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8th Pay Commission Level 3 Salary Calculator

Expected 8th CPC pay for every Level 3 cell, plus your in-hand salary with DA, HRA and TA.

7th CPC entry pay
₹21,700
Maximum pay
₹69,100
8th CPC at 2.28
₹49,500
Group · grade pay
Group C · 2000

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 3 · ×2.28

₹61,910/month

+₹18,672(+43.2%)vs ₹43,238 today

Revised basic pay
₹49,500
Gross salary
₹67,140
HRA (24%)
₹11,880
Annual gross
₹8,05,680
Current 7th CPC pay compared with the estimated 8th CPC pay
Per monthToday8th CPC
Basic pay₹21,700₹49,500
Dearness allowance60% → 0%₹13,020₹0
HRA30% → 24%₹6,510₹11,880
Transport allowance + DA₹5,760₹5,760
Gross salary₹46,990₹67,140
NPS / UPS (10%)−₹3,472−₹4,950
CGHS−₹250−₹250
CGEGIS−₹30−₹30
Other deductions——
In-hand salary₹43,238₹61,910
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₹61,910+43.2%Breakup

Level 3 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₹21,700₹41,700₹49,500₹55,800₹62,100
2₹22,400₹43,000₹51,100₹57,600₹64,100
3₹23,100₹44,400₹52,700₹59,400₹66,100
4₹23,800₹45,700₹54,300₹61,200₹68,100
5₹24,500₹47,000₹55,900₹63,000₹70,100
6₹25,200₹48,400₹57,500₹64,800₹72,100
7₹26,000₹49,900₹59,300₹66,800₹74,400
8₹26,800₹51,500₹61,100₹68,900₹76,600
9₹27,600₹53,000₹62,900₹70,900₹78,900
10₹28,400₹54,500₹64,800₹73,000₹81,200
11₹29,300₹56,300₹66,800₹75,300₹83,800
12₹30,200₹58,000₹68,900₹77,600₹86,400
13₹31,100₹59,700₹70,900₹79,900₹88,900
14₹32,000₹61,400₹73,000₹82,200₹91,500
15₹33,000₹63,400₹75,200₹84,800₹94,400
16₹34,000₹65,300₹77,500₹87,400₹97,200
17₹35,000₹67,200₹79,800₹90,000₹1,00,100
18₹36,100₹69,300₹82,300₹92,800₹1,03,200
19₹37,200₹71,400₹84,800₹95,600₹1,06,400
20₹38,300₹73,500₹87,300₹98,400₹1,09,500
21₹39,400₹75,600₹89,800₹1,01,300₹1,12,700
22₹40,600₹78,000₹92,600₹1,04,300₹1,16,100
23₹41,800₹80,300₹95,300₹1,07,400₹1,19,500
24₹43,100₹82,800₹98,300₹1,10,800₹1,23,300
25₹44,400₹85,200₹1,01,200₹1,14,100₹1,27,000
26₹45,700₹87,700₹1,04,200₹1,17,400₹1,30,700
27₹47,100₹90,400₹1,07,400₹1,21,000₹1,34,700
28₹48,500₹93,100₹1,10,600₹1,24,600₹1,38,700
29₹50,000₹96,000₹1,14,000₹1,28,500₹1,43,000
30₹51,500₹98,900₹1,17,400₹1,32,400₹1,47,300
31₹53,000₹1,01,800₹1,20,800₹1,36,200₹1,51,600
32₹54,600₹1,04,800₹1,24,500₹1,40,300₹1,56,200
33₹56,200₹1,07,900₹1,28,100₹1,44,400₹1,60,700
34₹57,900₹1,11,200₹1,32,000₹1,48,800₹1,65,600
35₹59,600₹1,14,400₹1,35,900₹1,53,200₹1,70,500
36₹61,400₹1,17,900₹1,40,000₹1,57,800₹1,75,600
37₹63,200₹1,21,300₹1,44,100₹1,62,400₹1,80,800
38₹65,100₹1,25,000₹1,48,400₹1,67,300₹1,86,200
39₹67,100₹1,28,800₹1,53,000₹1,72,400₹1,91,900
40₹69,100₹1,32,700₹1,57,500₹1,77,600₹1,97,600

Level 3 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)₹21,700₹46,990₹43,238
× 1.83₹39,700₹54,988₹50,738
× 1.92₹41,700₹57,468₹53,018
× 2.08₹45,100₹61,684₹56,894
× 2.28₹49,500₹67,140₹61,910
× 2.57₹55,800₹74,952₹69,092
× 2.86₹62,100₹82,764₹76,274

Full 8th CPC pay matrix for all levels

Level 3 8th Pay Commission FAQs

What will be the Level 3 salary in the 8th Pay Commission?
Level 3 starts at ₹21,700 under the 7th CPC. With a fitment factor of 1.92 it would become ₹41,700, with 2.28 ₹49,500 and with 2.86 ₹62,100. The final figure depends on the factor the government accepts.
What is the in-hand salary for Level 3 after the 8th Pay Commission?
At a 2.28 factor, a Level 3 employee at entry pay in an X city with NPS would take home about ₹61,910 a month, up from ₹43,238 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 3 in the 7th CPC pay matrix?
Level 3 runs from ₹21,700 (Cell 1) to ₹69,100 (Cell 40), rising about 3% per cell. It replaced 6th CPC grade pay 2000.

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