Level-wise and cadre-wise 8th Pay Commission salary list for Punjab state government employees, covering approximately ~3.5 lakh employees & 3 lakh pensioners. Current state DA is 38%. Use this page to compare the likely 8th Pay Commission salary increase 2026 by level and post. Punjab appoints its own pay commission; the 6th Punjab Pay Commission applied a 2.59 multiplication factor.
How Punjab implements pay commission revisions
Punjab uses state pay bands derived from central levels with a 2.59 factor and lags on DA instalments, so DA arrears usually accompany any revision.
What to expect on 8th CPC rollout
A Central Pay Commission revision does not automatically change state pay. The Punjab government must review the central recommendations and issue its own adoption order. The 2.57x and 2.86x columns above are comparison scenarios requested by readers; neither is a notified fitment factor. Effective dates, DA treatment and HRA rules may differ by state.