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8th Pay Commission Salary Calculator

Enter your basic pay and a fitment factor to see your new basic and how your monthly pay would change once DA restarts at zero.

Basic pay today (Rs. a month)

Rs.

DA today (%)

Fitment factor

Not decided yet; reported estimates run from about 1.83 to 2.86.

City class for HRA

New basic pay

Rs. 1,27,908

Pay with HRA: Rs. 1,58,606 a month

Pay today: Rs. 1,06,590
Rise: Rs. 52,016 (48.8%)
Break-even factor: 1.60
New minimum basic: Rs. 41,040

Your pay at the factors being discussed
Factor	New basic	Pay with HRA	Change
1.83	Rs. 1,02,663	Rs. 1,27,302	+19.4%
1.92	Rs. 1,07,712	Rs. 1,33,563	+25.3%
2.28	Rs. 1,27,908	Rs. 1,58,606	+48.8%
2.57	Rs. 1,44,177	Rs. 1,78,779	+67.7%
2.86	Rs. 1,60,446	Rs. 1,98,953	+86.7%

What you entered

Basic: Rs. 56,100DA: 60%Factor: 2.28City: class X

1
Pay today: basic + DA + HRA
Rs. 56,100 × (1 + 60% + 30%)= Rs. 1,06,590
2
New basic pay: today's basic × the fitment factor
Rs. 56,100 × 2.28= Rs. 1,27,908
3
New pay: DA restarts at 0, HRA at 24% for a class X city
Rs. 1,27,908 × (1 + 24%)= Rs. 1,58,606
4
Rise
Rs. 1,58,606 − Rs. 1,06,590= Rs. 52,016 a month (48.8%)
5
Factor that only matches today's basic + DA
1 + 60%= 1.6

Result

New basic pay: Rs. 1,27,908

This is a what-if, not a forecast. The 8th Pay Commission was set up on 3 November 2025 with 18 months to report, and its award would normally apply from 1 January 2026. The real new basic will come from a new pay matrix, and the HRA, DA and allowance rules may change; this assumes HRA restarts at the 7th Pay Commission's 24/16/8% and leaves out transport allowance.

Basic pay at the fitment factors being discussed

The minimum basic (Rs. 18,000 now) and a Level 10 entry basic (Rs. 56,100) multiplied by each factor, with the change in monthly pay for the Level 10 basic in a class X city once DA restarts at zero and HRA at 24%.

Fitment factor	New minimum basic	New basic for Rs. 56,100	Pay with HRA	Change in pay
1.83	Rs. 32,940	Rs. 1,02,663	Rs. 1,27,302	+19.4%
1.92	Rs. 34,560	Rs. 1,07,712	Rs. 1,33,563	+25.3%
2.28	Rs. 41,040	Rs. 1,27,908	Rs. 1,58,606	+48.8%
2.57	Rs. 46,260	Rs. 1,44,177	Rs. 1,78,779	+67.7%
2.86	Rs. 51,480	Rs. 1,60,446	Rs. 1,98,953	+86.7%

Pay now for the Level 10 basic is Rs. 56,100 x (1 + 60% DA + 30% HRA) = Rs. 1,06,590. The factors are estimates from reports, not decisions, and 2.57 was the 7th Pay Commission factor. The real new basic will come from a new pay matrix.

Why the fitment factor isn't the pay rise

Each pay commission multiplies today's basic pay by a fitment factor, and dearness allowance restarts at zero. With DA at 60%, a factor of 1.60 only gives back today's basic + DA; the real rise is whatever the factor adds above that. At a factor of 2.28 on a basic of Rs. 56,100, the new basic is Rs. 1,27,908, and with HRA at 24% in a class X city the monthly pay goes from Rs. 1,06,590 to Rs. 1,58,606, about 49% more.

Where the 8th Pay Commission stands

The Department of Expenditure set up the 8th Central Pay Commission on 3 November 2025, chaired by Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, with 18 months to report. Its award would normally apply from 1 January 2026, which would mean arrears once it is accepted. The fitment factor has not been decided; figures from about 1.83 to 2.86 are discussed in reports, and the 7th Pay Commission used 2.57. This page is a what-if for any factor, not a forecast.

Frequently asked questions

What will the fitment factor be in the 8th Pay Commission?

It has not been decided. The commission was set up in November 2025 and has 18 months to report. Reported estimates range from about 1.83 to 2.86; the 7th Pay Commission's factor was 2.57. Use the calculator to see your pay at any factor.

When will the 8th Pay Commission be implemented?

Its recommendations would normally apply from 1 January 2026, but they take effect only once the government accepts them, after the report due within 18 months of November 2025. Pay from 1 January 2026 up to that point would then come as arrears.

What happens to DA in a new pay commission?

It restarts at zero on the new basic pay, because the new basic already absorbs the DA built up since the last commission. That is why a factor equal to 1 + today's DA rate (1.60 at 60% DA) only matches today's basic + DA.

What would the minimum basic pay be?

The 7th Pay Commission's minimum basic is Rs. 18,000. Multiplied by the fitment factor, that would be Rs. 32,940 at 1.83, Rs. 41,040 at 2.28 and Rs. 51,480 at 2.86.