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8th Pay Commission Level 5 Salary Calculator

Expected 8th CPC pay for every Level 5 cell, plus your in-hand salary with DA, HRA and TA.

7th CPC entry pay
₹29,200
Maximum pay
₹92,300
8th CPC at 2.28
₹66,600
Group · grade pay
Group C · 2800

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 5 · ×2.28

₹81,404/month

+₹25,116(+44.6%)vs ₹56,288 today

Revised basic pay
₹66,600
Gross salary
₹88,344
HRA (24%)
₹15,984
Annual gross
₹10,60,128
Current 7th CPC pay compared with the estimated 8th CPC pay
Per monthToday8th CPC
Basic pay₹29,200₹66,600
Dearness allowance60% → 0%₹17,520₹0
HRA30% → 24%₹8,760₹15,984
Transport allowance + DA₹5,760₹5,760
Gross salary₹61,240₹88,344
NPS / UPS (10%)−₹4,672−₹6,660
CGHS−₹250−₹250
CGEGIS−₹30−₹30
Other deductions——
In-hand salary₹56,288₹81,404
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₹81,404+44.6%Breakup

Level 5 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₹29,200₹56,100₹66,600₹75,000₹83,500
2₹30,100₹57,800₹68,600₹77,400₹86,100
3₹31,000₹59,500₹70,700₹79,700₹88,700
4₹31,900₹61,200₹72,700₹82,000₹91,200
5₹32,900₹63,200₹75,000₹84,600₹94,100
6₹33,900₹65,100₹77,300₹87,100₹97,000
7₹34,900₹67,000₹79,600₹89,700₹99,800
8₹35,900₹68,900₹81,900₹92,300₹1,02,700
9₹37,000₹71,000₹84,400₹95,100₹1,05,800
10₹38,100₹73,200₹86,900₹97,900₹1,09,000
11₹39,200₹75,300₹89,400₹1,00,700₹1,12,100
12₹40,400₹77,600₹92,100₹1,03,800₹1,15,500
13₹41,600₹79,900₹94,800₹1,06,900₹1,19,000
14₹42,800₹82,200₹97,600₹1,10,000₹1,22,400
15₹44,100₹84,700₹1,00,500₹1,13,300₹1,26,100
16₹45,400₹87,200₹1,03,500₹1,16,700₹1,29,800
17₹46,800₹89,900₹1,06,700₹1,20,300₹1,33,800
18₹48,200₹92,500₹1,09,900₹1,23,900₹1,37,900
19₹49,600₹95,200₹1,13,100₹1,27,500₹1,41,900
20₹51,100₹98,100₹1,16,500₹1,31,300₹1,46,100
21₹52,600₹1,01,000₹1,19,900₹1,35,200₹1,50,400
22₹54,200₹1,04,100₹1,23,600₹1,39,300₹1,55,000
23₹55,800₹1,07,100₹1,27,200₹1,43,400₹1,59,600
24₹57,500₹1,10,400₹1,31,100₹1,47,800₹1,64,500
25₹59,200₹1,13,700₹1,35,000₹1,52,100₹1,69,300
26₹61,000₹1,17,100₹1,39,100₹1,56,800₹1,74,500
27₹62,800₹1,20,600₹1,43,200₹1,61,400₹1,79,600
28₹64,700₹1,24,200₹1,47,500₹1,66,300₹1,85,000
29₹66,600₹1,27,900₹1,51,800₹1,71,200₹1,90,500
30₹68,600₹1,31,700₹1,56,400₹1,76,300₹1,96,200
31₹70,700₹1,35,700₹1,61,200₹1,81,700₹2,02,200
32₹72,800₹1,39,800₹1,66,000₹1,87,100₹2,08,200
33₹75,000₹1,44,000₹1,71,000₹1,92,800₹2,14,500
34₹77,300₹1,48,400₹1,76,200₹1,98,700₹2,21,100
35₹79,600₹1,52,800₹1,81,500₹2,04,600₹2,27,700
36₹82,000₹1,57,400₹1,87,000₹2,10,700₹2,34,500
37₹84,500₹1,62,200₹1,92,700₹2,17,200₹2,41,700
38₹87,000₹1,67,000₹1,98,400₹2,23,600₹2,48,800
39₹89,600₹1,72,000₹2,04,300₹2,30,300₹2,56,300
40₹92,300₹1,77,200₹2,10,400₹2,37,200₹2,64,000

Level 5 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)₹29,200₹61,240₹56,288
× 1.83₹53,400₹71,976₹66,356
× 1.92₹56,100₹75,324₹69,434
× 2.08₹60,700₹81,028₹74,678
× 2.28₹66,600₹88,344₹81,404
× 2.57₹75,000₹98,760₹90,980
× 2.86₹83,500₹1,09,300₹1,00,670

Full 8th CPC pay matrix for all levels

Level 5 8th Pay Commission FAQs

What will be the Level 5 salary in the 8th Pay Commission?
Level 5 starts at ₹29,200 under the 7th CPC. With a fitment factor of 1.92 it would become ₹56,100, with 2.28 ₹66,600 and with 2.86 ₹83,500. The final figure depends on the factor the government accepts.
What is the in-hand salary for Level 5 after the 8th Pay Commission?
At a 2.28 factor, a Level 5 employee at entry pay in an X city with NPS would take home about ₹81,404 a month, up from ₹56,288 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 5 in the 7th CPC pay matrix?
Level 5 runs from ₹29,200 (Cell 1) to ₹92,300 (Cell 40), rising about 3% per cell. It replaced 6th CPC grade pay 2800.

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