8th Pay Commission Revised Salary Calculations: Is your Grade Pay Rs 2,000, Rs 4,200, Rs 5,400 or Rs 6,600? Know projected revised salary, HRA, TA, NPS, CGHS contributions at 2.28 fitment factor
8th CPC Revised Pay Calculations: Are you a central government employee who falls in Grade 2,000, 4,200, 5,400, or 6,600 pay scales? What can be your revised salary in the 8th Pay Commission? How much house rent allowance (HRA), travel allowance (TA), you may get. What may be your revised National Pension System (NPS) and Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) contributions? What may be your revised in-hand salary? See projections at a 2.28 fitment factor.
8th Central Pay Commission Revised Salary Calculations: For a central government, the 8th Pay Commission has a lot of importance. In whatever grade pay or pay band they are getting their salary at, whatever may be their basic salary, house rent allowance (HRA), travel allowance (TA), child education allowance, or other allowance, they may see a substantial rise to their payouts post 8th CPC revision. The revised amount may be more than double their existing salaries. It will depend on the fitment factor that the pay commission and the government decide. But if you are an employee with Grade 2,000 (Level 3, basic Rs 25,200, basic Rs 40,600), Grade 4,200 (Level 6, basic pay 41,100, Rs 66,000), 5,400 (Level 9, basic pay Rs 61,500) and (Level 10, basic pay Rs 80,000), or 6,600 (Level 11, basic pay Rs 80,900, Rs 1,21,100) in terms of salary. What may be your revised salary at a 2.28 fitment factor? How much house rent allowance (HRA), travel allowance (TA), you may receive post revisions. What may be your revised National Pension System (NPS) and Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) contributions? How much total in-hand salary may you get after the 8th pay commission salary revision? See estimates-
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(Disclaimer: These are projections. Actual calculations may vary.)
When will be 8th Pay Commission formed?
The process of the 8th CPC formation is underway. However, the government is yet to announce the name of the chairman and the members. The chairman and members can be among the retired chief justices of India, economists, senior retired bureaucrats, subject experts, etc.
How will it decide salary revision?
They talk to different trade unions and government department officials to know their salary expectations. Based on that, they prepare a report which includes revised pay and allowances. The decision is made on the basis of the fitment factor, the multiplier for salary revision. The pay commission prepares a report and submits it to the central government. The cabinet reviews it. Centre may go with the same fitment factor or may ask to revise it.
Fitment factors in recent pay commission
The current pay commission, the 7th CPC, implemented on December 1, 2025, has a fitment factor of 2.57. The 6th Pay Commission implemented in the year 2006 had a fitment factor of 1.92.
What can be fitment factor for 8th Pay Commission?
There are many speculations with 1.92 being the majoritarian view. However, fitment factors such as 2.04, 2.28, 2.57, and 2.86 may also be finalised. Some organisations have demanded a fitment factor as high as 3.86.
HRA, TA will also be revised
Not just the basic salary, but a lot of allowances, such as HRA and TA, are also revised. Both these allowances are based on the employee's place of stay and travel. For the same-level employee, they can be different.
NPS, CGHS charges will also be revised
In central government jobs, the employee contribution to their NPS account is 10 per cent of their basic pay and dearness allowance (DA), while the employer contribution is 14 per cent. Since the employee's basic pay will be revised, they have to contribute to their NPS account.
Likewise, CGHS charges, which are fixed for employees at different levels, will also be revised.
What will we calculate?
We will calculate the projected revised pay for employees with Grade 2,000 (Level 3, basic Rs 25,200, basic Rs 40,600), Grade 4,200 (Level 6, basic pay 41,100, Rs 66,000), 5,400 (Level 9, basic pay Rs 61,500) and (Level 10, basic pay Rs 80,000), and 6,600 (Level 11, basic pay Rs 80,900, Rs 1,21,100) at a 2.28 fitment factor. We will also calculate the projected revised house rent allowance (HRA), travel allowance (TA), National Pension System (NPS), Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) contributions, and the net salary. We are calculating HRA at 24 per cent, and TA for higher TPA cities.
Revised pay, total salary for Grade 2,000 (Level 3, basic Rs 25,200)
Projected revised salary- Rs 57,456
Projected revised HRA- Rs 13,789
Projected revised TA- Rs 3,600
Gross salary- Rs 74,845
NPS contribution- Rs 5,746
CGHS contribution- Rs 250
Net salary- Rs 68,849
Revised pay, total salary for Grade 2,000 (Level 3, basic Rs 40,600)
Projected revised salary- Rs 92,568
Projected revised HRA- Rs 22,216
Projected revised TA- Rs 3,600
Gross salary- Rs 1,18,384
NPS contribution- Rs 9,257
CGHS contribution- Rs 250
Net salary- Rs 1,01,784
Revised pay, total salary for Grade 4,200 (Level 6, basic pay 41,100)
Projected revised salary- Rs 93708
Projected revised HRA- Rs 22490
Projected revised TA- Rs 3,600
Gross salary- Rs 119798
NPS contribution- Rs 9371
CGHS contribution- Rs 450
Net salary- Rs 102664
Revised pay, total salary for Grade 4,200 (Level 6, basic pay 66,0000)
Projected revised salary- Rs 1,50,480
Projected revised HRA- Rs 36,115
Projected revised TA- Rs 3,600
Gross salary- Rs 1,90,195
NPS contribution- Rs 15,048
CGHS contribution- Rs 450
Net salary- Rs 1,52,871
Revised pay, total salary for Grade 5,400 (Level 9, basic pay Rs 61,500)
Projected revised salary- Rs 140220
Projected revised HRA- Rs 33653
Projected revised TA- Rs 7200
Gross salary- Rs 181073
NPS contribution- Rs 14022
CGHS contribution- Rs 650
Net salary- Rs 1,46,947
Revised pay, total salary for Grade 5,400 (Level 10, basic pay Rs 80,000)
Projected revised salary- Rs 1,82,400
Projected revised HRA- Rs 43,776
Projected revised TA- Rs 7,200
Gross salary- Rs 2,33,376
NPS contribution- Rs 18,240
CGHS contribution- Rs 650
Net salary- Rs 1,80,023
Revised pay, total salary for Grade 6,600 (Level 11, basic pay Rs 80,900)
Projected revised salary- Rs 1,84,452
Projected revised HRA- Rs 44,268
Projected revised TA- Rs 7,200
Gross salary- Rs 2,35,920
NPS contribution- Rs 18,445
CGHS contribution- Rs 650
Net salary- Rs 1,81,568
Revised pay, total salary for Grade 6,600 (Level 11, basic pay Rs 1,21,100)
Projected revised salary- Rs 2,55,588
Projected revised HRA- Rs 61,341
Projected revised TA- Rs 7,200
Gross salary- Rs 3,24,129
NPS contribution- Rs 25,559
CGHS contribution- Rs 650
Net salary- Rs 2,35,142