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Level 3 salary in the 7th CPC

Old grade pay ₹2,000 · Group C · 40 cells · DA 60% from January 2026

Entry basic pay

₹21,700

Gross ₹46,990 in an X city

In-hand at entry (X city, NPS)

₹43,238

before income tax

Typical posts at level 3: Constable in CAPF and Delhi Police, Railway Commercial cum Ticket Clerk (RRB NTPC).

Salary pages for posts at this level: SSC GD Constable · Delhi Police Constable · RRB NTPC · India Post · IB ACIO

Entry salary breakdown

Basic pay	₹21,700
Dearness Allowance (60%)	₹13,020
House Rent Allowance (30%)	₹6,510
Transport Allowance	₹3,600
DA on TA (60%)	₹2,160
Gross	₹46,990
NPS employee contribution (10%)	− ₹3,472
CGEGIS (Group C)	− ₹30
CGHS	− ₹250
In-hand (before tax)	₹43,238

Salary in every cell of level 3

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	₹21,700	₹46,990	₹41,940	₹39,770	₹43,238
2	₹22,400	₹48,320	₹43,200	₹40,960	₹44,456
3	₹23,100	₹49,650	₹44,460	₹42,150	₹45,674
4	₹23,800	₹50,980	₹45,720	₹43,340	₹46,892
5	₹24,500	₹52,310	₹46,980	₹44,530	₹48,110
6	₹25,200	₹53,640	₹48,240	₹45,720	₹49,328
7	₹26,000	₹55,160	₹49,680	₹47,080	₹50,720
8	₹26,800	₹56,680	₹51,120	₹48,440	₹52,112
9	₹27,600	₹58,200	₹52,560	₹49,800	₹53,504
10	₹28,400	₹59,720	₹54,000	₹51,160	₹54,896
11	₹29,300	₹61,430	₹55,620	₹52,690	₹56,462
12	₹30,200	₹63,140	₹57,240	₹54,220	₹58,028
13	₹31,100	₹64,850	₹58,860	₹55,750	₹59,594
14	₹32,000	₹66,560	₹60,480	₹57,280	₹61,160
15	₹33,000	₹68,460	₹62,280	₹58,980	₹62,900
16	₹34,000	₹70,360	₹64,080	₹60,680	₹64,640
17	₹35,000	₹72,260	₹65,880	₹62,380	₹66,380
18	₹36,100	₹74,350	₹67,860	₹64,250	₹68,294
19	₹37,200	₹76,440	₹69,840	₹66,120	₹70,208
20	₹38,300	₹78,530	₹71,820	₹67,990	₹72,122
21	₹39,400	₹80,620	₹73,800	₹69,860	₹74,036
22	₹40,600	₹82,900	₹75,960	₹71,900	₹76,124
23	₹41,800	₹85,180	₹78,120	₹73,940	₹78,212
24	₹43,100	₹87,650	₹80,460	₹76,150	₹80,474
25	₹44,400	₹90,120	₹82,800	₹78,360	₹82,736
26	₹45,700	₹92,590	₹85,140	₹80,570	₹84,998
27	₹47,100	₹95,250	₹87,660	₹82,950	₹87,434
28	₹48,500	₹97,910	₹90,180	₹85,330	₹89,870
29	₹50,000	₹1,00,760	₹92,880	₹87,880	₹92,480
30	₹51,500	₹1,03,610	₹95,580	₹90,430	₹95,090
31	₹53,000	₹1,06,460	₹98,280	₹92,980	₹97,700
32	₹54,600	₹1,09,500	₹1,01,160	₹95,700	₹1,00,484
33	₹56,200	₹1,12,540	₹1,04,040	₹98,420	₹1,03,268
34	₹57,900	₹1,15,770	₹1,07,100	₹1,01,310	₹1,06,226
35	₹59,600	₹1,19,000	₹1,10,160	₹1,04,200	₹1,09,184
36	₹61,400	₹1,22,420	₹1,13,400	₹1,07,260	₹1,12,316
37	₹63,200	₹1,25,840	₹1,16,640	₹1,10,320	₹1,15,448
38	₹65,100	₹1,29,450	₹1,20,060	₹1,13,550	₹1,18,754
39	₹67,100	₹1,33,250	₹1,23,660	₹1,16,950	₹1,22,234
40	₹69,100	₹1,37,050	₹1,27,260	₹1,20,350	₹1,25,714

Level 3 in the 8th Pay Commission

No fitment factor is official yet. At the scenarios being discussed, the level 3 entry pay of ₹21,700 would become:

Fitment factor	New basic	Gross (X, DA 0%)
1.92	₹41,664	₹55,263
2.08	₹45,136	₹59,569
2.28	₹49,476	₹64,950
2.57	₹55,769	₹72,754
2.86	₹62,062	₹80,557

Level 3 8th CPC pay matrix for every cell · Calculate with your own allowances

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Frequently asked questions

What is the in-hand salary of level 3?

At the first cell (basic ₹21,700) in an X class city, gross salary is ₹46,990 and in-hand pay is about ₹43,238 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 3?

₹69,100, reached at cell 40.