8th Pay Commission Salary Estimator 2026
See how your pay could change under the 8th Pay Commission. Enter your current 7th CPC basic and compare fitment-factor scenarios — 1.92, 2.28, 2.86, or your own.
Estimate Your Revised Pay
This is your basic pay only — not gross. Enter the figure from your pay matrix cell.
Assumptions & sources
- 8th CPC constituted 3 Nov 2025; no fitment factor, pay matrix, or allowance structure has been recommended. Scenarios only.
- Fitment factors 1.92 / 2.28 / 2.86 are the values most commonly discussed in consultations and press (7th CPC used 2.57; unions demand 3.0–4.0).
- Revised basic = current basic × factor, rounded up to the next ₹100. HRA assumed at 30/20/10% of the revised basic; DA reset to 0% at launch.
- These are projections to compare possibilities — not official figures.
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A pay commission revises salaries with one multiplier — the fitment factor:
At implementation, the DA you are currently drawing is merged into the new basic and DA restarts at 0%, so day-one gross is mostly Basic + HRA. This tool shows scenarios because the 8th CPC has not yet recommended a fitment factor — the figures are projections, not announcements.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the fitment factor in the 8th Pay Commission?
The fitment factor is the single multiplier applied to your current basic pay to arrive at your revised basic pay under a new pay commission. For example, the 7th CPC used a fitment factor of 2.57. Your revised basic ≈ current basic × fitment factor. The 8th CPC has not yet recommended its fitment factor, so any figure you see today is an estimate, not an announcement.
When will the 8th Pay Commission be implemented?
The 8th Pay Commission was formally constituted by the Government of India via a notification dated 3 November 2025, and stakeholder consultations are under way. It has not yet submitted its report or recommended a fitment factor, pay matrix, or allowance structure. This tool therefore shows scenarios based on the fitment factors most commonly discussed — treat every number as a projection.
How is the revised 8th CPC basic pay estimated?
Revised basic pay = current 7th CPC basic pay × fitment factor, rounded up to the next ₹100 (the method past pay matrices have used). At implementation, the existing DA is merged into the revised basic and DA resets to 0%, so the day-one salary is mostly Basic + HRA. This calculator lets you compare 1.92, 2.28, and 2.86 (and any custom factor) side by side.
Which fitment factor is the 8th Pay Commission likely to recommend?
Nobody knows yet — it will depend on inflation, the AICPI-IW trend, and government finances. Mainstream projections cluster between 1.92 and 2.86, while several employee unions are demanding 3.0 to 4.0. Because the commission has not finalised anything, this tool deliberately shows a range of scenarios rather than a single prediction.
Will my in-hand salary go up by the full fitment factor?
Not immediately. When a new pay commission takes effect, the accumulated DA is subsumed into the new basic and DA restarts at 0%. So a fitment factor of, say, 2.28 raises your basic 2.28×, but your gross does not jump 2.28× on day one because you lose the DA you were already drawing. Over the following years, DA rebuilds on top of the higher basic.