8th Pay Commission Salary Hike: As Central Govt employees await pay increase details, here's how their salaries have grown in 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th commissions
8th Pay Commission: As central government employees have been keenly waiting for the formation of the 8th Pay Commission, their salaries from the 4th to the 7th Pay Commission have witnessed exponential growth. The maximum salary in the 4th Pay Commission was Rs 9,000, which increased to Rs 2,50,000 in the 7th Pay Commission. If the fitment factor of the 7th Pay Commission is repeated in the 8th, the maximum basic salary may be more than Rs 6,00,000.
8th Pay Commission, 7th Pay Commission, 6th Pay Commission, 5th Pay Commission, 4th Pay Commission: Time changes, inflation rises, expenses increase, and with that, expectations of government employees also surge. Like any other employee, they expect to earn more with time. The government reciprocates by forming pay commissions and increasing their salaries. The 10-year pay commission cycle is something every government employee yearns for. It revises their salaries, which helps them meet inflation. On top of it, they get a dearness allowance (DA) and other allowances to keep pace with inflation. But as India has gone through sea changes since 1986, so have the pay scales of central government employees. In the 4th Pay Commission, which was implemented in 1986, the minimum basic pay was Rs 750. For the 7th Commission, implemented in 2016, it became Rs 18,000. Likewise, the maximum basic pay for the 4th Pay Commission was Rs 9,000, which became Rs 2,50,000 for the 7th Pay Commission. If central government employees get a 2.57 fitment factor in the 8th Pay Commission as it happened in the 7th Pay Commission, the maximum basic salary can easily be more than Rs 6,00,000. In this write-up, know more about pay commissions and central government employees' pay scales and their salaries in the 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th Pay Commissions.
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What is fitment factor for salary calculations?
The fitment factor is a multiplier which is used to calculate revised salaries and pensions for government employees. On the basis of it, basic salaries for the 7th Pay Commission were revised.
How pay is decided for central government employees
For the basic salary calculations for the 7th Pay Commission, the central government used the fitment factor criterion. Employee basic pays of the 6th Pay Commission were multiplied by 2.57 times to determine the basic salaries for the 7th Pay Commission.
What was minimum and maximum basic pay for 7th Pay Commission?
The minimum basic pay was revised to Rs 18,000 from Rs 4,440-Rs 7,440, while the maximum basic salary was revised to Rs 2,50,000 from Rs 90,000. There are a total of 18 basic pay levels in the 7th Pay Commission.
What was minimum and maximum basic pension for 7th Pay Commission?
The minimum pension in the 7th Pay Commission is Rs 9,000, while the maximum is Rs 1,25,000.
Pay band, basic pay, and grade pay system for 7th Pay Commission
The system of the pay band, basic pay, and pay band was continued from 6th to the 7th Pay Commission.
A pay band is used to define the range of different jobs depending on an employee's education, responsibility, and location.
Pay band, basic pay, and grade pay system for 7th Pay Commission
Pay scale refers to different levels of salaries determined by experience or skill.
A pay grade is a fixed salary that an employee gets with the basic salary.
When was 8th Pay Commission announced?
It was announced in January this year. However, the commission is yet to be formed. The government has not announced the name of its chairman and members.
How does pay commission work?
A pay commission gives its recommendation to the central government. The recommendations include the suggestions for revised pay and pensions. The cabinet approves the pay commission's recommendations.
How does pay commission work?
Once Centre gives its nod, pay commission suggestions are implemented, and central government employees get their salaries/pensions based on them.
What can be fitment factor for 8h Pay Commission?
The fitment factor is yet to be decided, but there are projections of 1.92, 2.08, 2.28, and 2.57, or 2.86.
Chart for 4th CPC pay scale w.e.f. 01.01.1986
| SL. NO | 4th CPC Pay scale w.e.f. 1.1.1986 |
| 1 | 750-12-870-14-940 |
