The Central Government has announced the Eighth Pay Commission for government employees in January 2025. This commission can be implemented from January 1, 2026, whereas in Rajasthan it will be implemented from 2027. You are going to get information about how much the salary of employees will increase in the 8th Pay Commission, what will be the pay matrix slab, what will be the salary fitment factor etc. in this page.
8th Pay Commission Fitment Factor
Fitment factor is a salary calculation system on the basis of which the salary is increased. According to various social media reports, the National Counseling Joint Consultative Machinery had asked for a fitment factor of at least 2.57 or more for the Eighth Pay Commission. If the Central Government also gives a fitment factor of 2.57, it means that there will be a salary increase of 157% in your current salary.
8th Pay Commission Pay matrix slab
- Level 1 – 18,000 to 51480
- Level 2 – 19,900 to 56914
- Level 3 – 21,700 to 62062
- Level 4 – 25,500 to 72930
- Level 5 – 29,200 to 83512
- Level 6 – 35,400 – 101244
- Level 7 – 44,900 – 128414
- Level 8 – 47,600 – 136136
- Level 9 – 53,100 – 151866
- Level 10 – 56,100 – 160446
8th Pay Commission Salary 2026 Short Details
| Post category | Pay Commission |
| Expected Date | 01 January 2026 |
| Beneficiaries | Approximately 50 lakh central government employees and 65 lakh pensioners |
| Key Focus Areas | Aimed at revising the salary structure, including pay matrix adjustments, basic salary, and allowances. |
| Pay Commission Website | https://doe.gov.in/ |
8th Pay Commission Salary Calculator Check your Increase Basic Pay
After the implementation of the Eighth Pay Commission in 2026, the minimum salary which is currently Rs 18000, will increase to Rs 51480. Pay Commission is established every 10 years by the Central Government. Earlier in 2016, the Seventh Pay Commission had been imposed. Now preparations are going on in the Central Government for the Eighth Pay Commission. You can find out the increased salary by entering your current basic pay in the salary calculator given below.
To know by what percentage the salary of the employees can increase after the implementation of the Eighth Pay Commission, here you have been given a salary calculator in which you can enter your basic pay and check the basic pay after the Eighth Pay Commission.
Salary Calculator Check Your Increase Salary
Previous Pay Commission History
- In the first pay commission, the minimum salary was fixed at Rs 55 and maximum at Rs 2000.
- The second pay commission, the minimum salary was increased to ₹ 80 and the maximum salary was increased to ₹ 3000.
- In the Third Pay Commission, the minimum salary was fixed at Rs 185 and the maximum salary was fixed at Rs 3000.
- The Fourth Pay Commission came into force in 1986 in which the minimum salary was increased to Rs 750 per month and the maximum salary was increased to Rs 8000 per month.
- In the Fifth Pay Commission, it was increased from Rs 750 to Rs 2550 while the maximum salary was kept permanent.
- Pay grades were introduced in the Sixth Pay Commission in which the minimum salary was made at Rs 7000 and the maximum salary was made at Rs 80000.
- In the Seventh Pay Commission, the minimum pay scale was revised to Rs 18000 per month and the maximum pay was increased to Rs 250000 per month.
8th Pay Commission Salary FAQs
01 January 2026
Salati calculator is given above in which you can check the new salary by entering the basic pay.
Fitment Factor is a salary calculation system.
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