Where the 8th Pay Commission stands (October 2026)
The government set up the 8th Central Pay Commission on 3 November 2025, chaired by Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, with 18 months to report. Its recommendations are expected around mid-2027. Revised pay is widely expected to count from 1 January 2026, the day after the 7th Pay Commission’s ten years end, but the government has not confirmed this or any fitment factor yet. Treat every number here as an estimate you can adjust.
How the new basic pay is worked out
New basic pay = current basic pay × fitment factor
The 7th Pay Commission used a factor of 2.57, which took the lowest basic pay from ₹7,000 to ₹18,000. Staff unions have asked for 3.83 or more; most estimates in the news sit between 1.92 and 2.86. On a Level 1 basic of ₹18,000, a factor of 2.28 gives a new basic of about ₹41,000.
Why the hike is smaller than the factor suggests
When a new pay commission starts, dearness allowance goes back to zero, because the new basic already includes it. With DA at 60% today, the first 1.60× of any fitment factor only keeps your basic + DA where it is. Only the part above that is a real raise:
| Fitment factor | Real rise on basic + DA | Level 1 new basic |
|---|---|---|
| 1.92 | 20.0% | ₹34,600 |
| 2.08 | 30.0% | ₹37,400 |
| 2.28 | 42.5% | ₹41,000 |
| 2.57 | 60.6% | ₹46,300 |
| 2.86 | 78.7% | ₹51,500 |
HRA also resets. Under the 7th Pay Commission it started at 24%, 16% and 8% of basic for X, Y and Z cities and rose to 30%, 20% and 10% once DA crossed 50%. This calculator assumes the same starting rates on the new basic.
New basic pay by level
Starting basic pay of each 7th CPC level, and what it could become. Open a level for the full breakup.
| Level | Basic now | At 1.92 | At 2.28 | At 2.57 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | ₹18,000 | ₹34,600 | ₹41,000 | ₹46,300 |
| Level 2 | ₹19,900 | ₹38,200 | ₹45,400 | ₹51,100 |
| Level 3 | ₹21,700 | ₹41,700 | ₹49,500 | ₹55,800 |
| Level 4 | ₹25,500 | ₹49,000 | ₹58,100 | ₹65,500 |
| Level 5 | ₹29,200 | ₹56,100 | ₹66,600 | ₹75,000 |
| Level 6 | ₹35,400 | ₹68,000 | ₹80,700 | ₹91,000 |
| Level 7 | ₹44,900 | ₹86,200 | ₹1,02,400 | ₹1,15,400 |
| Level 8 | ₹47,600 | ₹91,400 | ₹1,08,500 | ₹1,22,300 |
| Level 9 | ₹53,100 | ₹1,02,000 | ₹1,21,100 | ₹1,36,500 |
| Level 10 | ₹56,100 | ₹1,07,700 | ₹1,27,900 | ₹1,44,200 |
| Level 11 | ₹67,700 | ₹1,30,000 | ₹1,54,400 | ₹1,74,000 |
| Level 12 | ₹78,800 | ₹1,51,300 | ₹1,79,700 | ₹2,02,500 |
Pensioners
Pension is revised with the same factor: new basic pension = current basic pension × fitment factor, and dearness relief restarts from zero. The minimum pension of ₹9,000 under the 7th Pay Commission would become about ₹20,500 at a factor of 2.28.
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Questions people ask
When will the 8th Pay Commission be implemented?
The Commission is expected to report around mid-2027. The revised pay is widely expected to apply from 1 January 2026, with arrears paid once the government accepts the report, but this is not confirmed yet.
What will the fitment factor be?
No one knows yet. The 7th Pay Commission used 2.57. Unions have asked for 3.83 or more, and most published estimates fall between 1.92 and 2.86.
Does DA become zero after the 8th Pay Commission?
Yes. DA is merged into the new basic pay and restarts from zero, then rises twice a year again. That is why a factor of 1.60 would leave your basic + DA unchanged.
What will be the minimum salary under the 8th Pay Commission?
It depends on the factor. At 2.28 the Level 1 basic would be about ₹41,000; at 2.57, ₹46,300.