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Level 1 salary in the 7th CPC
Old grade pay ₹1,800 · Group C · 40 cells · DA 60% from January 2026
Typical posts at level 1: Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS), Railway Group D (Track Maintainer, Helper), Peon, Safaiwala.
Salary pages for posts at this level: SSC MTS · Railway Group D · India Post
Entry salary breakdown
| Basic pay | ₹18,000 |
|---|---|
| Dearness Allowance (60%) | ₹10,800 |
| House Rent Allowance (30%) | ₹5,400 |
| Transport Allowance | ₹1,350 |
| DA on TA (60%) | ₹810 |
| Gross | ₹36,360 |
| NPS employee contribution (10%) | − ₹2,880 |
| CGEGIS (Group C) | − ₹30 |
| CGHS | − ₹250 |
| In-hand (before tax) | ₹33,200 |
Salary in every cell of level 1
Gross pay with HRA at 30% (X), 20% (Y) and 10% (Z), and in-hand pay in an X city after NPS, CGEGIS and CGHS (before income tax).
| Cell | Basic | Gross X | Gross Y | Gross Z | In-hand X |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ₹18,000 | ₹36,360 | ₹33,840 | ₹32,040 | ₹33,200 |
| 2 | ₹18,500 | ₹37,310 | ₹34,740 | ₹32,890 | ₹34,070 |
| 3 | ₹19,100 | ₹38,450 | ₹35,820 | ₹33,910 | ₹35,114 |
| 4 | ₹19,700 | ₹39,590 | ₹36,900 | ₹34,930 | ₹36,158 |
| 5 | ₹20,300 | ₹40,730 | ₹37,980 | ₹35,950 | ₹37,202 |
| 6 | ₹20,900 | ₹41,870 | ₹39,060 | ₹36,970 | ₹38,246 |
| 7 | ₹21,500 | ₹43,010 | ₹40,140 | ₹37,990 | ₹39,290 |
| 8 | ₹22,100 | ₹44,150 | ₹41,220 | ₹39,010 | ₹40,334 |
| 9 | ₹22,800 | ₹45,480 | ₹42,480 | ₹40,200 | ₹41,552 |
| 10 | ₹23,500 | ₹46,810 | ₹43,740 | ₹41,390 | ₹42,770 |
| 11 | ₹24,200 | ₹51,740 | ₹46,440 | ₹44,020 | ₹47,588 |
| 12 | ₹24,900 | ₹53,070 | ₹47,700 | ₹45,210 | ₹48,806 |
| 13 | ₹25,600 | ₹54,400 | ₹48,960 | ₹46,400 | ₹50,024 |
| 14 | ₹26,400 | ₹55,920 | ₹50,400 | ₹47,760 | ₹51,416 |
| 15 | ₹27,200 | ₹57,440 | ₹51,840 | ₹49,120 | ₹52,808 |
| 16 | ₹28,000 | ₹58,960 | ₹53,280 | ₹50,480 | ₹54,200 |
| 17 | ₹28,800 | ₹60,480 | ₹54,720 | ₹51,840 | ₹55,592 |
| 18 | ₹29,700 | ₹62,190 | ₹56,340 | ₹53,370 | ₹57,158 |
| 19 | ₹30,600 | ₹63,900 | ₹57,960 | ₹54,900 | ₹58,724 |
| 20 | ₹31,500 | ₹65,610 | ₹59,580 | ₹56,430 | ₹60,290 |
| 21 | ₹32,400 | ₹67,320 | ₹61,200 | ₹57,960 | ₹61,856 |
| 22 | ₹33,400 | ₹69,220 | ₹63,000 | ₹59,660 | ₹63,596 |
| 23 | ₹34,400 | ₹71,120 | ₹64,800 | ₹61,360 | ₹65,336 |
| 24 | ₹35,400 | ₹73,020 | ₹66,600 | ₹63,060 | ₹67,076 |
| 25 | ₹36,500 | ₹75,110 | ₹68,580 | ₹64,930 | ₹68,990 |
| 26 | ₹37,600 | ₹77,200 | ₹70,560 | ₹66,800 | ₹70,904 |
| 27 | ₹38,700 | ₹79,290 | ₹72,540 | ₹68,670 | ₹72,818 |
| 28 | ₹39,900 | ₹81,570 | ₹74,700 | ₹70,710 | ₹74,906 |
| 29 | ₹41,100 | ₹83,850 | ₹76,860 | ₹72,750 | ₹76,994 |
| 30 | ₹42,300 | ₹86,130 | ₹79,020 | ₹74,790 | ₹79,082 |
| 31 | ₹43,600 | ₹88,600 | ₹81,360 | ₹77,000 | ₹81,344 |
| 32 | ₹44,900 | ₹91,070 | ₹83,700 | ₹79,210 | ₹83,606 |
| 33 | ₹46,200 | ₹93,540 | ₹86,040 | ₹81,420 | ₹85,868 |
| 34 | ₹47,600 | ₹96,200 | ₹88,560 | ₹83,800 | ₹88,304 |
| 35 | ₹49,000 | ₹98,860 | ₹91,080 | ₹86,180 | ₹90,740 |
| 36 | ₹50,500 | ₹1,01,710 | ₹93,780 | ₹88,730 | ₹93,350 |
| 37 | ₹52,000 | ₹1,04,560 | ₹96,480 | ₹91,280 | ₹95,960 |
| 38 | ₹53,600 | ₹1,07,600 | ₹99,360 | ₹94,000 | ₹98,744 |
| 39 | ₹55,200 | ₹1,10,640 | ₹1,02,240 | ₹96,720 | ₹1,01,528 |
| 40 | ₹56,900 | ₹1,13,870 | ₹1,05,300 | ₹99,610 | ₹1,04,486 |
Level 1 in the 8th Pay Commission
No fitment factor is official yet. At the scenarios being discussed, the level 1 entry pay of ₹18,000 would become:
| Fitment factor | New basic | Gross (X, DA 0%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1.92 | ₹34,560 | ₹46,454 |
| 2.08 | ₹37,440 | ₹50,026 |
| 2.28 | ₹41,040 | ₹54,490 |
| 2.57 | ₹46,260 | ₹60,962 |
| 2.86 | ₹51,480 | ₹67,435 |
Level 1 8th CPC pay matrix for every cell · Calculate with your own allowances
Frequently asked questions
What is the in-hand salary of level 1?
At the first cell (basic ₹18,000) in an X class city, gross salary is ₹36,360 and in-hand pay is about ₹33,200 after NPS, CGEGIS and CGHS, before income tax. It is lower in Y and Z cities because HRA and TA are lower.
What is the maximum basic pay in level 1?
₹56,900, reached at cell 40.