Project your 8th CPC salary
Adjust pay level, city category, DA and fitment factor — figures recalculate live.
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.
- Basic
- ₹21,700
- Dearness Allowance
- ₹13,020
- House Rent Allowance
- ₹2,170
- Transport Allowance
- ₹1,350
- Gross Salary
- ₹38,240
- Basic
- ₹49,476
- Dearness Allowance
- ₹0
- House Rent Allowance
- ₹3,958
- Transport Allowance
- ₹1,688
- Gross Salary
- ₹55,122
Gross pay is only half the story. NPS at 10 per cent of basic plus DA, the CGHS subscription for your level and the flat CGEGIS premium come off before the salary reaches your account. Income tax and any union subscription sit on top of these.
| Component | Now | Projected |
|---|---|---|
| Basic pay | ₹21,700 | ₹49,476 |
| Dearness allowance | ₹13,020 | ₹0 |
| House rent allowance | ₹2,170 | ₹3,958 |
| Transport allowance | ₹1,350 | ₹1,688 |
| Gross earnings | ₹38,240 | ₹55,122 |
| NPS Tier-I (10%) | −₹3,472 | −₹4,948 |
| CGHS subscription | −₹250 | −₹400 |
| CGEGIS premium | −₹30 | −₹30 |
| Total deductions | −₹3,752 | −₹5,378 |
| Net in-hand (monthly) | ₹34,488 | ₹49,744 |
Worth knowing: the government adds another ₹6,927 a month at 14 per cent of your projected basic plus DA. It never appears in your salary slip, but it builds your pension corpus. Annual projected in-hand works out to roughly ₹5,96,929.
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