My 8th Pay

8th Pay Commission Salary Calculator

See your new basic pay, take-home pay and arrears. Answer five simple questions; the answer updates as you go.

  • Updated 22 October 2026
  • DA, HRA, TA, NPS and income tax included
  • Free, no sign-up
A central government employee reads about her new pay on her phone at her office desk
Illustration

Your payslip shows it as “Level” or “Pay Level”. If you remember only your old grade pay (GP), pick the level that shows it.

Choose the amount shown against “Basic Pay” on your payslip.

3Where do you work?

In Noida, Gurugram, Ghaziabad or Faridabad, or a higher-TA city such as Lucknow, Jaipur or Patna? Choose your city below so HRA and TA are both right.

Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Pune, Surat, Jaipur, Lucknow, Kanpur, Ghaziabad, Patna, Indore, Nagpur, Kochi, Kozhikode, Coimbatore.

4Your pension scheme
5Fitment factor

The number your basic pay will be multiplied by. It is not decided yet, so try a few.

More options

Only for Level 14 and above officers entitled to an official car.

₹

Only in states that charge it, such as Maharashtra or Karnataka (₹200).

HRA after the 8th CPC

The fitment factor absorbs the DA due on 1 January 2026. We use 60%.

If the fitment factor is 1.92

Basic pay: ₹18,000→₹34,600

Take-home pay: ₹33,200→₹41,324 +₹8,124 a month

₹41,324 = 41 thousand 324 rupees a month

At 1.92, your new basic pay is 20% more than today's basic pay plus DA. That is the real rise; the rest is DA being folded in.

Your payslip: today and after the 8th CPC (estimate)
Today8th CPC
Basic pay₹18,000₹34,600× 1.92
Dearness Allowance (DA)₹10,80060% of basic₹00% of basic
House Rent Allowance (HRA)₹5,40030% of basic₹8,30424% of basic
Transport Allowance (TA)₹2,160₹1,350 + DA on it₹2,160₹2,160 + DA on it
Gross pay₹36,360₹45,064
NPS−₹2,88010% of basic + DA−₹3,46010% of basic + DA
CGHS−₹250Level 1 rate−₹250
CGEGIS (insurance)−₹30Group C−₹30
Income tax (TDS)−₹0New tax regime, a full year at this pay−₹0
Take-home pay₹33,200₹41,324
Take-home pay at each fitment factor
FactorBasic payTake-homeMore than today
1.83₹32,900₹39,386+₹6,186
1.92₹34,600₹41,324+₹8,124
2.46₹44,300₹52,382+₹19,182
2.57₹46,300₹54,662+₹21,462
2.86₹51,500₹60,590+₹27,390
3.83₹69,000₹80,540+₹47,340

If the 8th CPC applies from 1 January 2026 and the new pay starts in April 2027, your arrears could be about ₹86,565 before deductions.

Work out your arrears →

This is an estimate. The 8th Pay Commission has not given its report yet, so the fitment factor, pay matrix and allowances are not decided.

Where the 8th Pay Commission stands

The 8th Pay Commission was set up on 3 November 2025 and has until about May 2027 to report. The fitment factor, the new pay and the date it applies from are not decided yet. DA is 60% from 1 January 2026.

Full timeline and latest updates →
A teacher smiles as students raise their hands in a government school classroom
Illustration

What changes in your pay

If the 8th CPC works the way the 7th CPC did:

  1. Basic pay is multiplied by the fitment factor. ₹44,900 × 1.92 = about ₹86,200.
  2. DA restarts at 0%. Today's DA is folded into the new basic pay, then rises again every six months.
  3. HRA may go back to 24% / 16% / 8% of the new basic pay, as when the 7th CPC started. Change this under “More options”.
  4. TA is revised; we assume today's TA with today's DA folded in, as the 7th CPC did.
  5. Deductions grow with pay: NPS or UPS takes 10% of basic + DA, and more of your pay may fall into income tax.

How we calculate, with sources →

8th Pay Commission salary by level

Starting pay today, and under the 8th CPC at fitment factors 1.83 to 2.86.

A railway loco pilot and a younger colleague on a station platform
Illustration

Questions people ask

How much will my salary increase in the 8th Pay Commission?

It depends on the fitment factor, which is not decided yet. Today's basic pay × fitment factor = new basic pay. Choose your level and basic pay above to see your new basic pay and take-home pay at each fitment factor.

What is the fitment factor?

The multiplier a pay commission uses to convert old basic pay into new basic pay. At the 7th CPC it was 2.57: that covered 125% DA (2.25) plus a real rise of about 14.3%. DA is about 60% now, so only the part above 1.60 would be a real rise.

Will DA become zero?

At past pay commissions, DA was merged into the new basic pay and restarted at 0%. Our calculator assumes the same. That is why gross pay rises less than basic pay.

What could the minimum salary be?

Minimum basic pay is ₹18,000 today. It would be ₹32,900 at a fitment factor of 1.83, ₹34,600 at 1.92, ₹44,300 at 2.46, ₹46,300 at 2.57 and ₹51,500 at 2.86. The staff side has asked for ₹69,000.

Will I get arrears?

If the Government applies the 8th CPC from 1 January 2026 and starts paying the new pay later, the gap is paid as arrears, as at the 7th CPC. Use the arrears calculator for your estimate.

Does this include income tax?

Yes. We work out a full year's tax under the new regime (tax year 2026-27), with the ₹75,000 standard deduction and the rebate up to ₹12 lakh, and show it as a monthly deduction. Tax under the old regime may differ.

Is this an official calculator?

No. It is an independent calculator. Rules come from Government orders, but every 8th Pay Commission figure is an estimate.

See details