Pay Level 5 starts at a basic pay of ₹29,200 and rises to ₹92,300 over 40 cells. With DA at 63% from 1 July 2026, the entry gross salary is ₹62,224 a month in an X city and about ₹57,184 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 (₹6,663) to your NPS account.
📊 Level 5 pay matrix: all 40 cells
Cell
Basic pay
DA (63%)
Gross (X city)
In-hand (X city)
Cell 1
₹29,200
₹18,396
₹62,224
₹57,184
Cell 2
₹30,100
₹18,963
₹63,961
₹58,775
Cell 3
₹31,000
₹19,530
₹65,698
₹60,365
Cell 4
₹31,900
₹20,097
₹67,435
₹61,955
Cell 5
₹32,900
₹20,727
₹69,365
₹63,722
Cell 6
₹33,900
₹21,357
₹71,295
₹65,489
Cell 7
₹34,900
₹21,987
₹73,225
₹67,256
Cell 8
₹35,900
₹22,617
₹75,155
₹69,023
Cell 9
₹37,000
₹23,310
₹77,278
₹70,967
Cell 10
₹38,100
₹24,003
₹79,401
₹72,911
Cell 11
₹39,200
₹24,696
₹81,524
₹74,854
Cell 12
₹40,400
₹25,452
₹83,840
₹76,975
Cell 13
₹41,600
₹26,208
₹86,156
₹79,095
Cell 14
₹42,800
₹26,964
₹88,472
₹81,216
Cell 15
₹44,100
₹27,783
₹90,981
₹83,513
Cell 16
₹45,400
₹28,602
₹93,490
₹85,810
Cell 17
₹46,800
₹29,484
₹96,192
₹88,284
Cell 18
₹48,200
₹30,366
₹98,894
₹90,757
Cell 19
₹49,600
₹31,248
₹1,01,596
₹93,231
Cell 20
₹51,100
₹32,193
₹1,04,491
₹95,882
Cell 21
₹52,600
₹33,138
₹1,07,386
₹97,351
Cell 22
₹54,200
₹34,146
₹1,10,474
₹96,966
Cell 23
₹55,800
₹35,154
₹1,13,562
₹97,846
Cell 24
₹57,500
₹36,225
₹1,16,843
₹1,00,338
Cell 25
₹59,200
₹37,296
₹1,20,124
₹1,02,830
Cell 26
₹61,000
₹38,430
₹1,23,598
₹1,05,469
Cell 27
₹62,800
₹39,564
₹1,27,072
₹1,08,107
Cell 28
₹64,700
₹40,761
₹1,30,739
₹1,10,893
Cell 29
₹66,600
₹41,958
₹1,34,406
₹1,13,678
Cell 30
₹68,600
₹43,218
₹1,38,266
₹1,16,610
Cell 31
₹70,700
₹44,541
₹1,42,319
₹1,19,546
Cell 32
₹72,800
₹45,864
₹1,46,372
₹1,22,414
Cell 33
₹75,000
₹47,250
₹1,50,618
₹1,25,418
Cell 34
₹77,300
₹48,699
₹1,55,057
₹1,28,559
Cell 35
₹79,600
₹50,148
₹1,59,496
₹1,31,699
Cell 36
₹82,000
₹51,660
₹1,64,128
₹1,34,977
Cell 37
₹84,500
₹53,235
₹1,68,953
₹1,38,391
Cell 38
₹87,000
₹54,810
₹1,73,778
₹1,41,760
Cell 39
₹89,600
₹56,448
₹1,78,796
₹1,45,049
Cell 40
₹92,300
₹58,149
₹1,84,007
₹1,48,465
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 5
Old grade pay (6th CPC)
2,800
Old pay band
PB-1
Typical posts
Senior clerical and technical posts that had grade pay ₹2,800, e.g. Assistant Sub-Inspector in some forces
Number of cells
40
Entry → maximum basic
₹29,200 → ₹92,300
Entry annual gross (X city)
₹7,46,688
Examples of posts are typical; the exact level depends on the department's recruitment rules.
At the entry basic of ₹29,200 and DA 63%, in-hand salary is about ₹57,184 (X city), ₹54,264 (Y city) and ₹48,410 (Z city) a month, after NPS, CGHS, CGEGIS and estimated income tax.
What was the grade pay for Level 5?
Level 5 corresponds to the 6th CPC grade pay 2,800 in PB-1.
How much is DA on Level 5 basic pay?
At 63%, DA on the entry basic of ₹29,200 is ₹18,396 a month.