8th Pay Commission Salary Calculator
Project your revised salary under the 8th Central Pay Commission. Enter your current 7th CPC basic pay, choose a fitment factor, and compare revised basic, DA, HRA, TA, gross and in-hand pay against what you draw today.
The 8th CPC has not published its recommendations, so no official pay matrix or fitment factor exists yet. This tool applies 7th CPC mechanics to whatever fitment factor you choose, so you can model scenarios. Every figure is a projection.
Tap a pay level to load its entry-cell basic pay.
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Understanding the 8th Pay Commission
What a pay commission actually does
A central pay commission is a body constituted roughly every ten years to review the pay, allowances and pension structure of central government employees. It does not simply award a percentage rise: it rebuilds the entire pay matrix, sets a fitment factor that converts old basic pay into new basic pay, merges accumulated dearness allowance into the base, and reworks every allowance on top.
The Union Cabinet approved the constitution of the 8th CPC in January 2025. Following the ten-year cycle, recommendations are expected to take effect from 1 January 2026, with the report and notification likely to follow later and arrears paid retrospectively.
The fitment factor, and why it overstates the gain
Revised basic pay = Current basic pay × Fitment factor
A 2.57 fitment factor sounds like a 157% pay rise. It is not, and the reason is DA merger. Consider an employee on ₹44,900 basic with 55% DA:
- Current basic + DA = ₹44,900 + ₹24,695 = ₹69,595
- Revised basic at 2.57× = ₹115,393, with DA reset to 0
- Real increase on the basic + DA line = ₹45,798, or about 66%
Then NPS is deducted at 10% of the larger base and income tax applies to a higher gross. The in-hand gain in the first year is always materially smaller than the fitment factor suggests — typically a third to a half of the headline number.
What previous commissions awarded
| Commission | Effective from | Fitment factor | Minimum basic pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6th CPC | 1 Jan 2006 | 1.86 | ₹7,000 |
| 7th CPC | 1 Jan 2016 | 2.57 | ₹18,000 |
| 8th CPC | Expected 1 Jan 2026 | Not notified | Not notified |
How HRA works after a revision
HRA is a straight percentage of basic pay determined by city classification — 30% for X class, 20% for Y and 10% for Z. There is a wrinkle worth knowing: under 7th CPC rules those rates were initially set at 24/16/8 and only rose to 27/18/9 when DA crossed 25%, then to 30/20/10 when DA crossed 50%. If the 8th CPC repeats that structure, HRA may start at a lower slab immediately after implementation and step up over the following years as fresh DA accumulates.
Transport allowance slabs
| Pay level | Higher TA cities | Other cities |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1–2 | ₹1,350 | ₹900 |
| Level 3–8 | ₹3,600 | ₹1,800 |
| Level 9 and above | ₹7,200 | ₹3,600 |
Dearness allowance is payable on transport allowance as well, so TA rises with each DA instalment.
Pensioners
Every central pay commission has revised pensions alongside serving pay, normally by applying the same fitment factor to existing basic pension, with dearness relief reset in parallel. State governments typically adopt central recommendations later and with their own modifications, so a state employee should not assume the same effective date or the same fitment factor.
This is a projection, not an entitlement. No 8th CPC pay matrix, fitment factor or allowance structure has been notified. Use this calculator to compare scenarios and understand the mechanics — not to plan finances around a specific figure.