9th Pay Scale at a glance

After a long wait, the 9th National Pay Commission has recommended the final pay and allowances for government employees. The commission has proposed a 100 to 140 percent pay increase.

The 23-member commission headed by former Finance Secretary Zakir Ahmed Khan submitted its final report to Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday.

9th Pay Scale 2026: Key recommendations at a glance

Salary increase: Recommendation to increase the basic salary by 100% to 140%

Minimum salary: Proposal to increase from Tk 8,250 to Tk 20,000

Maximum salary: Proposal to increase from Tk78,000 to Tk1,60,000

Tiffin allowance: Proposal to increase from Tk200 to Tk1,000 (5 times increase)

Health insurance: Proposal to introduce health insurance for government employees for the first time

Disabled Child Allowance: Additional monthly allowance of Tk 2,000 per child

Wage inequality: Reduce the ratio of minimum and maximum salaries to 1:8

Implementation cost: An additional Tk1.06 lakh crore is required annually to implement the new scale

Next step: An implementation committee will be formed quickly to implement the recommendations

Salary Recommendations for a minimum of Tk20,000 and a maximum of Tk160,000 in the new pay scale

The commission has recommended a total of 20 salary grades for government employees. However, this time the ratio of minimum and maximum salaries has been reduced to 1:8, which was earlier 1:9.4. In this, it has been proposed to increase the minimum salary scale from Tk8,250 to Tk20,000 and the maximum salary scale from Tk78,000 to Tk1,60,000.

The commission chief said that Tk1.06 thousand crore will be required to implement these proposals. Currently, the government is spending Tk1.31 thousand crore on 1.4 million government employees and 9 lakh pensioners.

New pay structure and implementation process after 12 years in pay scale
It is worth noting that the government formed this 23-member commission on July 27, 2025 and set a deadline for submitting the report within six months. This commission was formed 12 years after the formation of the 8th Pay Scale in 2013. The scheduled date for submitting the report was February 14, 2026, but the commission completed the work ahead of schedule by spending only 18 percent of the allocated budget.

While submitting the report, Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed said that the next task now is to implement this proposal. For this purpose, an Implementation Committee will be formed, which will work on the implementation process.

Health insurance and innovative reforms in Pay Scale

Apart from increasing salaries, the report has also included several new and innovative proposals. These include:

Introduction of health insurance for government employees

Pension system reform and formation of Service Commission

Restructuring of Government Employees Welfare Board

Restructuring of salary grades and scales

Formation of committees for reviewing human resource development and allowances in health and education sectors

Formation of committees for reviewing allowances in government offices

Commission head Zakir Ahmed Khan said that the cost of living has become difficult due to the price hike of daily essentials in the last decade. In this context, these realistic recommendations have been formulated after holding 184 meetings with various stakeholders online and offline and taking the opinions of 2,552 people.

The salary grade in the 9th pay scale (final list by grade):

Current basic salary (8th scale) Recommended basic salary (9th scale)

1st grade 78,000 taka (fixed)
1,60,000 taka
2nd grade 66,000 taka
1,32,000 taka

3rd grade 55,500 taka 1,13,000 taka
4th grade 50,000 taka 1,00,000 taka
5th grade 43,000 taka 86,000 taka
6th grade 35,500 taka 71,000 taka
7th grade 29,000 taka 58,000 taka
8th grade 23,000 taka 47,200 taka
9th grade 22,000 taka 45,100 taka
10th grade 16,000 taka 32,000 taka
11th grade 12,500 taka 25,000 taka
12th grade 11,300 taka 24,300 taka
13th grade 11,000 taka 24,000 taka
14th grade 10,200 taka 23,500 taka
15th grade 9,700 taka 22,800 taka
16th grade 9,300 taka 21,900 taka
17th grade 9,000 taka 21,100 taka
18th grade 8,800 taka 21,000 taka
19th grade 8,500 taka 20,500 taka
20th grade 8,250 taka 20,000 taka

Implementation & Special Grades:

Commission chief Zakir Ahmed Khan said that the government will need 1.06 thousand crore taka (BDT) annually to implement this recommendation. Currently, the expenditure for 1.4 million employees and 9 lakh pensioners is 1.31 thousand crore taka. According to the Finance Department, although the reports of civil servants have been submitted, separate pay commissions will be finalized for the military and judicial departments. In addition, the Finance Department will create a special step outside the 20 steps for Cabinet Secretaries and Principal Secretaries.

Ninth Pay Scale 2026: Estimated report of basic salary and other allowances:

A complete report of house rent, medical allowance and other possible allowances based on the basic salary recommended by the Ninth Pay Commission is presented below.

According to the government rules, a certain percentage of the basic salary is given as house rent. This report has estimated that according to the previous rules, house rent and a certain amount of medical allowance and travel allowance will be added to about 35% of the basic salary (depending on the city). 50%.

1. Higher and Middle Grade Salary and Allowances (Grade 1 - 10)

Grade Proposed Basic Salary House Rent (Estimated 40%) Medical and Other Allowances Gross Monthly Salary

1st Grade 1,60,000 Taka 80,000 Taka (50%) 5,000+ Taka 2,45,000+ Taka

2nd Grade 1,32,000 Taka 66,000 Taka 5,000+ Taka 2,03,000+ Taka

5th Grade 86,000 Taka 34,400 Taka 4,000+ Taka 1,24,400+ Taka

9th Grade 45,100 Taka 18,040 Taka 3,500+ Taka 66,640+ Taka

10th Grade 32,000 Taka 12,800 Taka 3,500+ Taka 48,300+ Taka

2. Salaries and allowances for lower and lower-middle grades (grades 11 - 20)
The recommendation to increase the tiffin allowance by 5 times (Tk. 1,000) in these grades has been taken into consideration.

Grade Proposed Basic Salary House Rent (Estimated 45%) Medical and Tiffin Allowance Gross Monthly Salary
11th Grade 25,000 Taka 11,250 Taka 3,000+ Taka 39,250+ Taka
13th Grade 24,000 Taka 10,800 Taka 3,000+ Taka 37,800+ Taka
15th Grade 22,800 Taka 10,260 Taka 3,000+ Taka 36,060+ Taka
18th Grade 21,000 Taka 9,450 Taka 3,000+ Taka 33,450+ Taka
20th Grade 20,000 Taka 9,000 Taka 3,000+ Taka 32,000+ Taka

Additional Benefits added to the new scale

Tiffin allowance: It has been recommended to increase the amount of tiffin allowance from Tk200 to Tk1,000 for employees in grades 11 to 20.

Health insurance: For the first time, there will be enhanced medical insurance benefits for all employees at government expense.

Disabled Child Allowance: Those who have disabled children will receive an additional allowance of Tk 2,000 per month (maximum 2 children).

Travel and others: Travel allowance and laundry allowance are also likely to increase in proportion to the basic salary.