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8th Pay Commission Level 1 salary

Level 1 of the 7th CPC pay matrix runs from ₹18,000 to ₹56,900 today, across 40 pay steps. The 8th Pay Commission has not published a new matrix yet, so every figure below is an estimate built on a fitment factor. In the 6th CPC this level corresponds to PB-1 (5200-20200) with grade pay ₹1,800. At the 7th CPC precedent of ×2.57, the entry pay of ₹18,000 would become ₹46,300. Across the factors in the table below, it would be ₹34,600 at the lowest (×1.92) and ₹69,000 at the highest (×3.83).

Level 1 entry pay is the lowest basic pay in the pay matrix. For what it could become, and what employee bodies have asked for, see: Minimum salary under the 8th Pay Commission.

Posts at Level 1

Examples of posts placed at this level, each from a published recruitment notice or order. The list is not complete.

  • Multi Tasking Staff (MTS) Source
  • Havaldar (CBIC and CBN) Source

Estimate for Level 1

Pre-filled with the first pay of Level 1, a Y-class city and ×2.57. Change any input to see your own figure.

Matched to ₹18,000, step 1 of 40 in Level 1

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New basic pay at ×2.57

₹46,300

Now ₹18,000New ₹46,300

NowNew
Gross₹33,840₹54,608
In-hand assumption₹30,680₹49,698

+₹19,018 a month+₹2,28,216 a year

Real increase over today's basic + DA: 60.6% assumption

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×2.57

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Compare fitment factors

Change any factor to see new basic pay and in-hand pay side by side. assumption

₹34,600 · ₹37,296

₹44,300 · ₹47,578

₹46,300 · ₹49,698

₹51,500 · ₹55,210

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Arrears (rough)

Assumed start: Jan 2026 assumption

₹2,97,500

for 17 months, up to the month before the new pay starts

Includes DA that is not announced yet, held at the latest rate. assumption

Rough estimate. Basic pay and DA only; no increments or allowances. assumption

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How this is worked out
ItemNowNew
Basic pay₹18,000₹46,300
Dearness allowance (60% now)₹10,800₹0
House rent allowance₹3,600₹7,408
Transport allowance₹1,440₹900
Gross₹33,840₹54,608
NPS / UPS (10% of basic + DA)−₹2,880−₹4,630
CGHS−₹250−₹250
CGEGIS−₹30−₹30
In-hand₹30,680₹49,698

New figures assume DA restarts at 0, HRA falls back to the lowest slab, and transport allowance stays the same. assumption assumption

Deduction settings

Set from your level. Change it if your post is in a different group. assumption

Level 1 pay at each fitment factor

Each row is one pay step of Level 1 as it stands today. The five columns on the right show the estimated new basic pay at the fitment factors that have been publicly discussed. Scroll the table sideways on a small screen; the first column stays in view.

New basic = today's basic × factor, rounded up to ₹100 assumption
StepToday's basic×1.92×2.08×2.57×2.86×3.83
1₹18,000₹34,600₹37,500₹46,300₹51,500₹69,000
2₹18,500₹35,600₹38,500₹47,600₹53,000₹70,900
3₹19,100₹36,700₹39,800₹49,100₹54,700₹73,200
4₹19,700₹37,900₹41,000₹50,700₹56,400₹75,500
5₹20,300₹39,000₹42,300₹52,200₹58,100₹77,800
6₹20,900₹40,200₹43,500₹53,800₹59,800₹80,100
7₹21,500₹41,300₹44,800₹55,300₹61,500₹82,400
8₹22,100₹42,500₹46,000₹56,800₹63,300₹84,700
9₹22,800₹43,800₹47,500₹58,600₹65,300₹87,400
10₹23,500₹45,200₹48,900₹60,400₹67,300₹90,100
11₹24,200₹46,500₹50,400₹62,200₹69,300₹92,700
12₹24,900₹47,900₹51,800₹64,000₹71,300₹95,400
13₹25,600₹49,200₹53,300₹65,800₹73,300₹98,100
14₹26,400₹50,700₹55,000₹67,900₹75,600₹1,01,200
15₹27,200₹52,300₹56,600₹70,000₹77,800₹1,04,200
16₹28,000₹53,800₹58,300₹72,000₹80,100₹1,07,300
17₹28,800₹55,300₹60,000₹74,100₹82,400₹1,10,400
18₹29,700₹57,100₹61,800₹76,400₹85,000₹1,13,800
19₹30,600₹58,800₹63,700₹78,700₹87,600₹1,17,200
20₹31,500₹60,500₹65,600₹81,000₹90,100₹1,20,700
21₹32,400₹62,300₹67,400₹83,300₹92,700₹1,24,100
22₹33,400₹64,200₹69,500₹85,900₹95,600₹1,28,000
23₹34,400₹66,100₹71,600₹88,500₹98,400₹1,31,800
24₹35,400₹68,000₹73,700₹91,000₹1,01,300₹1,35,600
25₹36,500₹70,100₹76,000₹93,900₹1,04,400₹1,39,800
26₹37,600₹72,200₹78,300₹96,700₹1,07,600₹1,44,100
27₹38,700₹74,400₹80,500₹99,500₹1,10,700₹1,48,300
28₹39,900₹76,700₹83,000₹1,02,600₹1,14,200₹1,52,900
29₹41,100₹79,000₹85,500₹1,05,700₹1,17,600₹1,57,500
30₹42,300₹81,300₹88,000₹1,08,800₹1,21,000₹1,62,100
31₹43,600₹83,800₹90,700₹1,12,100₹1,24,700₹1,67,000
32₹44,900₹86,300₹93,400₹1,15,400₹1,28,500₹1,72,000
33₹46,200₹88,800₹96,100₹1,18,800₹1,32,200₹1,77,000
34₹47,600₹91,400₹99,100₹1,22,400₹1,36,200₹1,82,400
35₹49,000₹94,100₹1,02,000₹1,26,000₹1,40,200₹1,87,700
36₹50,500₹97,000₹1,05,100₹1,29,800₹1,44,500₹1,93,500
37₹52,000₹99,900₹1,08,200₹1,33,700₹1,48,800₹1,99,200
38₹53,600₹1,03,000₹1,11,500₹1,37,800₹1,53,300₹2,05,300
39₹55,200₹1,06,000₹1,14,900₹1,41,900₹1,57,900₹2,11,500
40₹56,900₹1,09,300₹1,18,400₹1,46,300₹1,62,800₹2,18,000

