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Level 8 salary in the 7th CPC

Old grade pay ₹4,800 · Group B · 40 cells · DA 60% from January 2026

Entry basic pay

₹47,600

Gross ₹96,200 in an X city

In-hand at entry (X city, NPS)

₹87,874

before income tax

Typical posts at level 8: KVS Post Graduate Teacher (PGT), Assistant Audit Officer, Senior Section Engineer.

Salary pages for posts at this level: SSC CGL · KVS and NVS Teacher

Entry salary breakdown

Basic pay	₹47,600
Dearness Allowance (60%)	₹28,560
House Rent Allowance (30%)	₹14,280
Transport Allowance	₹3,600
DA on TA (60%)	₹2,160
Gross	₹96,200
NPS employee contribution (10%)	− ₹7,616
CGEGIS (Group B)	− ₹60
CGHS	− ₹650
In-hand (before tax)	₹87,874

Salary in every cell of level 8

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	₹47,600	₹96,200	₹88,560	₹83,800	₹87,874
2	₹49,000	₹98,860	₹91,080	₹86,180	₹90,310
3	₹50,500	₹1,01,710	₹93,780	₹88,730	₹92,920
4	₹52,000	₹1,04,560	₹96,480	₹91,280	₹95,530
5	₹53,600	₹1,07,600	₹99,360	₹94,000	₹98,314
6	₹55,200	₹1,10,640	₹1,02,240	₹96,720	₹1,01,098
7	₹56,900	₹1,13,870	₹1,05,300	₹99,610	₹1,04,056
8	₹58,600	₹1,17,100	₹1,08,360	₹1,02,500	₹1,07,014
9	₹60,400	₹1,20,520	₹1,11,600	₹1,05,560	₹1,10,146
10	₹62,200	₹1,23,940	₹1,14,840	₹1,08,620	₹1,13,278
11	₹64,100	₹1,27,550	₹1,18,260	₹1,11,850	₹1,16,584
12	₹66,000	₹1,31,160	₹1,21,680	₹1,15,080	₹1,19,890
13	₹68,000	₹1,34,960	₹1,25,280	₹1,18,480	₹1,23,370
14	₹70,000	₹1,38,760	₹1,28,880	₹1,21,880	₹1,26,850
15	₹72,100	₹1,42,750	₹1,32,660	₹1,25,450	₹1,30,504
16	₹74,300	₹1,46,930	₹1,36,620	₹1,29,190	₹1,34,332
17	₹76,500	₹1,51,110	₹1,40,580	₹1,32,930	₹1,38,160
18	₹78,800	₹1,55,480	₹1,44,720	₹1,36,840	₹1,42,162
19	₹81,200	₹1,60,040	₹1,49,040	₹1,40,920	₹1,46,338
20	₹83,600	₹1,64,600	₹1,53,360	₹1,45,000	₹1,50,514
21	₹86,100	₹1,69,350	₹1,57,860	₹1,49,250	₹1,54,864
22	₹88,700	₹1,74,290	₹1,62,540	₹1,53,670	₹1,59,388
23	₹91,400	₹1,79,420	₹1,67,400	₹1,58,260	₹1,64,086
24	₹94,100	₹1,84,550	₹1,72,260	₹1,62,850	₹1,68,784
25	₹96,900	₹1,89,870	₹1,77,300	₹1,67,610	₹1,73,656
26	₹99,800	₹1,95,380	₹1,82,520	₹1,72,540	₹1,78,702
27	₹1,02,800	₹2,01,080	₹1,87,920	₹1,77,640	₹1,83,922
28	₹1,05,900	₹2,06,970	₹1,93,500	₹1,82,910	₹1,89,316
29	₹1,09,100	₹2,13,050	₹1,99,260	₹1,88,350	₹1,94,884
30	₹1,12,400	₹2,19,320	₹2,05,200	₹1,93,960	₹2,00,626
31	₹1,15,800	₹2,25,780	₹2,11,320	₹1,99,740	₹2,06,542
32	₹1,19,300	₹2,32,430	₹2,17,620	₹2,05,690	₹2,12,632
33	₹1,22,900	₹2,39,270	₹2,24,100	₹2,11,810	₹2,18,896
34	₹1,26,600	₹2,46,300	₹2,30,760	₹2,18,100	₹2,25,334
35	₹1,30,400	₹2,53,520	₹2,37,600	₹2,24,560	₹2,31,946
36	₹1,34,300	₹2,60,930	₹2,44,620	₹2,31,190	₹2,38,732
37	₹1,38,300	₹2,68,530	₹2,51,820	₹2,37,990	₹2,45,692
38	₹1,42,400	₹2,76,320	₹2,59,200	₹2,44,960	₹2,52,826
39	₹1,46,700	₹2,84,490	₹2,66,940	₹2,52,270	₹2,60,308
40	₹1,51,100	₹2,92,850	₹2,74,860	₹2,59,750	₹2,67,964

Level 8 in the 8th Pay Commission

No fitment factor is official yet. At the scenarios being discussed, the level 8 entry pay of ₹47,600 would become:

Fitment factor	New basic	Gross (X, DA 0%)
1.92	₹91,392	₹1,16,926
2.08	₹99,008	₹1,26,370
2.28	₹1,08,528	₹1,38,175
2.57	₹1,22,332	₹1,55,292
2.86	₹1,36,136	₹1,72,409

Level 8 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 8?

At the first cell (basic ₹47,600) in an X class city, gross salary is ₹96,200 and in-hand pay is about ₹87,874 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 8?

₹1,51,100, reached at cell 40.