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Which offer actually pays you more?

The bigger CTC number doesn't always win. Enter 2-3 offers and see each one's real monthly take-home, side by side — the same tax-regime, Professional Tax, and Basic-pay math behind AxureOne's CTC to in-hand salary calculator.

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Enter each offer's details.

PF contribution (assumed the same for every offer)
Tax regime
50%
Tax regime
50%
Comparison — real take-home, not headline CTC
Offer A
₹12.00 L CTC
₹85,387/mo
₹-13,631/month vs. best
Offer BBest take-home
₹14.00 L CTC
₹99,017/mo
₹11,88,207/year

This is an estimate built on editable assumptions, not a guarantee — see the full disclaimer below.

How the comparison works

CTC, take-home, and why they can rank differently.

Why compare take-home instead of CTC?

CTC is what a company spends on you, including money you never see monthly — employer PF, gratuity provisioning, insurance. Take-home is what actually lands in your bank account. Two offers with the same CTC can pay noticeably different monthly amounts once tax regime, Professional Tax, and Basic-pay structure are accounted for.

Can a lower CTC offer really pay more take-home?

Yes — this happens more than people expect. A higher-CTC offer taxed under the old regime can net less per month than a lower-CTC offer under the new regime, because the old regime's slab rates escalate faster at higher incomes. This calculator is built specifically to catch that reversal.

Does it matter which state each offer is based in?

Yes, for Professional Tax — a small state-level tax capped at ₹2,500/year, but several states/UTs (Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh among them) charge none at all, so the same CTC nets slightly more in those states.

What does this calculator not account for?

Anything that isn't monthly take-home pay: ESOPs and equity, joining/signing bonus, notice period buyout at your current job, growth trajectory, team quality, and simple day-to-day happiness. Use this to settle the money question cleanly, then weigh it against everything else that matters.

Please read before you rely on this

This is an estimate — not a substitute for reading each offer letter closely.

  • This tool estimates take-home from adjustable assumptions per offer — it cannot see your actual offer letters, so treat every figure as an estimate, not a guarantee.
  • The Basic-as-%-of-CTC assumption (default 50%) is a guess per offer. Real companies structure CTC differently — adjust the slider to get closer to each offer's actual letter, if you know it.
  • PF is assumed the same (capped or uncapped) across every offer for simplicity — in reality, each employer sets its own policy, so this may not exactly match a specific offer.
  • Take-home pay is only one factor in a job decision. This tool doesn't account for ESOPs/equity, joining bonus, notice-period buyout, growth trajectory, or job security — weigh those separately.
  • This is not financial or tax advice. It doesn't account for other income, advance tax, or your specific residential/employment status — consult a chartered accountant before making financial decisions.

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