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Level 5 salary in the 7th CPC

Old grade pay ₹2,800 · Group C · 40 cells · DA 60% from January 2026

Entry basic pay

₹29,200

Gross ₹61,240 in an X city

In-hand at entry (X city, NPS)

₹56,288

before income tax

Typical posts at level 5: Auditor, Accountant, Railway Goods Train Manager and Senior Clerk cum Typist (RRB NTPC).

Salary pages for posts at this level: SSC CGL · SSC CHSL · RRB NTPC

Entry salary breakdown

Basic pay	₹29,200
Dearness Allowance (60%)	₹17,520
House Rent Allowance (30%)	₹8,760
Transport Allowance	₹3,600
DA on TA (60%)	₹2,160
Gross	₹61,240
NPS employee contribution (10%)	− ₹4,672
CGEGIS (Group C)	− ₹30
CGHS	− ₹250
In-hand (before tax)	₹56,288

Salary in every cell of level 5

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	₹29,200	₹61,240	₹55,440	₹52,520	₹56,288
2	₹30,100	₹62,950	₹57,060	₹54,050	₹57,854
3	₹31,000	₹64,660	₹58,680	₹55,580	₹59,420
4	₹31,900	₹66,370	₹60,300	₹57,110	₹60,986
5	₹32,900	₹68,270	₹62,100	₹58,810	₹62,726
6	₹33,900	₹70,170	₹63,900	₹60,510	₹64,466
7	₹34,900	₹72,070	₹65,700	₹62,210	₹66,206
8	₹35,900	₹73,970	₹67,500	₹63,910	₹67,946
9	₹37,000	₹76,060	₹69,480	₹65,780	₹69,860
10	₹38,100	₹78,150	₹71,460	₹67,650	₹71,774
11	₹39,200	₹80,240	₹73,440	₹69,520	₹73,688
12	₹40,400	₹82,520	₹75,600	₹71,560	₹75,776
13	₹41,600	₹84,800	₹77,760	₹73,600	₹77,864
14	₹42,800	₹87,080	₹79,920	₹75,640	₹79,952
15	₹44,100	₹89,550	₹82,260	₹77,850	₹82,214
16	₹45,400	₹92,020	₹84,600	₹80,060	₹84,476
17	₹46,800	₹94,680	₹87,120	₹82,440	₹86,912
18	₹48,200	₹97,340	₹89,640	₹84,820	₹89,348
19	₹49,600	₹1,00,000	₹92,160	₹87,200	₹91,784
20	₹51,100	₹1,02,850	₹94,860	₹89,750	₹94,394
21	₹52,600	₹1,05,700	₹97,560	₹92,300	₹97,004
22	₹54,200	₹1,08,740	₹1,00,440	₹95,020	₹99,788
23	₹55,800	₹1,11,780	₹1,03,320	₹97,740	₹1,02,572
24	₹57,500	₹1,15,010	₹1,06,380	₹1,00,630	₹1,05,530
25	₹59,200	₹1,18,240	₹1,09,440	₹1,03,520	₹1,08,488
26	₹61,000	₹1,21,660	₹1,12,680	₹1,06,580	₹1,11,620
27	₹62,800	₹1,25,080	₹1,15,920	₹1,09,640	₹1,14,752
28	₹64,700	₹1,28,690	₹1,19,340	₹1,12,870	₹1,18,058
29	₹66,600	₹1,32,300	₹1,22,760	₹1,16,100	₹1,21,364
30	₹68,600	₹1,36,100	₹1,26,360	₹1,19,500	₹1,24,844
31	₹70,700	₹1,40,090	₹1,30,140	₹1,23,070	₹1,28,498
32	₹72,800	₹1,44,080	₹1,33,920	₹1,26,640	₹1,32,152
33	₹75,000	₹1,48,260	₹1,37,880	₹1,30,380	₹1,35,980
34	₹77,300	₹1,52,630	₹1,42,020	₹1,34,290	₹1,39,982
35	₹79,600	₹1,57,000	₹1,46,160	₹1,38,200	₹1,43,984
36	₹82,000	₹1,61,560	₹1,50,480	₹1,42,280	₹1,48,160
37	₹84,500	₹1,66,310	₹1,54,980	₹1,46,530	₹1,52,510
38	₹87,000	₹1,71,060	₹1,59,480	₹1,50,780	₹1,56,860
39	₹89,600	₹1,76,000	₹1,64,160	₹1,55,200	₹1,61,384
40	₹92,300	₹1,81,130	₹1,69,020	₹1,59,790	₹1,66,082

Level 5 in the 8th Pay Commission

No fitment factor is official yet. At the scenarios being discussed, the level 5 entry pay of ₹29,200 would become:

Fitment factor	New basic	Gross (X, DA 0%)
1.92	₹56,064	₹73,119
2.08	₹60,736	₹78,913
2.28	₹66,576	₹86,154
2.57	₹75,044	₹96,655
2.86	₹83,512	₹1,07,155

Level 5 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 5?

At the first cell (basic ₹29,200) in an X class city, gross salary is ₹61,240 and in-hand pay is about ₹56,288 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 5?

₹92,300, reached at cell 40.