  • Official sourcechecked 2026-11-10

    DA is 63% of basic pay from 1 July 2026 (up from 60%). PIB, 28 Oct 2026 approval dated 28 October 2026; Department of Expenditure OM No. 1/2(i)/2026-E.II(B) dated 29 October 2026. About 48.54 lakh Central Government employees and 68.71 lakh pensioners benefit; the cost is Rs 10,016.10 crore a year

    PIB, 28 Oct 2026: Cabinet approves Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief to Pensioners (w.e.f. 01.07.2026)

  • Official sourcechecked 2026-10-22

    8th CPC constituted by Resolution F. No. 01-01/2025-E.III(A) dated 3 Nov 2025 (Gazette of India Extraordinary No. 322). Chair: Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai. Part-time Member: Prof. Pulak Ghosh. Member-Secretary: Pankaj Jain. Headquarters in Delhi. Report due within 18 months of constitution, with interim reports allowed. The Resolution sets no fitment factor or effective date

    Gazette of India Extraordinary, 3 Nov 2025: Resolution constituting the Eighth Central Pay Commission (hosted on 8cpc.gov.in)

  • Reported by reputable sourceschecked 2026-10-22

    No fitment factor, pay matrix, effective date or interim relief had been announced in any source reviewed as of 22 Oct 2026. In the Rajya Sabha on 28 Jul 2026 (Unstarred Question 1036) the Minister of State for Finance said the Commission will devise its own procedure, will make its recommendations within 18 months of constitution, and is not required to keep the Government updated on its progress

    (Unconfirmed) An absence cannot be proved: this means none of the sources we found reports a figure or date, as of 22 Oct 2026

    GovtStaff: Rajya Sabha Q. 1036 on the Eighth Central Pay Commission

  • Contestedchecked 2026-10-22

    Published 8th CPC fitment factors are estimates or demands, not decisions. A range of 1.83 to 2.46 is attributed to a brokerage (reported as Ambit Capital's; the report itself was not read). The Federation of National Postal Organisations proposed 3.0 to 3.25 (Outlook Money, 6 May 2026). Some union proposals of about 3.83 are reported. None is official

    (Unconfirmed) The brokerage attribution and the union figures come from press reports; the underlying reports were not read

    Outlook Money: 8th Pay Commission completes one-third of its deadline

  • Official order, read on a mirrorchecked 2026-10-22

    Department of Expenditure OM dated 4 Nov 2016: the revised pay structure effective 1 Jan 2016 included the 125% DA of the old structure, so DA in the revised structure was zero from 1 Jan 2016. DA of 2% of basic pay was admissible from 1 Jul 2016. All allowances continued at existing rates until a final decision on allowances

    Department of Expenditure OM on DA from 1.7.2016 (copy hosted by ICAR)

  • Official sourcechecked 2026-10-22

    7th CPC (report dated 19 Nov 2015): recommended implementation 1 Jan 2016; uniform fitment factor 2.57; minimum pay Rs 18,000; maximum pay Rs 2,50,000 (Rs 2,25,000 for the Apex Scale); annual increment 3%; increase of 16% in pay, 63% in allowances and 24% in pension, 23.55% overall; 52 allowances abolished and 36 subsumed. Pensioners: the higher of 50% of notional pay in the new matrix or 2.57 times the current basic pension. HRA recommended at 24%, 16% and 8% of the new basic pay. Gratuity ceiling raised from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 20 lakh

    PIB: Highlights of Recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission (hosted on doe.gov.in)

  • Official order, read on a mirrorchecked 2026-10-22

    HRA for central employees (DoE OM No. 2/5/2017-E.II(B) dated 7 Jul 2017, effective 1 Jul 2017): 24%, 16% and 8% of basic pay in X, Y and Z cities; never less than Rs 5,400, Rs 3,600 and Rs 1,800; revised to 27%, 18% and 9% when DA crosses 25%, and to 30%, 20% and 10% when DA crosses 50%. DA is above 50%, so 30%, 20% and 10% apply now

    StaffNews: 7th CPC House Rent Allowance, Finance Ministry OM (text of the OM)

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