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8th Pay Commission Level 12 salary

Level 12 of the 7th CPC pay matrix runs from ₹78,800 to ₹2,09,200 today, across 34 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-3 (15600-39100) with grade pay ₹7,600. At the 7th CPC precedent of ×2.57, the entry pay of ₹78,800 would become ₹2,02,600. Across the factors in the table below, it would be ₹1,51,300 at the lowest (×1.92) and ₹3,01,900 at the highest (×3.83).

Posts at Level 12

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

  • Deputy Secretary (Central Secretariat Service) (via its 6th CPC grade pay) Source

Estimate for Level 12

Pre-filled with the first pay of Level 12, a Y-class city and ×2.57. Change any input to see your own figure.

Matched to ₹78,800, step 1 of 34 in Level 12

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New basic pay at ×2.57

₹2,02,600

Now ₹78,800New ₹2,02,600

NowNew
Gross₹1,47,600₹2,38,616
In-hand assumption₹1,33,872₹2,17,236

+₹83,364 a month+₹10,00,368 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

₹1,51,300 · ₹1,62,858

₹1,93,900 · ₹2,08,014

₹2,02,600 · ₹2,17,236

₹2,25,400 · ₹2,41,404

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Arrears (rough)

Assumed start: Jan 2026 assumption

₹13,00,840

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₹78,800₹2,02,600
Dearness allowance (60% now)₹47,280₹0
House rent allowance₹15,760₹32,416
Transport allowance₹5,760₹3,600
Gross₹1,47,600₹2,38,616
NPS / UPS (10% of basic + DA)−₹12,608−₹20,260
CGHS−₹1,000−₹1,000
CGEGIS−₹120−₹120
In-hand₹1,33,872₹2,17,236

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 12 pay at each fitment factor

Each row is one pay step of Level 12 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₹78,800₹1,51,300₹1,64,000₹2,02,600₹2,25,400₹3,01,900
2₹81,200₹1,56,000₹1,68,900₹2,08,700₹2,32,300₹3,11,000
3₹83,600₹1,60,600₹1,73,900₹2,14,900₹2,39,100₹3,20,200
4₹86,100₹1,65,400₹1,79,100₹2,21,300₹2,46,300₹3,29,800
5₹88,700₹1,70,400₹1,84,500₹2,28,000₹2,53,700₹3,39,800
6₹91,400₹1,75,500₹1,90,200₹2,34,900₹2,61,500₹3,50,100
7₹94,100₹1,80,700₹1,95,800₹2,41,900₹2,69,200₹3,60,500
8₹96,900₹1,86,100₹2,01,600₹2,49,100₹2,77,200₹3,71,200
9₹99,800₹1,91,700₹2,07,600₹2,56,500₹2,85,500₹3,82,300
10₹1,02,800₹1,97,400₹2,13,900₹2,64,200₹2,94,100₹3,93,800
11₹1,05,900₹2,03,400₹2,20,300₹2,72,200₹3,02,900₹4,05,600
12₹1,09,100₹2,09,500₹2,27,000₹2,80,400₹3,12,100₹4,17,900
13₹1,12,400₹2,15,900₹2,33,800₹2,88,900₹3,21,500₹4,30,500
14₹1,15,800₹2,22,400₹2,40,900₹2,97,700₹3,31,200₹4,43,600
15₹1,19,300₹2,29,100₹2,48,200₹3,06,700₹3,41,200₹4,57,000
16₹1,22,900₹2,36,000₹2,55,700₹3,15,900₹3,51,500₹4,70,800
17₹1,26,600₹2,43,100₹2,63,400₹3,25,400₹3,62,100₹4,84,900
18₹1,30,400₹2,50,400₹2,71,300₹3,35,200₹3,73,000₹4,99,500
19₹1,34,300₹2,57,900₹2,79,400₹3,45,200₹3,84,100₹5,14,400
20₹1,38,300₹2,65,600₹2,87,700₹3,55,500₹3,95,600₹5,29,700
21₹1,42,400₹2,73,500₹2,96,200₹3,66,000₹4,07,300₹5,45,400
22₹1,46,700₹2,81,700₹3,05,200₹3,77,100₹4,19,600₹5,61,900
23₹1,51,100₹2,90,200₹3,14,300₹3,88,400₹4,32,200₹5,78,800
24₹1,55,600₹2,98,800₹3,23,700₹3,99,900₹4,45,100₹5,96,000
25₹1,60,300₹3,07,800₹3,33,500₹4,12,000₹4,58,500₹6,14,000
26₹1,65,100₹3,17,000₹3,43,500₹4,24,400₹4,72,200₹6,32,400
27₹1,70,100₹3,26,600₹3,53,900₹4,37,200₹4,86,500₹6,51,500
28₹1,75,200₹3,36,400₹3,64,500₹4,50,300₹5,01,100₹6,71,100
29₹1,80,500₹3,46,600₹3,75,500₹4,63,900₹5,16,300₹6,91,400
30₹1,85,900₹3,57,000₹3,86,700₹4,77,800₹5,31,700₹7,12,000
31₹1,91,500₹3,67,700₹3,98,400₹4,92,200₹5,47,700₹7,33,500
32₹1,97,200₹3,78,700₹4,10,200₹5,06,900₹5,64,000₹7,55,300
33₹2,03,100₹3,90,000₹4,22,500₹5,22,000₹5,80,900₹7,77,900
34₹2,09,200₹4,01,700₹4,35,200₹5,37,700₹5,98,400₹8,01,300

×2.57 is the 7th CPC factor.

Reading the Level 12 table

The top step of Level 12 is ₹2,09,200 today. At ×2.57 that is ₹5,37,700, and at ×3.83 it is ₹8,01,300. Entry pay moves from ₹1,51,300 at ×1.92 to ₹3,01,900 at ×3.83, a spread of ₹1,50,600 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 12 compares

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

At ×2.57, Level 11 entry pay of ₹1,74,000 is ₹28,600 below Level 12 (₹2,02,600).

At ×2.57, Level 13 entry pay of ₹3,16,400 is ₹1,13,800 above Level 12 (₹2,02,600).

Level 12 questions and answers

What will the Level 12 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 12 would go from ₹78,800 to ₹2,02,600, and the top step from ₹2,09,200 to ₹5,37,700. Across the factors in the table below (×1.92 to ×3.83), the entry basic would fall between ₹1,51,300 and ₹3,01,900.

What are the minimum and maximum basic pay in Level 12 today?

Today the minimum is ₹78,800 and the maximum is ₹2,09,200, across 34 pay steps in the 7th CPC pay matrix. In the 6th CPC this level corresponds to PB-3 (15600-39100) with grade pay ₹7,600.

What fitment factor is assumed for Level 12?

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 12?

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 12 entry, DA of 60% on ₹78,800 is ₹47,280, so today basic plus DA is ₹1,26,080. The estimated new basic of ₹2,02,600 at ×2.57 is 60.6% higher than that. This is assumption A4.

When will the 8th Pay Commission be implemented for Level 12?

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 12 change with it.

How is Level 12 in-hand salary estimated?

Take the Level 12 entry basic of ₹78,800 in a Y-class city (not a higher transport allowance city), with NPS at 10%, CGHS on and CGEGIS group A. Today that gives gross pay of ₹1,47,600 and in-hand pay of ₹1,33,872. At ×2.57 the estimate is gross ₹2,38,616 and in-hand ₹2,17,236, which is ₹83,364 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 12 estimate: the calculator for your own figures, how the fitment factor works, how DA is counted and where the 8th Pay Commission stands.