7th Pay Commission · from official notices
Pay Level 1 salary: 7th CPC pay matrix Level 1
Level 1 of the 7th CPC pay matrix starts at a basic pay of ₹18,000 per month, as printed in the official notices below.
Level 1 basic pay
₹18,000 per month
Starting (entry) basic pay
The full pay matrix, with every cell of each level, is in the Central Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2016 of the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance: doe.gov.in. It is not copied here. Allowances (DA, HRA, TA) are paid on top of basic pay at the rates the Government notifies; in-hand pay is not estimated here.
Posts in Pay Level 1
Posts our exam guides place in this level, with the pay line as printed in the notice.
SSC MTS
- Multi-Tasking (Non-Technical) Staff — Central ministries, departments and officesLevel 1 (7th CPC)
- Havaldar (CBIC & CBN) — CBIC and CBN, Ministry of FinanceLevel 1 (7th CPC)
RRB Group D
- Track Maintainer-IV — All RRBs / Railway zones (zone-wise split in Annexure B)Level 1 (initial pay ₹18,000)
- Pointsman B — All RRBs / Railway zones (zone-wise split in Annexure B)Level 1 (initial pay ₹18,000)
- Assistant (S&T) — All RRBs / Railway zones (zone-wise split in Annexure B)Level 1 (initial pay ₹18,000)
- Assistant Carriage & Wagon — All RRBs / Railway zones (zone-wise split in Annexure B)Level 1 (initial pay ₹18,000)
- Assistant TRD Electrical — All RRBs / Railway zones (zone-wise split in Annexure B)Level 1 (initial pay ₹18,000)
- Assistant Bridge — All RRBs / Railway zones (zone-wise split in Annexure B)Level 1 (initial pay ₹18,000)
- Assistant Track Machine — All RRBs / Railway zones (zone-wise split in Annexure B)Level 1 (initial pay ₹18,000)
- Assistant TL & AC — All RRBs / Railway zones (zone-wise split in Annexure B)Level 1 (initial pay ₹18,000)
- Assistant Operations (Electrical) — All RRBs / Railway zones (zone-wise split in Annexure B)Level 1 (initial pay ₹18,000)
- Assistant P.Way — All RRBs / Railway zones (zone-wise split in Annexure B)Level 1 (initial pay ₹18,000)
- Assistant Loco Shed (Electrical) – Electric Shed — All RRBs / Railway zones (zone-wise split in Annexure B)Level 1 (initial pay ₹18,000)
- Assistant Loco Shed (Electrical) – Diesel Shed — All RRBs / Railway zones (zone-wise split in Annexure B)Level 1 (initial pay ₹18,000)
- Assistant Operations (Electrical) – Workshop — All RRBs / Railway zones (zone-wise split in Annexure B)Level 1 (initial pay ₹18,000)
- Assistant (S&T) – Workshop — All RRBs / Railway zones (zone-wise split in Annexure B)Level 1 (initial pay ₹18,000)
- Level 1 of 7th CPC Pay Matrix, initial pay ₹18,000
ISRO SDSC SHAR Recruitment
Questions
What is the starting basic pay at Level 1?
₹18,000 per month, as printed next to Level 1 in the official notices our exam guides are copied from. Allowances (DA, HRA, TA) are paid on top of basic pay at the rates the Government notifies; in-hand pay is not estimated here.
Which exams recruit for Level 1 posts?
In our exam guides: SSC MTS, RRB Group D, ISRO SDSC SHAR Recruitment. Each post below links to its page with the notice it comes from.
Where is the full Level 1 pay matrix?
The full pay matrix (every cell of each level) is in the Central Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2016 published by the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance (https://doe.gov.in/seventh-central-pay-commission-revised-pay-rules-2016). It is not copied here.