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Professional tax calculator by state
Professional tax is a state levy on employment, deducted from your salary each month and capped at ₹2,500 a year. The rate depends entirely on where you work. Pick your state and salary to see the monthly deduction and the annual total.
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Professional tax is a state levy, so the slab depends on where you work.
Gross monthly pay before deductions. Slabs are set on monthly salary.
Professional tax in Karnataka
₹200 / month
Deducted from your salary each month by your employer.
Professional tax is one line on the payslip.
Taxlabs runs the whole payroll deduction — professional tax, TDS, PF and ESI — and files each state return on time, so you never chase a due date.
Frequently asked
What is professional tax and who levies it?
Professional tax is a tax on income from employment, trade or profession, levied by state governments (and some local bodies) under the Constitution. It is not a central tax — the Income Tax Department has nothing to do with it. Where it applies, the employer deducts it from salary and deposits it with the state.
Is professional tax the same in every state?
No. Each state sets its own slabs and due dates, and several states — including Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and most of the North-East — do not levy it at all. A salary that attracts ₹200 a month in Karnataka may attract nothing in a state that does not charge it.
How much professional tax can be charged in a year?
The Constitution caps professional tax at ₹2,500 a year per person, so no state can charge more than that however high your salary. States that reach the ceiling usually do it by deducting a little more in one month, typically February.
Who deducts and deposits professional tax?
For a salaried person, the employer deducts it from monthly salary and pays it to the state, and it shows on your payslip. Self-employed professionals pay it themselves, often as a single annual amount. It is deductible from salary income under the old regime.
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Slabs shown are those in force for the listed states as at the date of publication; Tamil Nadu figures are indicative, as it is levied half-yearly by the local body. States not listed generally do not levy professional tax. Nothing you type is sent to us or stored.