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Level 9 salary in the 7th CPC

Old grade pay ₹5,400 · Group B · 40 cells · DA 60% from January 2026

Entry basic pay

₹53,100

Gross ₹1,12,410 in an X city

In-hand at entry (X city, NPS)

₹1,03,204

before income tax

Typical posts at level 9: Assistant Accounts Officer, Deputy Superintendent of Police (some cadres), Section Officer (some services).

Entry salary breakdown

Basic pay	₹53,100
Dearness Allowance (60%)	₹31,860
House Rent Allowance (30%)	₹15,930
Transport Allowance	₹7,200
DA on TA (60%)	₹4,320
Gross	₹1,12,410
NPS employee contribution (10%)	− ₹8,496
CGEGIS (Group B)	− ₹60
CGHS	− ₹650
In-hand (before tax)	₹1,03,204

Salary in every cell of level 9

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	₹53,100	₹1,12,410	₹1,01,340	₹96,030	₹1,03,204
2	₹54,700	₹1,15,450	₹1,04,220	₹98,750	₹1,05,988
3	₹56,300	₹1,18,490	₹1,07,100	₹1,01,470	₹1,08,772
4	₹58,000	₹1,21,720	₹1,10,160	₹1,04,360	₹1,11,730
5	₹59,700	₹1,24,950	₹1,13,220	₹1,07,250	₹1,14,688
6	₹61,500	₹1,28,370	₹1,16,460	₹1,10,310	₹1,17,820
7	₹63,300	₹1,31,790	₹1,19,700	₹1,13,370	₹1,20,952
8	₹65,200	₹1,35,400	₹1,23,120	₹1,16,600	₹1,24,258
9	₹67,200	₹1,39,200	₹1,26,720	₹1,20,000	₹1,27,738
10	₹69,200	₹1,43,000	₹1,30,320	₹1,23,400	₹1,31,218
11	₹71,300	₹1,46,990	₹1,34,100	₹1,26,970	₹1,34,872
12	₹73,400	₹1,50,980	₹1,37,880	₹1,30,540	₹1,38,526
13	₹75,600	₹1,55,160	₹1,41,840	₹1,34,280	₹1,42,354
14	₹77,900	₹1,59,530	₹1,45,980	₹1,38,190	₹1,46,356
15	₹80,200	₹1,63,900	₹1,50,120	₹1,42,100	₹1,50,358
16	₹82,600	₹1,68,460	₹1,54,440	₹1,46,180	₹1,54,534
17	₹85,100	₹1,73,210	₹1,58,940	₹1,50,430	₹1,58,884
18	₹87,700	₹1,78,150	₹1,63,620	₹1,54,850	₹1,63,408
19	₹90,300	₹1,83,090	₹1,68,300	₹1,59,270	₹1,67,932
20	₹93,000	₹1,88,220	₹1,73,160	₹1,63,860	₹1,72,630
21	₹95,800	₹1,93,540	₹1,78,200	₹1,68,620	₹1,77,502
22	₹98,700	₹1,99,050	₹1,83,420	₹1,73,550	₹1,82,548
23	₹1,01,700	₹2,04,750	₹1,88,820	₹1,78,650	₹1,87,768
24	₹1,04,800	₹2,10,640	₹1,94,400	₹1,83,920	₹1,93,162
25	₹1,07,900	₹2,16,530	₹1,99,980	₹1,89,190	₹1,98,556
26	₹1,11,100	₹2,22,610	₹2,05,740	₹1,94,630	₹2,04,124
27	₹1,14,400	₹2,28,880	₹2,11,680	₹2,00,240	₹2,09,866
28	₹1,17,800	₹2,35,340	₹2,17,800	₹2,06,020	₹2,15,782
29	₹1,21,300	₹2,41,990	₹2,24,100	₹2,11,970	₹2,21,872
30	₹1,24,900	₹2,48,830	₹2,30,580	₹2,18,090	₹2,28,136
31	₹1,28,600	₹2,55,860	₹2,37,240	₹2,24,380	₹2,34,574
32	₹1,32,500	₹2,63,270	₹2,44,260	₹2,31,010	₹2,41,360
33	₹1,36,500	₹2,70,870	₹2,51,460	₹2,37,810	₹2,48,320
34	₹1,40,600	₹2,78,660	₹2,58,840	₹2,44,780	₹2,55,454
35	₹1,44,800	₹2,86,640	₹2,66,400	₹2,51,920	₹2,62,762
36	₹1,49,100	₹2,94,810	₹2,74,140	₹2,59,230	₹2,70,244
37	₹1,53,600	₹3,03,360	₹2,82,240	₹2,66,880	₹2,78,074
38	₹1,58,200	₹3,12,100	₹2,90,520	₹2,74,700	₹2,86,078
39	₹1,62,900	₹3,21,030	₹2,98,980	₹2,82,690	₹2,94,256
40	₹1,67,800	₹3,30,340	₹3,07,800	₹2,91,020	₹3,02,782

Level 9 in the 8th Pay Commission

No fitment factor is official yet. At the scenarios being discussed, the level 9 entry pay of ₹53,100 would become:

Fitment factor	New basic	Gross (X, DA 0%)
1.92	₹1,01,952	₹1,33,620
2.08	₹1,10,448	₹1,44,156
2.28	₹1,21,068	₹1,57,324
2.57	₹1,36,467	₹1,76,419
2.86	₹1,51,866	₹1,95,514

Level 9 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 9?

At the first cell (basic ₹53,100) in an X class city, gross salary is ₹1,12,410 and in-hand pay is about ₹1,03,204 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 9?

₹1,67,800, reached at cell 40.