In-hand salary · FY 2026-27
₹3 LPA in-hand salary: ₹21,399 a month
On a CTC of ₹3,00,000 a year (₹25,000 a month), you take home about ₹21,399 a month, or ₹2,56,785 a year, under the new tax regime. That's 86% of your monthly CTC.
Assumes Basic at 50% of CTC, HRA at 40% of Basic, PF at 12% of actual Basic and Karnataka professional tax. Change any of them in the calculator below.
In-hand a month
₹21,399
In-hand a year
₹2,56,785
Income tax a year
₹0
Your PF a month
₹1,500
What changes the number
₹3 LPA, under the choices that actually move it.
| Scenario | In-hand a month | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| New regime (the figure above) | ₹21,399 | — |
| Old regime, no deductions beyond your own PF | ₹21,399 | Same |
- No income tax under the new regime: taxable income after the ₹75,000 standard deduction is ₹1,99,785, inside the Section 87A rebate's ₹12,00,000 limit.
- Both regimes give the same take-home here, because neither charges any income tax at this level.
- No professional tax in Karnataka below ₹25,000 gross a month, so none is deducted here.
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Adjust the assumptions below.
₹2,56,785/year in-hand, on ₹3.00 L CTC.
Both regimes give you the same take-home at this CTC.
Where your CTC goes
- Basic pay
- ₹1,50,000 50%
- HRA
- ₹60,000 20%
- Special allowance (balancing)
- ₹64,785 22%
- Employer PF contribution
- ₹18,000 6%
- Gratuity provision
- ₹7,215 2%
Gross salary → net in-hand
- Employee PF contribution
- ₹18,000 7%
This is an estimate built on editable assumptions, not a payslip — see the full disclaimer below.
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₹3 LPA salary, answered.
An estimate on the assumptions above for FY 2026-27, not your payslip and not tax advice. Your employer's salary structure, other income and deductions all change the real figure. Read the full disclaimer.