Pay Level 4 starts at a basic pay of ₹25,500 and rises to ₹81,100 over 40 cells. With DA at 63% from 1 July 2026, the entry gross salary is ₹55,083 a month in an X city and about ₹50,647 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 (₹5,819) to your NPS account.
📊 Level 4 pay matrix: all 40 cells
Cell
Basic pay
DA (63%)
Gross (X city)
In-hand (X city)
Cell 1
₹25,500
₹16,065
₹55,083
₹50,647
Cell 2
₹26,300
₹16,569
₹56,627
₹52,060
Cell 3
₹27,100
₹17,073
₹58,171
₹53,474
Cell 4
₹27,900
₹17,577
₹59,715
₹54,887
Cell 5
₹28,700
₹18,081
₹61,259
₹56,301
Cell 6
₹29,600
₹18,648
₹62,996
₹57,891
Cell 7
₹30,500
₹19,215
₹64,733
₹59,482
Cell 8
₹31,400
₹19,782
₹66,470
₹61,072
Cell 9
₹32,300
₹20,349
₹68,207
₹62,662
Cell 10
₹33,300
₹20,979
₹70,137
₹64,429
Cell 11
₹34,300
₹21,609
₹72,067
₹66,196
Cell 12
₹35,300
₹22,239
₹73,997
₹67,963
Cell 13
₹36,400
₹22,932
₹76,120
₹69,907
Cell 14
₹37,500
₹23,625
₹78,243
₹71,851
Cell 15
₹38,600
₹24,318
₹80,366
₹73,794
Cell 16
₹39,800
₹25,074
₹82,682
₹75,915
Cell 17
₹41,000
₹25,830
₹84,998
₹78,035
Cell 18
₹42,200
₹26,586
₹87,314
₹80,155
Cell 19
₹43,500
₹27,405
₹89,823
₹82,453
Cell 20
₹44,800
₹28,224
₹92,332
₹84,750
Cell 21
₹46,100
₹29,043
₹94,841
₹87,047
Cell 22
₹47,500
₹29,925
₹97,543
₹89,521
Cell 23
₹48,900
₹30,807
₹1,00,245
₹91,994
Cell 24
₹50,400
₹31,752
₹1,03,140
₹94,645
Cell 25
₹51,900
₹32,697
₹1,06,035
₹97,295
Cell 26
₹53,500
₹33,705
₹1,09,123
₹97,135
Cell 27
₹55,100
₹34,713
₹1,12,211
₹96,820
Cell 28
₹56,800
₹35,784
₹1,15,492
₹99,312
Cell 29
₹58,500
₹36,855
₹1,18,773
₹1,01,804
Cell 30
₹60,300
₹37,989
₹1,22,247
₹1,04,443
Cell 31
₹62,100
₹39,123
₹1,25,721
₹1,07,081
Cell 32
₹64,000
₹40,320
₹1,29,388
₹1,09,867
Cell 33
₹65,900
₹41,517
₹1,33,055
₹1,12,652
Cell 34
₹67,900
₹42,777
₹1,36,915
₹1,15,584
Cell 35
₹69,900
₹44,037
₹1,40,775
₹1,18,453
Cell 36
₹72,000
₹45,360
₹1,44,828
₹1,21,321
Cell 37
₹74,200
₹46,746
₹1,49,074
₹1,24,325
Cell 38
₹76,400
₹48,132
₹1,53,320
₹1,27,330
Cell 39
₹78,700
₹49,581
₹1,57,759
₹1,30,470
Cell 40
₹81,100
₹51,093
₹1,62,391
₹1,33,748
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 4
Old grade pay (6th CPC)
2,400
Old pay band
PB-1
Typical posts
Head Constable, Tax Assistant, Upper Division Clerk, Postal Assistant
Number of cells
40
Entry → maximum basic
₹25,500 → ₹81,100
Entry annual gross (X city)
₹6,60,996
Examples of posts are typical; the exact level depends on the department's recruitment rules.
At the entry basic of ₹25,500 and DA 63%, in-hand salary is about ₹50,647 (X city), ₹48,097 (Y city) and ₹42,613 (Z city) a month, after NPS, CGHS, CGEGIS and estimated income tax.
What was the grade pay for Level 4?
Level 4 corresponds to the 6th CPC grade pay 2,400 in PB-1.
How much is DA on Level 4 basic pay?
At 63%, DA on the entry basic of ₹25,500 is ₹16,065 a month.