8th Pay Commission Calculator: On 16 January 2025, the Central Government approved the formation of the 8th Central Pay Commission (8th CPC). The Union Cabinet headed by the Prime Minister gave the green signal to this proposal. Now soon the chairman and two other members of the 8th Pay Commission will be appointed. The approval of the 8th Pay Commission is a big relief for government employees (Central government employees) and pensioners. Now all eyes will be on what conditions the government puts for implementing it and how much salary hike it recommends as compared to the 7th Pay Commission.

With this decision, all the speculations and rumors came to an end, which were claiming on social media whether the 8th Pay Commission would come or not. Now after getting official approval from the government, all the government employees and pensioners will have to see what conditions will be set for the commission and how much time it will get to submit its report. The government may likely give 12 months to the 8th Pay Commission to submit the report.

Possible timeline of 8th Pay Commission (8th CPC)

February 2025

: The government may officially constitute the 8th Pay Commission by 15 February 2025.

November 2025

: The 8th Pay Commission may finalize its report and submit it to the government.

December 2025

: The government will review the report of the 8th Pay Commission and consider the further process.

January 2026

: The recommendations of the 8th Pay Commission can be implemented, due to which government employees and pensioners will start getting the benefit of the new pay scale.

Comparison of salary hikes in previous pay commissions

Let us see how much salary hike was recommended by the pay commissions so far.
Pay Commission Recommended Salary Hike (%)
2nd CPC 14.20%
3rd CPC 20.60%
4th CPC 27.60%
5th CPC 31.00%
6th CPC 54.00%
7th CPC 14.27%
Average Hike 27%
If we look at the previous pay commissions, there has been an average increase of 27%. The increase in the 7th Pay Commission was only 14.27%, which disappointed the employees. Now that the 8th Pay Commission has been constituted, it will be very important to see how much increase the government recommends this time.
Possible Fitment Factor and Salary Hike of 8th Pay Commission
Given the current Dearness Allowance (DA), DA can be from 60% to 62% by 01.01.2026.

The possible scenarios given below show how much the salary hike could be in the 8th Pay Commission.

Possibilities

Estimated DA till 01.01.2026 (%)

Possible salary hike (%)

Very Optimistic 62% 24%

Very Pessimistic 60% 12%

Normal Expectation 61% 18%

There is a possibility that the government may recommend a salary hike between 18% to 24%. If there is a 24% increase, the fitment factor will be high and the salary hike will be great. If there is only a 12% increase, then the expectations of the employees may be dashed.

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