CTC to in-hand
16 LPA in-hand salary per month
A CTC of ₹16 lakh a year leaves about ₹1,20,389 in hand each month under the new tax regime (FY 2025-26 (AY 2026-27)), after provident fund, professional tax and income tax.
In hand each month
₹1,20,389
- Yearly CTC
- ₹16,00,000
- Employer's PF (inside the CTC)
- − ₹21,600
- Pay that is taxed
- ₹15,78,400
- Your PF
- − ₹21,600
- Professional tax
- − ₹2,400
- Income tax with cess
- − ₹1,09,730
- In hand over a year
- ₹14,44,668
Tax is 7.0% of the pay that is taxed.
If part of the 16 lakh is variable pay
Variable pay is paid once a year, so the monthly salary is lower the more of the CTC it is.
| Variable share | In hand each month | In hand over a year |
|---|---|---|
| None | ₹1,20,389 | ₹14,44,668 |
| 10% | ₹1,09,136 | ₹14,44,672 |
| 20% | ₹1,02,867 | ₹14,44,674 |
| 30% | ₹89,533 | ₹14,44,666 |
Work it out with your own numbers
Your basic pay share, provident fund and state professional tax may differ from the usual ones used here. Change them, add a second offer, or work out the CTC you need for a monthly in-hand pay.
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How this is worked out
- Income tax uses the new tax regime (section 115BAC) slabs for FY 2025-26 (AY 2026-27), a standard deduction of ₹75,000, the section 87A rebate and 4% cess.
- Provident fund is 12% of the PF wage, taken on the usual cap of 15,000 a month, with the employer's matching share taken out of the CTC first. Basic pay is taken as 40% of the CTC.
- Professional tax is taken as 2,400 a year; it differs by state.
- Not included: HRA and other old-regime deductions, employer NPS, insurance and other payroll deductions, and income from elsewhere. This is an estimate, not tax advice: your payslip is what counts.
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