×2.57 is the 7th CPC factor.

Reading the Level 1 table

The top step of Level 1 is ₹56,900 today. At ×2.57 that is ₹1,46,300, and at ×3.83 it is ₹2,18,000. Entry pay moves from ₹34,600 at ×1.92 to ₹69,000 at ×3.83, a spread of ₹34,400 a month in basic pay alone. Nobody knows which factor, if any of these, the Commission will recommend. The ×2.57 column is the one used in the calculator above because it is the only factor that is an actual precedent.

How Level 1 compares

Entry pay at ×2.57 for the neighbouring levels, so you can see the gap between rungs.

At ×2.57, Level 2 entry pay of ₹51,200 is ₹4,900 above Level 1 (₹46,300).

Level 1 questions and answers

What will the Level 1 salary be under the 8th Pay Commission?

No one can say yet, because the 8th CPC has not made recommendations. As an estimate, at the 7th CPC factor of ×2.57 the entry basic pay of Level 1 would go from ₹18,000 to ₹46,300, and the top step from ₹56,900 to ₹1,46,300. Across the factors in the table below (×1.92 to ×3.83), the entry basic would fall between ₹34,600 and ₹69,000.

What are the minimum and maximum basic pay in Level 1 today?

Today the minimum is ₹18,000 and the maximum is ₹56,900, across 40 pay steps in the 7th CPC pay matrix. In the 6th CPC this level corresponds to PB-1 (5200-20200) with grade pay ₹1,800.

What fitment factor is assumed for Level 1?

The estimates here use ×2.57, the factor the 7th CPC used. This is an assumption, not an official figure. The table also shows ×1.92, ×2.08, ×2.57, ×2.86, ×3.83, which are factors that have been discussed publicly. You can set any factor between ×1.8 and ×4.0 in the calculator. One factor is applied to every level, as in 2016.

Will DA be merged into basic pay, and what happens to DA at Level 1?

DA is 60% of basic pay from 1 January 2026. This site assumes DA restarts at zero on the new pay, as it did on 1 January 2016. At Level 1 entry, DA of 60% on ₹18,000 is ₹10,800, so today basic plus DA is ₹28,800. The estimated new basic of ₹46,300 at ×2.57 is 60.6% higher than that. This is assumption A4.

When will the 8th Pay Commission be implemented for Level 1?

The Commission was constituted on 3 November 2025, and its report is due within 18 months, which works out to about May 2027. No effective date has been announced. This site assumes 1 January 2026 as the start date, which is an assumption. If the date changes, the arrears for Level 1 change with it.

How is Level 1 in-hand salary estimated?

Take the Level 1 entry basic of ₹18,000 in a Y-class city (not a higher transport allowance city), with NPS at 10%, CGHS on and CGEGIS group C. Today that gives gross pay of ₹33,840 and in-hand pay of ₹30,680. At ×2.57 the estimate is gross ₹54,608 and in-hand ₹49,698, which is ₹19,018 more each month. This is before income tax, professional tax and loans, and it rests on assumptions A3 to A7.

These pages explain the pieces behind the Level 1 estimate: the calculator for your own figures, how the fitment factor works, how DA is counted and where the 8th Pay Commission stands.