| 2 | 775-12-871-12-1025 |
| 3 | 775-12871-14-955- |
| 15-1030-20-1150 | |
| 4 | 800-15-1010-20-1150 |
| 5 | 825-15-900-20-1200 |
| 6 | 950-20-1150-25-1400/ |
| 950-20-1150-25-1500/ | |
| 1150-25-1500 | |
| 7 | 975-25-1150-30-1540/ |
| 975-25-1150-30-1660 | |
| 8 | 1200-30-1440-30-1800/ |
| 1200-30-1560-40-2040/ | |
| 1320-30-1560-40-2040 | |
| 9 | 1350-30-1440-40-1800 |
| -1891.571429 | |
| -2350 | |
| 10 | 1400-40-1600-50 |
| -2300-60-2600/ | |
| 1600-50-2300-60-2660 | |
| 11 | 1640-60-2600-75-2900 |
| 12 | 2000-60-2120 |
| 13 | 2000-60-2300-75-3200/ |
| 2000-60-2300 | |
| -6775 | |
| 14 | 2375-75-3200-100-3500 / 2375-75-3200 |
| -7475 | |
| 15 | 2500-4000 |
| 16 | 2200-75-2800-100-4000/ |
| 2300-100-2800 | |
| 17 | 2200-75-2800-100-4000 |
| 18 | 2630/- FIXED |
| 19 | 2630-75-2780 |
| 20 | 3150-100-3350 |
| 21 | 3000-125-3625/ |
| 3000-100-3500-125-4500/ 3000-100-3500-125-5000 | |
| 22 | 3200-100-3700-125-4700 |
| 23 | 3700-150-4450/ |
| 3700-125-4700-150-5000 | |
| 24 | 3950-125-4700-150-5000 |
| 25 | 3700-125-4950-150-5700 |
| 26 | 4100-125-4850-150-5300/ |
| 4500-150-5700 | |
| 27 | 4800-150-5700 |
| 28 | 5100-150-5700/ |
| 5100-150-6150/ | |
| 5100-150-5700 | |
| -6500 | |
| 29 | 5100-150-6300 |
| -6900 | |
| 30 | 4500-150-5700 |
Chart for 5th CPC pay scale w.e.f 01.01.1996
| 5th CPC Post/Grade and Pay scale w.e.f. 1.1.1996 | |
| GRADE | SCALE |
| S-1 | 2550-55-2660-60-3200 |
| S-2 | 2610-60-3150-65-3540 |
| S-2A | 2610-60-2910-65-3300 |
| -4070 | |
| S-3 | 2650-65-3300-70-4000 |
| S-4 | 2750-70-3800-75-4400 |
| S-5 | 3050-75-3950-80-4590 |
| S-6 | 3200-85-4900 |
| S-7 | 4000-100-6000 |
| S-8 | 4500-125-7000 |
| S-9 | 5000-150-8000 |
| S-10 | 5500-175-9000 |
| S-11 | 6500-200-6900 |
| S-12 | 6500-200-10500 |
| S-13 | 7450-225-11500 |
| S-14 | 7500-250-12000 |
| S-15 | 8000-275-13500 |
| NEW SCALE | 8000-275-13500 |
| (Group A Entry) | |
| S-16 | 9000 |
| S-17 | 9000-275-9550 |
| S-18 | 10325-325-10975 |
| S-19 | 10000-325-15200 |
| S-20 | 10650-325-15850 |
| S-21 | 12000-375-16500 |
| S-22 | 12750-375-16500 |
| S-23 | 12000-375-18000 |
| S-24 | 14300-400-18300 |
| S-25 | 15100-400-18300 |
| S-26 | 16400-450-20000 |
| S-27 | 16400-450-20900 |
| S-28 | 14300-450-22400 |
Chart for 6th CPC pay scale w.e.f. 01.01.2006
| 6th Central Pay Commission w.e.f. 1.1.2006 Corresponding | ||
| Name of Pay Band/Scale | Pay Bands/ Scale | Grade Pay |
| -1S | 4440-7440 | 1300 |
| -1S | 4440-7440 | 1400 |
| -1S | 4440-7440 | 1600 |
| -1S | 4440-7440 | 1650 |
| PB-1 | 5200-20200 | 1800 |
| PB-1 | 5200-20200 | 1900 |
| PB-1 | 5200-20200 | 2000 |
| PB-1 | 5200-20200 | 2400 |
| PB-1 | 5200-20200 | 2800 |
| PB-2 | 9300-34800 | 4200 |
| PB-2 | 9300-34800 | 4200 |
| PB-2 | 9300-34800 | 4200 |
| PB-2 | 9300-34800 | 4200 |
| PB-2 | 9300-34800 | 4600 |
| PB-2 | 9300-34800 | 4800 |
| PB-2 | 9300-34800 | 5400 |
| PB-3 | 15600-39100 | 5400 |
| PB-3 | 15600-39100 | 5400 |
| PB-3 | 15600-39100 | 5400 |
| PB-3 | 15600-39100 | 6600 |
| PB-3 | 15600-39100 | 6600 |
| PB-3 | 15600-39100 | 6600 |
| PB-3 | 15600-39100 | 7600 |
| PB-3 | 15600-39100 | 7600 |
| PB-3 | 15600-39100 | 7600 |
| PB-4 | 37400-67000 | 8700 |
| PB-4 | 37400-67000 | 8700 |
| PB-4 | 37400-67000 | 8900 |
| PB-4 | 37400-67000 | 8900 |
| PB-4 | 37400-67000 | 10000 |
Chart for 7th CPC pay scale w.e.f. 01.01.2016
| Level-1 Minimum Pay Rs.18000 |
| Level-1 Minimum Pay Rs.18000 |
| Level-1 Minimum Pay Rs.18000 |
| Level-1 Minimum Pay Rs.18000 |
| Level-2 Minimum Pay Rs. 19900 |
| Level-3 Minimum Pay Rs.21700 |
| Level-4 Minimum Pay Rs.25500 |
| Level-5 Minimum Pay Rs.29200 |
| Level-6 Minimum Pay Rs.35400 |
| Level-6 Minimum Pay Rs.35400 |
| Level -6 Minimum Pay Rs.35400 |
| Level -6 Minimum Pay Rs.35400 |
| Level-7 Minimum Pay Rs.44900 |
| Level-8 Minimum Pay Rs.47600 |
| Level-9 Minimum Pay Rs.53100 |
| Level-10 Minimum Pay Rs.56100 |
| Level-10 Minimum Pay Rs.56100 |
| Level-10 Minimum Pay Rs.56100 |
| Level-11 Minimum Pay Rs.67700 |
| Level-11 Minimum Pay Rs.67700 |
| Level-11 Minimum Pay Rs.67700 |
| Level-12 Minimum Pay Rs.78800 |
| Level-12 Minimum Pay Rs.78800 |
| Level-12 Minimum Pay Rs.78800 |
| Level-13 Minimum Pay Rs.118500 |
| Level-13 Minimum Pay Rs.118500 |
| Level-13A Minimum Pay Rs.131100 |
| Level-13A Minimum Pay Rs.131100 |
| Level-14 Minimum Pay Rs.144200 |
| Level-14 Minimum Pay Rs.144200 |
| Level-14 Minimum Pay Rs.144200 |
| Level-15 Minimum Pay Rs.182200 |
| Level-16 Minimum Pay Rs.205400 |
| Level-17 Fixed Pay Rs.225000 |
| Level-18 fixed Pay Rs.250000 |