Salary Tools
CTC to In-Hand Salary Calculator
Translate your offer letter CTC into a realistic monthly take-home. We split Basic, HRA, special allowance, PF, professional tax and an estimated income tax.
CTC Details
Enter your annual CTC. We assume a standard structure: Basic = 50% of CTC, HRA = 50% of basic, employer PF = 12% of basic, gratuity = 4.81% of basic. Income tax uses the cheaper of the two regimes.
₹12.00 L
Monthly In-Hand
₹85,395
Annual: ₹10,24,740
Gross Salary
₹10,99,140
CTC minus employer-side components
Total Deductions
₹74,400
PF + PT + estimated tax
Detailed Salary Breakdown
Annual and monthly view of every component.
| Component | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| Earnings | ||
| Basic Salary | ₹6,00,000 | ₹50,000 |
| HRA | ₹3,00,000 | ₹25,000 |
| Special Allowance | ₹1,99,140 | ₹16,595 |
| Gross Salary | ₹10,99,140 | ₹91,595 |
| Deductions | ||
| Employee PF (12% of basic) | − ₹72,000 | − ₹6,000 |
| Professional Tax | − ₹2,400 | − ₹200 |
| Income Tax (est.) | − ₹0 | − ₹0 |
| Net Take-Home | ₹10,24,740 | ₹85,395 |
| Employer Contributions (not part of in-hand) | ||
| Employer PF | ₹72,000 | ₹6,000 |
| Gratuity | ₹28,860 | ₹2,405 |
| Total CTC | ₹12,00,000 | ₹1,00,000 |
AI Explanation
SoonAI Explanation coming soon — get a personalized breakdown of your numbers powered by Claude.
Get smart money tips in your inbox
Free updates on tax, investing, and calculator launches. No spam.
Reading your salary structure
CTC — Cost to Company — is the total annual amount your employer spends on you, including parts you never actually see in your bank account. Subtract employer-side contributions like provident fund (12% of basic) and gratuity (4.81% of basic), and you get the gross salary on your offer letter. Subtract your share of PF, professional tax, and income tax from that, and you arrive at the in-hand figure that lands every month.
We use a standard Indian structure here: Basic at 50% of CTC, HRA at 50% of Basic, the remainder as Special Allowance. Real companies vary — some keep Basic lower (40%) to reduce gratuity and PF liability, others bundle Special Allowance into LTA, meal cards, or NPS contributions. The income tax estimate picks the cheaper of the Old and New regimes on a salaried profile with the ₹75,000 / ₹50,000 standard deduction. Your actual tax can differ if you have HRA exemption, 80C investments, home loan interest, or other deductions you haven't modelled here.
Two practical takeaways. First, employer PF and gratuity aren't wasted — they accumulate in your name and form a meaningful chunk of your retirement corpus, especially with 8%+ EPF interest. Second, when you negotiate, look at the gross or in-hand figure, not the headline CTC. A ₹20 lakh CTC at one company with heavy employer-side loading can pay you less monthly than an ₹18 lakh CTC at a company that pushes more into the cash component. Compare offers on monthly take-home, not on the impressive number on the cover page.