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8th Pay Commission Salary Calculator
The 8th Pay Commission has not announced pay scales. This calculator shows what today’s basic pay becomes at a fitment factor you choose, and your projected in-hand pay beside today’s. At 1.92, a Level 7 employee on entry pay would go from ₹83,176 to ₹96,750 a month.
- Say what it is: projection math
- Your own level, basic pay and city
- HRA and DA assumptions you control
- Updated the day official figures exist
Projected in-hand pay at a fitment factor of 1.92
₹96,750
Today ₹83,176 a month (+₹13,574, +16.3%). Basic pay ₹44,900 becomes ₹86,200. HRA follows the DA rule, so 24% at DA 0%.
| Today (7th CPC) | Projected | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic pay | ₹44,900 | ₹86,200 | +₹41,300 |
| DA (60% → 0%) | ₹26,940 | ₹0 | −₹26,940 |
| HRA (30% → 24%) | ₹13,470 | ₹20,688 | +₹7,218 |
| Transport allowance and its DA | ₹5,760 | ₹3,600 | −₹2,160 |
| Gross pay | ₹91,070 | ₹1,10,488 | +₹19,418 |
| NPS | ₹7,184 | ₹8,620 | −₹1,436 |
| Income tax (TDS) | ₹0 | ₹4,408 | −₹4,408 |
| In hand | ₹83,176 | ₹96,750 | +₹13,574 |
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01 Where it stands
Where The 8th Pay Commission Stands
The 8th Pay Commission was set up on 3 November 2025 and has 18 months to report, until about 3 May 2027. It has recommended nothing yet: no fitment factor, pay matrix, DA rule or HRA rate exists.
- 3 November 2025 The Commission is set up Chair: Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai
- By about 3 May 2027 Its report is due 18 months from its constitution; it may send interim reports
- Later The Government decides Accepting, changing or rejecting the report, then a notification
Read the full explanation
The Government’s resolution of 3 November 2025 named Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai as chair, Prof. Pulak Ghosh as part-time member and Shri Pankaj Jain as member-secretary. Its terms of reference cover pay, allowances and benefits of central government employees, All India Services, the defence forces, Union Territory staff and others, with the economy and fiscal prudence in mind.
The resolution says the Commission will make its recommendations within 18 months of its constitution and may send interim reports. It does not say from when new pay would apply, and the Government can accept, change or reject what the Commission recommends. The 7th Pay Commission’s pay matrix applied from 1 January 2016 (the gazette’s own date).
Anything on this page about new pay is therefore arithmetic on figures people are discussing. The page changes the day official figures exist.
02 The fitment factor
What A Fitment Factor Does To Basic Pay
A fitment factor multiplies today’s basic pay. At 1.92 a ₹44,900 basic becomes ₹86,200; at 3.83, ₹1,72,000.
New basic pay, from ₹44,900 today
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The 7th Pay Commission’s rule was to multiply existing basic pay by 2.57, round to the nearest rupee and place the result at the same cell of the new pay matrix, or the next higher one. This calculator multiplies and rounds to the nearest ₹100, because matrix cells are in hundreds; a real matrix would place you at the next cell up.
The bars show Level 7 entry pay, ₹44,900, at each of the figures being discussed. They are not forecasts: 6 organisations’ estimates and demands span 1.83 to 3.83.
03 The real raise
Why A Bigger Factor Is Not A Bigger Raise
A fitment factor is not the raise. DA is 60% of basic pay today, so a factor of 1.92 is a 20% raise on basic plus DA, not 92%. The 7th Pay Commission’s 2.57 was a 14% raise.
The real raise on basic pay plus today’s DA
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When the 7th Pay Commission started, DA stood at 125% and was folded into the new pay, which then began again at 0%. So 2.57 divided by 2.25 (basic plus that DA) is a rise of 14.2%. The same arithmetic today divides the factor by 1.60.
That is why the calculator asks what DA will be after the new pay starts: 0% if DA restarts, as it did in 2016, or 60% if you think it will carry on. With DA restarting, the projected in-hand pay rises by far less than the factor suggests.
04 HRA
8th Pay Commission HRA Calculator
Nothing is decided about HRA under the 8th Pay Commission. If today’s rule is kept and DA restarts at zero, HRA would start at 24% in a class X city; if the rates stay as they are it is 30%. The calculator lets you choose.
In-hand pay at 1.92, by what happens to HRA
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Today HRA is 30%, 20% and 10% of basic pay in class X, Y and Z cities. The rule behind it, of 7 July 2017, starts at 24%, 16% and 8% and raises the rates when DA crosses 25% and 50%. If DA restarts at zero under the 8th Pay Commission, that rule would begin again at the lowest rates. The Commission may keep, replace or reset it.
