Pay Level 8 starts at a basic pay of ₹47,600 and rises to ₹1,51,100 over 40 cells. With DA at 63% from 1 July 2026, the entry gross salary is ₹97,736 a month in an X city and about ₹89,267 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 (₹10,862) to your NPS account.
📊 Level 8 pay matrix: all 40 cells
Cell
Basic pay
DA (63%)
Gross (X city)
In-hand (X city)
Cell 1
₹47,600
₹29,988
₹97,736
₹89,267
Cell 2
₹49,000
₹30,870
₹1,00,438
₹91,741
Cell 3
₹50,500
₹31,815
₹1,03,333
₹94,392
Cell 4
₹52,000
₹32,760
₹1,06,228
₹97,042
Cell 5
₹53,600
₹33,768
₹1,09,316
₹96,681
Cell 6
₹55,200
₹34,776
₹1,12,404
₹96,536
Cell 7
₹56,900
₹35,847
₹1,15,685
₹99,028
Cell 8
₹58,600
₹36,918
₹1,18,966
₹1,01,521
Cell 9
₹60,400
₹38,052
₹1,22,440
₹1,04,159
Cell 10
₹62,200
₹39,186
₹1,25,914
₹1,06,798
Cell 11
₹64,100
₹40,383
₹1,29,581
₹1,09,583
Cell 12
₹66,000
₹41,580
₹1,33,248
₹1,12,368
Cell 13
₹68,000
₹42,840
₹1,37,108
₹1,15,300
Cell 14
₹70,000
₹44,100
₹1,40,968
₹1,18,160
Cell 15
₹72,100
₹45,423
₹1,45,021
₹1,21,028
Cell 16
₹74,300
₹46,809
₹1,49,267
₹1,24,032
Cell 17
₹76,500
₹48,195
₹1,53,513
₹1,27,036
Cell 18
₹78,800
₹49,644
₹1,57,952
₹1,30,177
Cell 19
₹81,200
₹51,156
₹1,62,584
₹1,33,454
Cell 20
₹83,600
₹52,668
₹1,67,216
₹1,36,732
Cell 21
₹86,100
₹54,243
₹1,72,041
₹1,40,146
Cell 22
₹88,700
₹55,881
₹1,77,059
₹1,43,481
Cell 23
₹91,400
₹57,582
₹1,82,270
₹1,46,897
Cell 24
₹94,100
₹59,283
₹1,87,481
₹1,50,313
Cell 25
₹96,900
₹61,047
₹1,92,885
₹1,53,855
Cell 26
₹99,800
₹62,874
₹1,98,482
₹1,57,524
Cell 27
₹1,02,800
₹64,764
₹2,04,272
₹1,61,320
Cell 28
₹1,05,900
₹66,717
₹2,10,255
₹1,65,034
Cell 29
₹1,09,100
₹68,733
₹2,16,431
₹1,68,761
Cell 30
₹1,12,400
₹70,812
₹2,22,800
₹1,72,605
Cell 31
₹1,15,800
₹72,954
₹2,29,362
₹1,76,566
Cell 32
₹1,19,300
₹75,159
₹2,36,117
₹1,80,643
Cell 33
₹1,22,900
₹77,427
₹2,43,065
₹1,84,836
Cell 34
₹1,26,600
₹79,758
₹2,50,206
₹1,89,146
Cell 35
₹1,30,400
₹82,152
₹2,57,540
₹1,93,572
Cell 36
₹1,34,300
₹84,609
₹2,65,067
₹1,98,115
Cell 37
₹1,38,300
₹87,129
₹2,72,787
₹2,02,775
Cell 38
₹1,42,400
₹89,712
₹2,80,700
₹2,07,550
Cell 39
₹1,46,700
₹92,421
₹2,88,999
₹2,12,559
Cell 40
₹1,51,100
₹95,193
₹2,97,491
₹2,17,685
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 8
Old grade pay (6th CPC)
4,800
Old pay band
PB-2
Typical posts
Assistant Audit Officer, Assistant Accounts Officer and other posts that had grade pay ₹4,800
Number of cells
40
Entry → maximum basic
₹47,600 → ₹1,51,100
Entry annual gross (X city)
₹11,72,832
Examples of posts are typical; the exact level depends on the department's recruitment rules.
At the entry basic of ₹47,600 and DA 63%, in-hand salary is about ₹89,267 (X city), ₹84,507 (Y city) and ₹76,813 (Z city) a month, after NPS, CGHS, CGEGIS and estimated income tax.
What was the grade pay for Level 8?
Level 8 corresponds to the 6th CPC grade pay 4,800 in PB-2.
How much is DA on Level 8 basic pay?
At 63%, DA on the entry basic of ₹47,600 is ₹29,988 a month.