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Level 6 salary in the 7th CPC

Old grade pay ₹4,200 · Group B · 40 cells · DA 60% from January 2026

Entry basic pay

₹35,400

Gross ₹73,020 in an X city

In-hand at entry (X city, NPS)

₹66,846

before income tax

Typical posts at level 6: KVS Primary Teacher (PRT), Sub-Inspector in CAPF and Delhi Police, Junior Engineer, Statistical Investigator Grade II.

Salary pages for posts at this level: SSC CGL · SSC JE · SSC CPO Sub-Inspector · RRB NTPC · RRB JE · KVS and NVS Teacher

Entry salary breakdown

Basic pay	₹35,400
Dearness Allowance (60%)	₹21,240
House Rent Allowance (30%)	₹10,620
Transport Allowance	₹3,600
DA on TA (60%)	₹2,160
Gross	₹73,020
NPS employee contribution (10%)	− ₹5,664
CGEGIS (Group B)	− ₹60
CGHS	− ₹450
In-hand (before tax)	₹66,846

Salary in every cell of level 6

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	₹35,400	₹73,020	₹66,600	₹63,060	₹66,846
2	₹36,500	₹75,110	₹68,580	₹64,930	₹68,760
3	₹37,600	₹77,200	₹70,560	₹66,800	₹70,674
4	₹38,700	₹79,290	₹72,540	₹68,670	₹72,588
5	₹39,900	₹81,570	₹74,700	₹70,710	₹74,676
6	₹41,100	₹83,850	₹76,860	₹72,750	₹76,764
7	₹42,300	₹86,130	₹79,020	₹74,790	₹78,852
8	₹43,600	₹88,600	₹81,360	₹77,000	₹81,114
9	₹44,900	₹91,070	₹83,700	₹79,210	₹83,376
10	₹46,200	₹93,540	₹86,040	₹81,420	₹85,638
11	₹47,600	₹96,200	₹88,560	₹83,800	₹88,074
12	₹49,000	₹98,860	₹91,080	₹86,180	₹90,510
13	₹50,500	₹1,01,710	₹93,780	₹88,730	₹93,120
14	₹52,000	₹1,04,560	₹96,480	₹91,280	₹95,730
15	₹53,600	₹1,07,600	₹99,360	₹94,000	₹98,514
16	₹55,200	₹1,10,640	₹1,02,240	₹96,720	₹1,01,298
17	₹56,900	₹1,13,870	₹1,05,300	₹99,610	₹1,04,256
18	₹58,600	₹1,17,100	₹1,08,360	₹1,02,500	₹1,07,214
19	₹60,400	₹1,20,520	₹1,11,600	₹1,05,560	₹1,10,346
20	₹62,200	₹1,23,940	₹1,14,840	₹1,08,620	₹1,13,478
21	₹64,100	₹1,27,550	₹1,18,260	₹1,11,850	₹1,16,784
22	₹66,000	₹1,31,160	₹1,21,680	₹1,15,080	₹1,20,090
23	₹68,000	₹1,34,960	₹1,25,280	₹1,18,480	₹1,23,570
24	₹70,000	₹1,38,760	₹1,28,880	₹1,21,880	₹1,27,050
25	₹72,100	₹1,42,750	₹1,32,660	₹1,25,450	₹1,30,704
26	₹74,300	₹1,46,930	₹1,36,620	₹1,29,190	₹1,34,532
27	₹76,500	₹1,51,110	₹1,40,580	₹1,32,930	₹1,38,360
28	₹78,800	₹1,55,480	₹1,44,720	₹1,36,840	₹1,42,362
29	₹81,200	₹1,60,040	₹1,49,040	₹1,40,920	₹1,46,538
30	₹83,600	₹1,64,600	₹1,53,360	₹1,45,000	₹1,50,714
31	₹86,100	₹1,69,350	₹1,57,860	₹1,49,250	₹1,55,064
32	₹88,700	₹1,74,290	₹1,62,540	₹1,53,670	₹1,59,588
33	₹91,400	₹1,79,420	₹1,67,400	₹1,58,260	₹1,64,286
34	₹94,100	₹1,84,550	₹1,72,260	₹1,62,850	₹1,68,984
35	₹96,900	₹1,89,870	₹1,77,300	₹1,67,610	₹1,73,856
36	₹99,800	₹1,95,380	₹1,82,520	₹1,72,540	₹1,78,902
37	₹1,02,800	₹2,01,080	₹1,87,920	₹1,77,640	₹1,84,122
38	₹1,05,900	₹2,06,970	₹1,93,500	₹1,82,910	₹1,89,516
39	₹1,09,100	₹2,13,050	₹1,99,260	₹1,88,350	₹1,95,084
40	₹1,12,400	₹2,19,320	₹2,05,200	₹1,93,960	₹2,00,826

Level 6 in the 8th Pay Commission

No fitment factor is official yet. At the scenarios being discussed, the level 6 entry pay of ₹35,400 would become:

Fitment factor	New basic	Gross (X, DA 0%)
1.92	₹67,968	₹87,880
2.08	₹73,632	₹94,904
2.28	₹80,712	₹1,03,683
2.57	₹90,978	₹1,16,413
2.86	₹1,01,244	₹1,29,143

Level 6 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 6?

At the first cell (basic ₹35,400) in an X class city, gross salary is ₹73,020 and in-hand pay is about ₹66,846 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 6?

₹1,12,400, reached at cell 40.