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8th Pay Commission Level 12 Salary Calculator

Expected 8th CPC pay for every Level 12 cell, plus your in-hand salary with DA, HRA and TA.

7th CPC entry pay
₹78,800
Maximum pay
₹2,09,200
8th CPC at 2.28
₹1,79,700
Group · grade pay
Group A · 7600

Your pay details

Fitment factor2.28

Widely cited estimate · 42.5% real rise over basic + 60% DA

City class for HRA

X: Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune, Ahmedabad. Y: other cities with 5 lakh+ people.

Transport allowance
Pension scheme
%

Resets to 0% when the 8th CPC starts.

%

60% since Jan 2026; 63% expected from Jul 2026.

More deductions
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8th CPC in-hand (est.)

Level 12 · ×2.28

₹2,15,258/month

+₹67,746(+45.9%)vs ₹1,47,512 today

Revised basic pay
₹1,79,700
Gross salary
₹2,34,348
HRA (24%)
₹43,128
Annual gross
₹28,12,176
Current 7th CPC pay compared with the estimated 8th CPC pay
Per monthToday8th CPC
Basic pay₹78,800₹1,79,700
Dearness allowance60% → 0%₹47,280₹0
HRA30% → 24%₹23,640₹43,128
Transport allowance + DA₹11,520₹11,520
Gross salary₹1,61,240₹2,34,348
NPS / UPS (10%)−₹12,608−₹17,970
CGHS−₹1,000−₹1,000
CGEGIS−₹120−₹120
Other deductions——
In-hand salary₹1,47,512₹2,15,258
How it’s calculated

Your in-hand pay at every fitment factor

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3.83 is the NC-JCM Staff Side demand. Factors below 1.60 would not add anything beyond the 60% DA that merges into basic pay.

Est. in-hand · ×2.28₹2,15,258+45.9%Breakup

Level 12 pay matrix: 7th CPC vs 8th CPC

Revised basic pay for every cell, rounded to the nearest ₹100.

Cell7th CPC× 1.92× 2.28× 2.57× 2.86
1₹78,800₹1,51,300₹1,79,700₹2,02,500₹2,25,400
2₹81,200₹1,55,900₹1,85,100₹2,08,700₹2,32,200
3₹83,600₹1,60,500₹1,90,600₹2,14,900₹2,39,100
4₹86,100₹1,65,300₹1,96,300₹2,21,300₹2,46,200
5₹88,700₹1,70,300₹2,02,200₹2,28,000₹2,53,700
6₹91,400₹1,75,500₹2,08,400₹2,34,900₹2,61,400
7₹94,100₹1,80,700₹2,14,500₹2,41,800₹2,69,100
8₹96,900₹1,86,000₹2,20,900₹2,49,000₹2,77,100
9₹99,800₹1,91,600₹2,27,500₹2,56,500₹2,85,400
10₹1,02,800₹1,97,400₹2,34,400₹2,64,200₹2,94,000
11₹1,05,900₹2,03,300₹2,41,500₹2,72,200₹3,02,900
12₹1,09,100₹2,09,500₹2,48,700₹2,80,400₹3,12,000
13₹1,12,400₹2,15,800₹2,56,300₹2,88,900₹3,21,500
14₹1,15,800₹2,22,300₹2,64,000₹2,97,600₹3,31,200
15₹1,19,300₹2,29,100₹2,72,000₹3,06,600₹3,41,200
16₹1,22,900₹2,36,000₹2,80,200₹3,15,900₹3,51,500
17₹1,26,600₹2,43,100₹2,88,600₹3,25,400₹3,62,100
18₹1,30,400₹2,50,400₹2,97,300₹3,35,100₹3,72,900
19₹1,34,300₹2,57,900₹3,06,200₹3,45,200₹3,84,100
20₹1,38,300₹2,65,500₹3,15,300₹3,55,400₹3,95,500
21₹1,42,400₹2,73,400₹3,24,700₹3,66,000₹4,07,300
22₹1,46,700₹2,81,700₹3,34,500₹3,77,000₹4,19,600
23₹1,51,100₹2,90,100₹3,44,500₹3,88,300₹4,32,100
24₹1,55,600₹2,98,800₹3,54,800₹3,99,900₹4,45,000
25₹1,60,300₹3,07,800₹3,65,500₹4,12,000₹4,58,500
26₹1,65,100₹3,17,000₹3,76,400₹4,24,300₹4,72,200
27₹1,70,100₹3,26,600₹3,87,800₹4,37,200₹4,86,500
28₹1,75,200₹3,36,400₹3,99,500₹4,50,300₹5,01,100
29₹1,80,500₹3,46,600₹4,11,500₹4,63,900₹5,16,200
30₹1,85,900₹3,56,900₹4,23,900₹4,77,800₹5,31,700
31₹1,91,500₹3,67,700₹4,36,600₹4,92,200₹5,47,700
32₹1,97,200₹3,78,600₹4,49,600₹5,06,800₹5,64,000
33₹2,03,100₹3,90,000₹4,63,100₹5,22,000₹5,80,900
34₹2,09,200₹4,01,700₹4,77,000₹5,37,600₹5,98,300

Level 12 in-hand salary at each fitment factor

Entry pay, X city, big-city TA, NPS, CGHS and CGEGIS. DA on the new pay at 0%.

FactorBasicGrossIn-hand
Today (7th CPC)₹78,800₹1,61,240₹1,47,512
× 1.83₹1,44,200₹1,90,328₹1,74,788
× 1.92₹1,51,300₹1,99,132₹1,82,882
× 2.08₹1,63,900₹2,14,756₹1,97,246
× 2.28₹1,79,700₹2,34,348₹2,15,258
× 2.57₹2,02,500₹2,62,620₹2,41,250
× 2.86₹2,25,400₹2,91,016₹2,67,356

Full 8th CPC pay matrix for all levels

Level 12 8th Pay Commission FAQs

What will be the Level 12 salary in the 8th Pay Commission?
Level 12 starts at ₹78,800 under the 7th CPC. With a fitment factor of 1.92 it would become ₹1,51,300, with 2.28 ₹1,79,700 and with 2.86 ₹2,25,400. The final figure depends on the factor the government accepts.
What is the in-hand salary for Level 12 after the 8th Pay Commission?
At a 2.28 factor, a Level 12 employee at entry pay in an X city with NPS would take home about ₹2,15,258 a month, up from ₹1,47,512 today. This assumes DA resets to 0% and HRA to 24%. Change any input in the calculator above for your own figure.
What is the pay range of Level 12 in the 7th CPC pay matrix?
Level 12 runs from ₹78,800 (Cell 1) to ₹2,09,200 (Cell 34), rising about 3% per cell. It replaced 6th CPC grade pay 7600.

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