Pay Level 3 starts at a basic pay of ₹21,700 and rises to ₹69,100 over 40 cells. With DA at 63% from 1 July 2026, the entry gross salary is ₹47,749 a month in an X city and about ₹43,932 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 (₹4,952) to your NPS account.
📊 Level 3 pay matrix: all 40 cells
Cell
Basic pay
DA (63%)
Gross (X city)
In-hand (X city)
Cell 1
₹21,700
₹13,671
₹47,749
₹43,932
Cell 2
₹22,400
₹14,112
₹49,100
₹45,169
Cell 3
₹23,100
₹14,553
₹50,451
₹46,406
Cell 4
₹23,800
₹14,994
₹51,802
₹47,643
Cell 5
₹24,500
₹15,435
₹53,153
₹48,880
Cell 6
₹25,200
₹15,876
₹54,504
₹50,116
Cell 7
₹26,000
₹16,380
₹56,048
₹51,530
Cell 8
₹26,800
₹16,884
₹57,592
₹52,944
Cell 9
₹27,600
₹17,388
₹59,136
₹54,357
Cell 10
₹28,400
₹17,892
₹60,680
₹55,771
Cell 11
₹29,300
₹18,459
₹62,417
₹57,361
Cell 12
₹30,200
₹19,026
₹64,154
₹58,951
Cell 13
₹31,100
₹19,593
₹65,891
₹60,542
Cell 14
₹32,000
₹20,160
₹67,628
₹62,132
Cell 15
₹33,000
₹20,790
₹69,558
₹63,899
Cell 16
₹34,000
₹21,420
₹71,488
₹65,666
Cell 17
₹35,000
₹22,050
₹73,418
₹67,433
Cell 18
₹36,100
₹22,743
₹75,541
₹69,377
Cell 19
₹37,200
₹23,436
₹77,664
₹71,320
Cell 20
₹38,300
₹24,129
₹79,787
₹73,264
Cell 21
₹39,400
₹24,822
₹81,910
₹75,208
Cell 22
₹40,600
₹25,578
₹84,226
₹77,328
Cell 23
₹41,800
₹26,334
₹86,542
₹79,449
Cell 24
₹43,100
₹27,153
₹89,051
₹81,746
Cell 25
₹44,400
₹27,972
₹91,560
₹84,043
Cell 26
₹45,700
₹28,791
₹94,069
₹86,340
Cell 27
₹47,100
₹29,673
₹96,771
₹88,814
Cell 28
₹48,500
₹30,555
₹99,473
₹91,288
Cell 29
₹50,000
₹31,500
₹1,02,368
₹93,938
Cell 30
₹51,500
₹32,445
₹1,05,263
₹96,589
Cell 31
₹53,000
₹33,390
₹1,08,158
₹97,255
Cell 32
₹54,600
₹34,398
₹1,11,246
₹96,870
Cell 33
₹56,200
₹35,406
₹1,14,334
₹98,432
Cell 34
₹57,900
₹36,477
₹1,17,615
₹1,00,924
Cell 35
₹59,600
₹37,548
₹1,20,896
₹1,03,416
Cell 36
₹61,400
₹38,682
₹1,24,370
₹1,06,055
Cell 37
₹63,200
₹39,816
₹1,27,844
₹1,08,694
Cell 38
₹65,100
₹41,013
₹1,31,511
₹1,11,479
Cell 39
₹67,100
₹42,273
₹1,35,371
₹1,14,411
Cell 40
₹69,100
₹43,533
₹1,39,231
₹1,17,343
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 3
Old grade pay (6th CPC)
2,000
Old pay band
PB-1
Typical posts
Constable in the CAPFs and Delhi Police, Postman, many skilled technical posts
Number of cells
40
Entry → maximum basic
₹21,700 → ₹69,100
Entry annual gross (X city)
₹5,72,988
Examples of posts are typical; the exact level depends on the department's recruitment rules.
At the entry basic of ₹21,700 and DA 63%, in-hand salary is about ₹43,932 (X city), ₹41,762 (Y city) and ₹36,658 (Z city) a month, after NPS, CGHS, CGEGIS and estimated income tax.
What was the grade pay for Level 3?
Level 3 corresponds to the 6th CPC grade pay 2,000 in PB-1.
How much is DA on Level 3 basic pay?
At 63%, DA on the entry basic of ₹21,700 is ₹13,671 a month.