8th Pay Status

8th Pay Commission Salary for Section Officer (CSS)

Section Officer (CSS): Level 8, starting basic pay ₹47,600 today. Under the 8th CPC it would start at ₹87,100 to ₹1,36,100 at fitment factors 1.83 to 2.86.

Shown as Level 8/10: a non-functional move to Level 10 follows after some years as Section Officer.

Starting pay at each fitment factor (Y-class city, NPS)
Fitment factorBasic payGrossTake-home
Today₹47,600₹88,560₹80,234
1.83₹87,100₹1,03,916₹94,496
1.92₹91,400₹1,08,904₹96,295
2.46₹1,17,100₹1,38,716₹1,16,031
2.57₹1,22,300₹1,44,748₹1,20,334
2.86₹1,36,100₹1,60,756₹1,31,632
3.833₹1,82,500₹2,14,580₹1,67,021

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What will Section Officer (CSS) salary be under the 8th Pay Commission?

Section Officer (CSS) is a Level 8 post, which starts at ₹47,600 basic pay today. At a fitment factor of 1.83 it would be ₹87,100, 1.92 it would be ₹91,400, 2.46 it would be ₹1,17,100, 2.57 it would be ₹1,22,300, 2.86 it would be ₹1,36,100, 3.833 it would be ₹1,82,500. These are estimates.

What is a Section Officer (CSS)'s take-home pay today?

In a Y-class city, with NPS, at the first cell: about ₹80,234 a month (gross ₹88,560).