7th CPC salary calculator
7th CPC salary calculator
Monthly gross from basic pay, with dearness allowance and house rent allowance added on the notified rates.
How this is calculated
Gross = basic + ( basic x DA% ) + ( basic x HRA% ). Transport allowance, CEGIS, difficulty pay and the rest of a posting's emoluments are not included, so treat this as the floor rather than the payslip.
- DA and HRA are pre-filled from the notified rates shown below and can be edited if your office applies different ones.
Rates this tool uses
| Dearness Allowance for central government employees | 63% | from 1 July 2026source |
|---|---|---|
| House Rent Allowance, as a share of basic pay | 30% / 20% / 10% | from 1 January 2024source |
2 rates are shown above, each with the date it took effect and, where one was read, the source it came from. A rate that has not been verified is left out and the field stays blank for you to fill in. If a document disagrees with a figure here, the document is right and this table is out of date.
Gross monthly pay for a central government servant is basic, plus dearness allowance on that basic, plus house rent allowance at the percentage notified for the city you are posted in.
What this figure leaves out
Transport allowance, children’s education allowance, common servant’s entitlements, difficulty and field allowances, the medical allowance where drawn — each is notified separately, and the sum that reaches a payslip is larger than the three components here. Treat the output as the floor of a salary rather than as a payslip.
DA and HRA start pre-filled from the rates shown in the table under the calculator, and both fields remain editable because state governments, universities and public sector bodies fix their own DA linkage and HRA percentages against the same seven-point pay matrix.
Reading a pay level
The entry pay of a level is what the notice quotes; the basic you actually draw moves up the matrix each year. Two employees at the same level and the same year of service can hold different basics if one was in receipt of pay fixed on promotion, since the matrix is entered at the next cell rather than at the level’s floor. Enter the basic your last order states.
Questions readers ask
Is DA taxed?
Dearness allowance forms part of salary for income tax purposes and is fully taxable. It is included in the pension and gratuity bases under the rules that govern those benefits, which is why it is shown separately on a pay slip.
Does HRA change when I move?
Yes, and it follows the posting, not your home town. The class of the station is notified for each posting; the same employee can draw different HRA in two successive years without any change in basic.
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