Pay Matrix · Level 15

Pay Level 15 Salary — Addl. Secretary

Level 15 in the 7th CPC pay matrix corresponds to Addl. Secretary posts with an entry basic pay of ₹1,82,200. Below is the current in-hand breakdown plus 8th Pay Commission projections across four fitment scenarios.

Estimate, not an official entitlement. Final 8th CPC pay, fitment, allowances, dates and arrears have not been notified. Figures are user-selected planning scenarios; see our methodology. Assumptions reviewed: 24 September 2026.

7th CPC in-hand salary (July 2025 DA)

Basic pay (entry cell)₹1,82,200
DA @ 58%₹1,05,676
HRA (X-class city / 30%)₹54,660
HRA (Y-class city / 20%)₹36,440
HRA (Z-class city / 10%)₹18,220
Transport Allowance₹7,200
Gross salary (X-city)₹3,49,736

8th Pay Commission basic-pay scenarios (Level 15)

Fitment 2.28x
₹4,15,416
From ₹1,82,200 · +128%
Fitment 2.57x
₹4,68,254
From ₹1,82,200 · +157%
Fitment 2.86x
₹5,21,092
From ₹1,82,200 · +186%
Fitment 3x
₹5,46,600
From ₹1,82,200 · +200%

About Pay Level 15

Level 15 corresponds to Addl. Secretary cadre posts in the Central Government. Recruitment is typically through SSC, UPSC, or departmental promotion depending on the ministry. Employees enter at the first cell of the level and progress through annual increments of 3%.

Expected 8th CPC salary for Level 15

In the user-selected 2.86x scenario, an entry-cell Level 15 employee's modelled basic pay changes from ₹1,82,200 to approximately ₹5,21,092. Once DA (rebased to 0% initially), revised HRA and TA would depend on the eventual government order. This is a mathematical comparison, not an official pay forecast.

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