When a pay commission is formed, every central government employee expects a big bump in their salary. The increase depends on the fitment factor, where a high fitment factor means a high raise in basic salary. But does the gross salary also rise by the same proportion? For example, a 2.0 fitment factor means a 100% rise in the basic salary. But does it also mean the gross salary of the same employee will be double? A Bankbazaar projection shows that even if the 8 th Pay Commission decides on fitment factors in the range of 2.0-2.57, the gross salary increase for Level 1-18 employees could only be 31-68%.
Past gross salary hikes under different pay commissions
