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 24/16/8% of the revised basic (the 7th CPC's rate while DA was below 25%); DA reset to 0% at launch.
- These are projections to compare possibilities — not official figures.
How the 8th CPC estimate works
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 Central Pay Commission was constituted by a Finance Ministry resolution published in the Gazette on 3 November 2025, chaired by Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, and has 18 months — until about May 2027 — to make its recommendations. The effective date has not been officially fixed: the government has said only that, on the usual ten-year cycle, the effect would normally be expected from 1 January 2026, and that the implementation date will be decided by the government. The commission has not yet recommended a fitment factor, pay matrix or allowances, so this tool shows scenarios — 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.