Pay Level 11 starts at a basic pay of ₹67,700 and rises to ₹2,08,700 over 39 cells. With DA at 63% from 1 July 2026, the entry gross salary is ₹1,42,397 a month in an X city and about ₹1,19,607 in hand.
X cities are the big metros (Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Pune); Y cities are other large cities and state capitals; everywhere else is Z. Transport allowance is at the higher (TPTA) rate in X and Y cities. The government also adds 14% of basic + DA (₹15,449) to your NPS account.
📊 Level 11 pay matrix: all 39 cells
Cell
Basic pay
DA (63%)
Gross (X city)
In-hand (X city)
Cell 1
₹67,700
₹42,651
₹1,42,397
₹1,19,607
Cell 2
₹69,700
₹43,911
₹1,46,257
₹1,22,338
Cell 3
₹71,800
₹45,234
₹1,50,310
₹1,25,205
Cell 4
₹74,000
₹46,620
₹1,54,556
₹1,28,210
Cell 5
₹76,200
₹48,006
₹1,58,802
₹1,31,214
Cell 6
₹78,500
₹49,455
₹1,63,241
₹1,34,355
Cell 7
₹80,900
₹50,967
₹1,67,873
₹1,37,632
Cell 8
₹83,300
₹52,479
₹1,72,505
₹1,40,909
Cell 9
₹85,800
₹54,054
₹1,77,330
₹1,44,094
Cell 10
₹88,400
₹55,692
₹1,82,348
₹1,47,383
Cell 11
₹91,100
₹57,393
₹1,87,559
₹1,50,799
Cell 12
₹93,800
₹59,094
₹1,92,770
₹1,54,215
Cell 13
₹96,600
₹60,858
₹1,98,174
₹1,57,758
Cell 14
₹99,500
₹62,685
₹2,03,771
₹1,61,427
Cell 15
₹1,02,500
₹64,575
₹2,09,561
₹1,65,051
Cell 16
₹1,05,600
₹66,528
₹2,15,544
₹1,68,661
Cell 17
₹1,08,800
₹68,544
₹2,21,720
₹1,72,389
Cell 18
₹1,12,100
₹70,623
₹2,28,089
₹1,76,233
Cell 19
₹1,15,500
₹72,765
₹2,34,651
₹1,80,193
Cell 20
₹1,19,000
₹74,970
₹2,41,406
₹1,84,270
Cell 21
₹1,22,600
₹77,238
₹2,48,354
₹1,88,464
Cell 22
₹1,26,300
₹79,569
₹2,55,495
₹1,92,774
Cell 23
₹1,30,100
₹81,963
₹2,62,829
₹1,97,200
Cell 24
₹1,34,000
₹84,420
₹2,70,356
₹2,01,743
Cell 25
₹1,38,000
₹86,940
₹2,78,076
₹2,06,402
Cell 26
₹1,42,100
₹89,523
₹2,85,989
₹2,11,178
Cell 27
₹1,46,400
₹92,232
₹2,94,288
₹2,16,187
Cell 28
₹1,50,800
₹95,004
₹3,02,780
₹2,21,312
Cell 29
₹1,55,300
₹97,839
₹3,11,465
₹2,26,554
Cell 30
₹1,60,000
₹1,00,800
₹3,20,536
₹2,32,029
Cell 31
₹1,64,800
₹1,03,824
₹3,29,800
₹2,37,620
Cell 32
₹1,69,700
₹1,06,911
₹3,39,257
₹2,43,328
Cell 33
₹1,74,800
₹1,10,124
₹3,49,100
₹2,49,268
Cell 34
₹1,80,000
₹1,13,400
₹3,59,136
₹2,55,326
Cell 35
₹1,85,400
₹1,16,802
₹3,69,558
₹2,61,616
Cell 36
₹1,91,000
₹1,20,330
₹3,80,366
₹2,68,139
Cell 37
₹1,96,700
₹1,23,921
₹3,91,367
₹2,74,778
Cell 38
₹2,02,600
₹1,27,638
₹4,02,754
₹2,81,651
Cell 39
₹2,08,700
₹1,31,481
₹4,14,527
₹2,88,756
One annual increment moves you to the next cell (about 3%). A promotion or MACP moves you to the next level, to the cell equal to or just above your current basic after one notional increment.
ℹ️ About Level 11
Old grade pay (6th CPC)
6,600
Old pay band
PB-3
Typical posts
Group A senior time scale, e.g. Under Secretary to the Government of India
Number of cells
39
Entry → maximum basic
₹67,700 → ₹2,08,700
Entry annual gross (X city)
₹17,08,764
Examples of posts are typical; the exact level depends on the department's recruitment rules.
At the entry basic of ₹67,700 and DA 63%, in-hand salary is about ₹1,19,607 (X city), ₹1,14,039 (Y city) and ₹1,03,373 (Z city) a month, after NPS, CGHS, CGEGIS and estimated income tax.
What was the grade pay for Level 11?
Level 11 corresponds to the 6th CPC grade pay 6,600 in PB-3.
How much is DA on Level 11 basic pay?
At 63%, DA on the entry basic of ₹67,700 is ₹42,651 a month.