The page therefore shows three choices for the same person and the same factor: today’s rule (rates follow DA), the middle rates (27/18/9%) and the rates staying as they are. On a larger basic pay, a lower rate can still pay more HRA than today.
05 Figures discussed
The Fitment Factors Being Discussed
These are the fitment factors being discussed: estimates from financial sites and one staff-side demand. None is a decision. Each is shown with where it comes from.
| Factor | What it is | New basic | In hand | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.83 | Low estimate | ₹82,200 | ₹96,598 | Fermor, 8th Pay Commission calculator (opens in a new tab) |
| 1.92 | Estimate | ₹86,200 | ₹96,750 | Angel One (opens in a new tab) |
| 2.57 | The 7th CPC factor | ₹1,15,400 | ₹1,22,567 | CCS (Revised Pay) Rules 2016, rule 7 (opens in a new tab) |
| 2.86 | Estimate | ₹1,28,400 | ₹1,34,033 | Angel One (opens in a new tab) |
| 3.00 | Estimate | ₹1,34,700 | ₹1,39,590 | Vajiram & Ravi (opens in a new tab) |
| 3.83 | Staff-side demand | ₹1,72,000 | ₹1,69,653 | Fermor, 8th Pay Commission calculator (opens in a new tab) |
Level 7 entry pay, class X city, DA after the new pay 0%, HRA by today’s rule. Projection math.
Read the full explanation
The numbers come from outlets that publish their own estimates: the lowest, 1.83, to 3.00 and 3.83, which is reported as the staff side’s demand. The 7th Pay Commission’s own 2.57 is in the list for comparison.
If you can name a better source, or the Commission publishes a recommendation, the list changes. The calculator will take any factor between 1.50 and 4.00.
06 Questions
Questions About The 8th Pay Commission
What is the fitment factor of the 8th Pay Commission?
None has been announced. The 8th Pay Commission has made no recommendation yet. Estimates being discussed run from 1.83 to 3.00, and a staff-side demand of 3.83 has been reported. The 7th Pay Commission’s was 2.57.
When will the 8th Pay Commission be implemented?
Not decided. The Commission was set up on 3 November 2025 with 18 months to report, so its report is due by about May 2027. The Government must then decide, and its resolution does not say from when new pay would apply.
How do I calculate my salary under the 8th Pay Commission?
Multiply your basic pay by a fitment factor, then work out DA, HRA and transport allowance on the new basic pay under the rules you assume. At 1.92, ₹44,900 becomes ₹86,200, and in-hand pay goes from ₹83,176 to ₹96,750 here. It is a projection.
What will be the minimum basic pay under the 8th Pay Commission?
Nobody knows yet. Level 1 starts at ₹18,000 today. Multiplied by figures being discussed it would be ₹34,600 at 1.92, ₹46,300 at 2.57, ₹51,500 at 2.86. These are projections, not announcements.
Will DA be zero after the 8th Pay Commission?
Not decided. When the 7th Pay Commission started, the DA of that day was folded into the new pay and DA began again at zero. If that is repeated, DA would start at 0%. The calculator assumes so by default and lets you carry today’s 60% on instead.
What will HRA be under the 8th Pay Commission?
Not decided. If today’s rule is kept and DA restarts at zero, HRA would start at 24%, 16% and 8% in class X, Y and Z cities. If the rates stay, they are 30%, 20% and 10%. The calculator shows all three choices.
Is a fitment factor of 2.57 or 2.86 or 3.00 right?
None is official. 2.57 is what the 7th Pay Commission used; 2.86 and 3.00 are estimates from different outlets. A bigger factor is not a bigger raise unless DA is counted: the factor divided by 1.60 is the real rise on basic plus today’s DA.
Is this an official 8th Pay Commission calculator?
No. Nobody can offer an official one yet, because there are no official figures. This is projection math on today’s pay. We will replace it with the real figures the day they exist.
Does the 8th Pay Commission cover state government employees?
Its terms of reference cover central government employees and the other groups they name, not state governments. State governments usually adopt a pay commission’s recommendations later, with changes. This calculator is for central government pay.
Sources
- Gazette of India Extraordinary, 3 Nov 2025 (PDF on doe.gov.in) (opens in a new tab)
- Fermor: 8th Pay Commission calculator (range and the 3.83 demand) (opens in a new tab)
- Angel One: HRA at a 1.92 fitment factor (opens in a new tab)
- Vajiram & Ravi: 8th Pay Commission (opens in a new tab)
- Department of Expenditure: the gazette notification (PDF) (opens in a new tab)
- Department of Expenditure: the O.M. and its Annexure (PDF) (opens in a new tab)