Pay Level 9 starts at a basic pay of ₹53,100 and rises to ₹1,67,800 over 40 cells. With DA at 63% from 1 July 2026, the entry gross salary is ₹1,14,219 a month in an X city and about ₹98,411 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 (₹12,117) to your NPS account.
📊 Level 9 pay matrix: all 40 cells
Cell
Basic pay
DA (63%)
Gross (X city)
In-hand (X city)
Cell 1
₹53,100
₹33,453
₹1,14,219
₹98,411
Cell 2
₹54,700
₹34,461
₹1,17,307
₹1,00,756
Cell 3
₹56,300
₹35,469
₹1,20,395
₹1,03,102
Cell 4
₹58,000
₹36,540
₹1,23,676
₹1,05,594
Cell 5
₹59,700
₹37,611
₹1,26,957
₹1,08,086
Cell 6
₹61,500
₹38,745
₹1,30,431
₹1,10,724
Cell 7
₹63,300
₹39,879
₹1,33,905
₹1,13,363
Cell 8
₹65,200
₹41,076
₹1,37,572
₹1,16,148
Cell 9
₹67,200
₹42,336
₹1,41,432
₹1,18,984
Cell 10
₹69,200
₹43,596
₹1,45,292
₹1,21,715
Cell 11
₹71,300
₹44,919
₹1,49,345
₹1,24,583
Cell 12
₹73,400
₹46,242
₹1,53,398
₹1,27,450
Cell 13
₹75,600
₹47,628
₹1,57,644
₹1,30,455
Cell 14
₹77,900
₹49,077
₹1,62,083
₹1,33,595
Cell 15
₹80,200
₹50,526
₹1,66,522
₹1,36,736
Cell 16
₹82,600
₹52,038
₹1,71,154
₹1,40,014
Cell 17
₹85,100
₹53,613
₹1,75,979
₹1,43,268
Cell 18
₹87,700
₹55,251
₹1,80,997
₹1,46,558
Cell 19
₹90,300
₹56,889
₹1,86,015
₹1,49,847
Cell 20
₹93,000
₹58,590
₹1,91,226
₹1,53,263
Cell 21
₹95,800
₹60,354
₹1,96,630
₹1,56,806
Cell 22
₹98,700
₹62,181
₹2,02,227
₹1,60,475
Cell 23
₹1,01,700
₹64,071
₹2,08,017
₹1,64,179
Cell 24
₹1,04,800
₹66,024
₹2,14,000
₹1,67,790
Cell 25
₹1,07,900
₹67,977
₹2,19,983
₹1,71,401
Cell 26
₹1,11,100
₹69,993
₹2,26,159
₹1,75,128
Cell 27
₹1,14,400
₹72,072
₹2,32,528
₹1,78,972
Cell 28
₹1,17,800
₹74,214
₹2,39,090
₹1,82,933
Cell 29
₹1,21,300
₹76,419
₹2,45,845
₹1,87,009
Cell 30
₹1,24,900
₹78,687
₹2,52,793
₹1,91,203
Cell 31
₹1,28,600
₹81,018
₹2,59,934
₹1,95,513
Cell 32
₹1,32,500
₹83,475
₹2,67,461
₹2,00,056
Cell 33
₹1,36,500
₹85,995
₹2,75,181
₹2,04,715
Cell 34
₹1,40,600
₹88,578
₹2,83,094
₹2,09,491
Cell 35
₹1,44,800
₹91,224
₹2,91,200
₹2,14,383
Cell 36
₹1,49,100
₹93,933
₹2,99,499
₹2,19,392
Cell 37
₹1,53,600
₹96,768
₹3,08,184
₹2,24,634
Cell 38
₹1,58,200
₹99,666
₹3,17,062
₹2,29,992
Cell 39
₹1,62,900
₹1,02,627
₹3,26,133
₹2,35,467
Cell 40
₹1,67,800
₹1,05,714
₹3,35,590
₹2,41,175
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 9
Old grade pay (6th CPC)
5,400
Old pay band
PB-2
Typical posts
Group B gazetted officers such as Deputy Superintendent of Police in some services
Number of cells
40
Entry → maximum basic
₹53,100 → ₹1,67,800
Entry annual gross (X city)
₹13,70,628
Examples of posts are typical; the exact level depends on the department's recruitment rules.
At the entry basic of ₹53,100 and DA 63%, in-hand salary is about ₹98,411 (X city), ₹96,778 (Y city) and ₹88,366 (Z city) a month, after NPS, CGHS, CGEGIS and estimated income tax.
What was the grade pay for Level 9?
Level 9 corresponds to the 6th CPC grade pay 5,400 in PB-2.
How much is DA on Level 9 basic pay?
At 63%, DA on the entry basic of ₹53,100 is ₹33,453 a month.