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Professional tax calculator

Choose your state and enter a monthly salary or a yearly turnover to see the professional tax for the month and the year.

Checked 21 Oct 2026

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How this is calculated

Professional tax is a state tax, so the rate depends on your state. For states where we hold a complete schedule, the calculator picks the slab for your monthly salary (or yearly turnover) and gives the tax for each month and for the year. It runs in your browser and sends nothing anywhere.

Some states deduct a different amount in one month. Karnataka deducts ₹300 in February and ₹200 in other months. Odisha deducts a higher amount in the last month. Bihar deducts the tax once a year, from the September salary. West Bengal has a new salary schedule from 1 October 2026, and a turnover schedule from 1 April 2027.

States with no professional tax in our data: Chandigarh, Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand. For states where the schedule is not complete in a source we could read, the calculator shows the rule in words and the official portal instead of a number. It never estimates.

Where the figures come from a secondary source, the result says Not officially verified. Confirm with the state department before you pay.

States the calculator covers

StateWorks out tax onStatusSource
Andhra Pradeshmonthly salaryNot officially verifiedSource
AssamNot computedText onlySource
Biharmonthly salaryNot officially verifiedSource
ChhattisgarhNot computedText onlySource
Goamonthly salaryNot officially verifiedSource
Gujaratmonthly salaryOfficial sourceSource
JharkhandNot computedText onlySource
Karnatakamonthly salary and yearly turnoverNot officially verifiedSource
KeralaNot computedText onlySource
Madhya PradeshNot computedText onlySource
MaharashtraNot computedText onlySource
Odishamonthly salary and yearly turnoverOfficial sourceSource
PunjabNot computedText onlySource
Tamil NaduNot computedText onlySource
Telanganamonthly salary and yearly turnoverOfficial sourceSource
West Bengalmonthly salary and yearly turnoverNot officially verifiedSource

Worked example

In Karnataka, a monthly salary of ₹40,000 is above ₹25,000, so the tax is ₹200 a month, and ₹300 in February. For the year that is 11 × ₹200 + ₹300 = ₹2,500.

In Telangana, a monthly salary of ₹18,000 falls in the ₹15,001 to ₹20,000 slab, so the tax is ₹150 a month, or ₹1,800 a year.

Sources and dates

  • Schedules are taken from the state laws and notifications listed in the table above, and from the professional tax pages on this site. Checked on 21 Oct 2026.
  • Professional tax guide for registration, due dates and the portal of each state.

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Common questions

Who has to pay professional tax?
Salaried employees pay it through a deduction by the employer, and traders, professionals and companies pay it themselves, in the states that levy it. The amount and the slabs are set by each state.
What is the maximum professional tax in a year?
The Constitution allows a state to charge at most ₹2,500 a year per person. Most schedules reach this limit only at higher incomes.
Which states have no professional tax?
Our data lists no professional tax in Chandigarh, Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand. Check the state department if you are unsure.
Why does the calculator not give a number for my state?
We show a number only when we hold a complete schedule for the state. Where we could not read the official slabs, we show the rule in words and the portal, and we do not estimate.
Is professional tax deducted every month?
In most states yes. Karnataka and Odisha deduct a different amount in one month, and Bihar deducts it once a year.
What does Not officially verified mean?
The figures come from a secondary source such as a law firm update, not from an official page we could read. Confirm with the state before you pay.

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Professional tax kise dena padta hai?
Naukri karne wale ka employer salary se kaat leta hai. Dukandaar, professional aur company jin states mein yeh tax hai wahan khud dete hain. Slab har state ka alag hota hai.
Saal mein professional tax kitna lag sakta hai?
Constitution ke hisaab se ek vyakti par saal mein zyada se zyada ₹2,500. Zyada tar schedule yeh limit ooncha income hone par hi chhoote hain.
Kin states mein professional tax nahi hai?
Hamare data ke hisaab se Chandigarh, Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand mein professional tax nahi hai. Pakka karne ke liye state department se poochh lein.