Tax

CTC to In-Hand Salary

Break your CTC into Basic, HRA, PF, gratuity, tax and monthly take-home — tuned for Indian salary structures.

Salary structure

₹12.00 L

Basic: ₹4,80,000

HRA: ₹2,40,000

LTA, food, phone, etc.

Tax regime

Monthly in-hand

₹94,276

₹11,31,312 per year

Basic
₹4,80,000
HRA
₹2,40,000
Special allowance
₹4,35,312
Other allowances
₹0
Gross salary (before tax)
₹11,55,312
Employee PF
− ₹21,600
Professional tax
− ₹2,400
Income tax
− ₹0

Employer PF & gratuity are part of CTC but not paid to you. Actual in-hand may vary slightly based on additional deductions like insurance.

Salary breakup

  • In-hand
  • Employee PF
  • Employer PF
  • Gratuity
  • Professional tax

Total: ₹12.00 L

Formula

How the math works

In-hand = CTC − employer PF − gratuity − employee PF − professional tax − income tax
Basic
Usually 40–50% of CTC
HRA
Usually 50% of Basic (metro) or 40% (non-metro)
Employer PF
Min(12% of Basic, ₹21,600) — part of CTC
Gratuity
4.81% of Basic — also part of CTC
Employee PF
Same cap as employer PF, deducted from salary
Method

How it works

  1. 1

    Enter your annual CTC as offered in your appointment letter.

  2. 2

    Set the Basic % of CTC and HRA % of Basic — defaults follow typical Indian salary structures.

  3. 3

    Toggle metro city (higher HRA cap) and EPF opt-in.

  4. 4

    CalcPe computes gross, deducts employee PF, professional tax and estimated income tax to produce your monthly in-hand.

Worked example

A quick walkthrough

Inputs

CTC ₹12,00,000 with 40% Basic, 50% HRA of Basic, metro, EPF on, new regime.

Steps

  • Basic = ₹4,80,000 · HRA = ₹2,40,000
  • Employer PF ≈ ₹21,600 · gratuity ≈ ₹23,088 (both part of CTC)
  • Gross salary ≈ ₹11,55,312 · income tax ≈ ₹0 (falls under ₹12 L rebate)

Result

Monthly in-hand ≈ ₹94,276 · annual ₹11,31,312

Why use it

Why CalcPe’s CTC to In-Hand Salary Calculator

  • Understand what your CTC actually translates into every month.
  • Compare offers by in-hand, not just headline CTC.
  • See how HRA structure, PF opt-in and city choice change your take-home.
  • Toggle between new and old tax regimes to plan smartly.
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