How much could salary increase in 2026?
No official 8th CPC fitment factor or pay matrix has been notified. The calculator therefore compares user-selected scenarios rather than promising one final increase. Revised basic pay equals current basic pay multiplied by the selected factor; gross and in-hand changes also depend on how DA, HRA, transport allowance and deductions are treated.
What the calculator can establish
It can show the mathematical effect of each fitment factor on your present basic pay and allowances. It cannot predict the commission's recommendation, the government's implementation date or an official arrears period. Compare several scenarios and treat every result as a planning estimate.
How to use the 8th Pay Commission salary calculator
- Select your employee type — central government, state, PSU, railway or defence.
- Choose your level or enter basic pay — if you know your pay level, select it; otherwise enter current basic.
- Enter DA percentage — use the latest DA rate (auto-filled in advanced mode).
- Select your city category — X (metro), Y or Z to apply the correct HRA slab.
- Add allowances — transport allowance and other benefits.
- Adjust the fitment factor slider — test scenarios between 2.8x and 3.2x.
- View results — gross, net and comparison with your current salary.
Central, state, pension and defence cases differ
Central employees follow central implementation orders. Each state decides whether, when and how to adopt a central revision. Pension and defence pay also require separate inputs such as commutation, Military Service Pay and risk or field allowances, so a general salary result should not be treated as a complete entitlement statement.