Pay Level 1 salary (7th CPC)
₹18,000 – ₹56,900basic pay a month
Pay Level 1 of the 7th Central Pay Commission starts at ₹18,000 basic pay a month. It has 40 steps; the highest is ₹56,900 a month. These are basic pay figures from the CCS (Revised Pay) Rules, 2016. Dearness allowance (DA), house rent allowance (HRA) and other allowances are paid on top and change with the DA rate and the city.
Every step of Level 1
Step 1 is the entry pay. Each yearly increment moves one step down this list.
- Step 1₹18,000
- Step 2₹18,500
- Step 3₹19,100
- Step 4₹19,700
- Step 5₹20,300
- Step 6₹20,900
- Step 7₹21,500
- Step 8₹22,100
- Step 9₹22,800
- Step 10₹23,500
- Step 11₹24,200
- Step 12₹24,900
- Step 13₹25,600
- Step 14₹26,400
- Step 15₹27,200
- Step 16₹28,000
- Step 17₹28,800
- Step 18₹29,700
- Step 19₹30,600
- Step 20₹31,500
- Step 21₹32,400
- Step 22₹33,400
- Step 23₹34,400
- Step 24₹35,400
- Step 25₹36,500
- Step 26₹37,600
- Step 27₹38,700
- Step 28₹39,900
- Step 29₹41,100
- Step 30₹42,300
- Step 31₹43,600
- Step 32₹44,900
- Step 33₹46,200
- Step 34₹47,600
- Step 35₹49,000
- Step 36₹50,500
- Step 37₹52,000
- Step 38₹53,600
- Step 39₹55,200
- Step 40₹56,900
Source: CCS (Revised Pay) Rules, 2016 — Pay Matrix, notified 25 July 2016.
Frequently asked questions
Pay Level 1: questions
What is the starting basic pay in Pay Level 1?
₹18,000 a month, the first cell of Level 1 in the 7th Pay Commission pay matrix.
What is the highest basic pay in Pay Level 1?
₹56,900 a month, after 39 steps up the level.
Does Pay Level 1 pay include DA and HRA?
No. The pay matrix shows basic pay only. Dearness allowance is a percentage of basic pay set by the government, and house rent allowance depends on the city class, so in-hand pay is higher than the basic pay shown here.
Where does this table come from?
From Part A of the Schedule to the CCS (Revised Pay) Rules, 2016, notified on 25 July 2016 by the Department of Expenditure. Later revisions are not included.