Pay Level 6 starts at a basic pay of ₹35,400 and rises to ₹1,12,400 over 40 cells. With DA at 63% from 1 July 2026, the entry gross salary is ₹74,190 a month in an X city and about ₹67,910 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 (₹8,078) to your NPS account.
📊 Level 6 pay matrix: all 40 cells
Cell
Basic pay
DA (63%)
Gross (X city)
In-hand (X city)
Cell 1
₹35,400
₹22,302
₹74,190
₹67,910
Cell 2
₹36,500
₹22,995
₹76,313
₹69,854
Cell 3
₹37,600
₹23,688
₹78,436
₹71,797
Cell 4
₹38,700
₹24,381
₹80,559
₹73,741
Cell 5
₹39,900
₹25,137
₹82,875
₹75,861
Cell 6
₹41,100
₹25,893
₹85,191
₹77,982
Cell 7
₹42,300
₹26,649
₹87,507
₹80,102
Cell 8
₹43,600
₹27,468
₹90,016
₹82,399
Cell 9
₹44,900
₹28,287
₹92,525
₹84,696
Cell 10
₹46,200
₹29,106
₹95,034
₹86,993
Cell 11
₹47,600
₹29,988
₹97,736
₹89,467
Cell 12
₹49,000
₹30,870
₹1,00,438
₹91,941
Cell 13
₹50,500
₹31,815
₹1,03,333
₹94,592
Cell 14
₹52,000
₹32,760
₹1,06,228
₹97,242
Cell 15
₹53,600
₹33,768
₹1,09,316
₹96,881
Cell 16
₹55,200
₹34,776
₹1,12,404
₹96,736
Cell 17
₹56,900
₹35,847
₹1,15,685
₹99,228
Cell 18
₹58,600
₹36,918
₹1,18,966
₹1,01,721
Cell 19
₹60,400
₹38,052
₹1,22,440
₹1,04,359
Cell 20
₹62,200
₹39,186
₹1,25,914
₹1,06,998
Cell 21
₹64,100
₹40,383
₹1,29,581
₹1,09,783
Cell 22
₹66,000
₹41,580
₹1,33,248
₹1,12,568
Cell 23
₹68,000
₹42,840
₹1,37,108
₹1,15,500
Cell 24
₹70,000
₹44,100
₹1,40,968
₹1,18,360
Cell 25
₹72,100
₹45,423
₹1,45,021
₹1,21,228
Cell 26
₹74,300
₹46,809
₹1,49,267
₹1,24,232
Cell 27
₹76,500
₹48,195
₹1,53,513
₹1,27,236
Cell 28
₹78,800
₹49,644
₹1,57,952
₹1,30,377
Cell 29
₹81,200
₹51,156
₹1,62,584
₹1,33,654
Cell 30
₹83,600
₹52,668
₹1,67,216
₹1,36,932
Cell 31
₹86,100
₹54,243
₹1,72,041
₹1,40,346
Cell 32
₹88,700
₹55,881
₹1,77,059
₹1,43,681
Cell 33
₹91,400
₹57,582
₹1,82,270
₹1,47,097
Cell 34
₹94,100
₹59,283
₹1,87,481
₹1,50,513
Cell 35
₹96,900
₹61,047
₹1,92,885
₹1,54,055
Cell 36
₹99,800
₹62,874
₹1,98,482
₹1,57,724
Cell 37
₹1,02,800
₹64,764
₹2,04,272
₹1,61,520
Cell 38
₹1,05,900
₹66,717
₹2,10,255
₹1,65,234
Cell 39
₹1,09,100
₹68,733
₹2,16,431
₹1,68,961
Cell 40
₹1,12,400
₹70,812
₹2,22,800
₹1,72,805
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 6
Old grade pay (6th CPC)
4,200
Old pay band
PB-2 (₹9,300–34,800)
Typical posts
Sub-Inspector, Junior Engineer, Junior Hindi Translator, many Group B (non-gazetted) posts
Number of cells
40
Entry → maximum basic
₹35,400 → ₹1,12,400
Entry annual gross (X city)
₹8,90,280
Examples of posts are typical; the exact level depends on the department's recruitment rules.
At the entry basic of ₹35,400 and DA 63%, in-hand salary is about ₹67,910 (X city), ₹64,370 (Y city) and ₹57,896 (Z city) a month, after NPS, CGHS, CGEGIS and estimated income tax.
What was the grade pay for Level 6?
Level 6 corresponds to the 6th CPC grade pay 4,200 in PB-2 (₹9,300–34,800).
How much is DA on Level 6 basic pay?
At 63%, DA on the entry basic of ₹35,400 is ₹22,302 a month.