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8th Pay Commission Level 8 Salary Calculator

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

7th CPC entry pay
₹47,600
Maximum pay
₹1,51,100
8th CPC at 2.28
₹1,08,500
Group · grade pay
Group B · 4800

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 8 · ×2.28

₹1,28,740/month

+₹40,866(+46.5%)vs ₹87,874 today

Revised basic pay
₹1,08,500
Gross salary
₹1,40,300
HRA (24%)
₹26,040
Annual gross
₹16,83,600
Current 7th CPC pay compared with the estimated 8th CPC pay
Per monthToday8th CPC
Basic pay₹47,600₹1,08,500
Dearness allowance60% → 0%₹28,560₹0
HRA30% → 24%₹14,280₹26,040
Transport allowance + DA₹5,760₹5,760
Gross salary₹96,200₹1,40,300
NPS / UPS (10%)−₹7,616−₹10,850
CGHS−₹650−₹650
CGEGIS−₹60−₹60
Other deductions——
In-hand salary₹87,874₹1,28,740
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₹1,28,740+46.5%Breakup

Level 8 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₹47,600₹91,400₹1,08,500₹1,22,300₹1,36,100
2₹49,000₹94,100₹1,11,700₹1,25,900₹1,40,100
3₹50,500₹97,000₹1,15,100₹1,29,800₹1,44,400
4₹52,000₹99,800₹1,18,600₹1,33,600₹1,48,700
5₹53,600₹1,02,900₹1,22,200₹1,37,800₹1,53,300
6₹55,200₹1,06,000₹1,25,900₹1,41,900₹1,57,900
7₹56,900₹1,09,200₹1,29,700₹1,46,200₹1,62,700
8₹58,600₹1,12,500₹1,33,600₹1,50,600₹1,67,600
9₹60,400₹1,16,000₹1,37,700₹1,55,200₹1,72,700
10₹62,200₹1,19,400₹1,41,800₹1,59,900₹1,77,900
11₹64,100₹1,23,100₹1,46,100₹1,64,700₹1,83,300
12₹66,000₹1,26,700₹1,50,500₹1,69,600₹1,88,800
13₹68,000₹1,30,600₹1,55,000₹1,74,800₹1,94,500
14₹70,000₹1,34,400₹1,59,600₹1,79,900₹2,00,200
15₹72,100₹1,38,400₹1,64,400₹1,85,300₹2,06,200
16₹74,300₹1,42,700₹1,69,400₹1,91,000₹2,12,500
17₹76,500₹1,46,900₹1,74,400₹1,96,600₹2,18,800
18₹78,800₹1,51,300₹1,79,700₹2,02,500₹2,25,400
19₹81,200₹1,55,900₹1,85,100₹2,08,700₹2,32,200
20₹83,600₹1,60,500₹1,90,600₹2,14,900₹2,39,100
21₹86,100₹1,65,300₹1,96,300₹2,21,300₹2,46,200
22₹88,700₹1,70,300₹2,02,200₹2,28,000₹2,53,700
23₹91,400₹1,75,500₹2,08,400₹2,34,900₹2,61,400
24₹94,100₹1,80,700₹2,14,500₹2,41,800₹2,69,100
25₹96,900₹1,86,000₹2,20,900₹2,49,000₹2,77,100
26₹99,800₹1,91,600₹2,27,500₹2,56,500₹2,85,400
27₹1,02,800₹1,97,400₹2,34,400₹2,64,200₹2,94,000
28₹1,05,900₹2,03,300₹2,41,500₹2,72,200₹3,02,900
29₹1,09,100₹2,09,500₹2,48,700₹2,80,400₹3,12,000
30₹1,12,400₹2,15,800₹2,56,300₹2,88,900₹3,21,500
31₹1,15,800₹2,22,300₹2,64,000₹2,97,600₹3,31,200
32₹1,19,300₹2,29,100₹2,72,000₹3,06,600₹3,41,200
33₹1,22,900₹2,36,000₹2,80,200₹3,15,900₹3,51,500
34₹1,26,600₹2,43,100₹2,88,600₹3,25,400₹3,62,100
35₹1,30,400₹2,50,400₹2,97,300₹3,35,100₹3,72,900
36₹1,34,300₹2,57,900₹3,06,200₹3,45,200₹3,84,100
37₹1,38,300₹2,65,500₹3,15,300₹3,55,400₹3,95,500
38₹1,42,400₹2,73,400₹3,24,700₹3,66,000₹4,07,300
39₹1,46,700₹2,81,700₹3,34,500₹3,77,000₹4,19,600
40₹1,51,100₹2,90,100₹3,44,500₹3,88,300₹4,32,100

Level 8 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)₹47,600₹96,200₹87,874
× 1.83₹87,100₹1,13,764₹1,04,344
× 1.92₹91,400₹1,19,096₹1,09,246
× 2.08₹99,000₹1,28,520₹1,17,910
× 2.28₹1,08,500₹1,40,300₹1,28,740
× 2.57₹1,22,300₹1,57,412₹1,44,472
× 2.86₹1,36,100₹1,74,524₹1,60,204

Full 8th CPC pay matrix for all levels

Level 8 8th Pay Commission FAQs

What will be the Level 8 salary in the 8th Pay Commission?
Level 8 starts at ₹47,600 under the 7th CPC. With a fitment factor of 1.92 it would become ₹91,400, with 2.28 ₹1,08,500 and with 2.86 ₹1,36,100. The final figure depends on the factor the government accepts.
What is the in-hand salary for Level 8 after the 8th Pay Commission?
At a 2.28 factor, a Level 8 employee at entry pay in an X city with NPS would take home about ₹1,28,740 a month, up from ₹87,874 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 8 in the 7th CPC pay matrix?
Level 8 runs from ₹47,600 (Cell 1) to ₹1,51,100 (Cell 40), rising about 3% per cell. It replaced 6th CPC grade pay 4800.

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