# 25 LPA In-Hand Salary: INR 1,56,100 a Month (FY 2026-27)

> 25 LPA in hand salary in FY 2026-27 is about INR 1,56,100 a month after INR 2.64 lakh tax. See PF, gratuity, old vs new regime and the breakup.

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# 25 LPA in-hand salary: what INR 25 lakh CTC pays each month

On a 25 LPA CTC you take home about INR 1,56,126 a month in FY 2026-27. Change the basic share, PF, variable pay or regime below to match your offer letter.

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In-hand salary per month

INR 1,56,126

INR 18,73,507 a year

Take-home **INR 18,73,507**Income tax **INR 2,63,868**PF (both shares) **INR 3,00,000**Gratuity + PT **INR 62,625**

CTC

INR 25,00,000

− Employer PF

INR 1,50,000

− Gratuity provision (4.81% of basic)

INR 60,125

Gross salary

INR 22,89,875

− Your PF (12% of basic)

INR 1,50,000

− Professional tax

INR 2,500

− Income tax (new regime)

INR 2,63,868

Take-home for the year

INR 18,73,507

Basic works out to INR 1,04,167 a month. PF is still your money: it grows at 8.25% a year in your EPF account.

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## How the 25 LPA in-hand salary works

A 25 LPA package means a cost to company of INR 25 lakh a year. Assuming basic pay at half of CTC (the Labour Codes floor), your employer's 12% PF contribution (INR 1,50,000) and a gratuity provision of 4.81% of basic (INR 60,125) sit inside that CTC but never reach your account, so your gross salary is INR 22,89,875, or INR 1,90,823 a month.

From gross, your own 12% PF (INR 1,50,000 a year) and INR 2,500 of professional tax are deducted, along with INR 2,63,868 of income tax in the new regime. That leaves INR 18,73,507 a year, about INR 1,56,126 a month: 75% of your CTC.

Your taxable income after the INR 75,000 standard deduction is INR 22,14,875, which reaches the 25% slab, and tax works out to INR 2,63,868 a year in the new regime (INR 21,989 a month of TDS). In the old regime, with INR 1.5 lakh of 80C, it's INR 4,56,261.

The old regime only beats the new one if your total old-regime deductions (80C including your PF, HRA, 80D health insurance, home-loan interest) come to more than INR 7,69,143 a year. Your PF alone counts for INR 1,50,000 of that.

Compared with 20 LPA (INR 1,29,330 a month), the extra INR 5 lakh of CTC adds INR 26,795 a month to take-home, INR 5,359 for each lakh; the rest goes to PF, gratuity and INR 1,06,433 more tax.

In-hand = CTC − employer PF − gratuity − employee PF − professional tax − income tax

## Worked example: the same 25 LPA with 10% variable pay

Many offers at 25 LPA hold back part of the package as performance pay. With 10% variable (INR 2,50,000), basic is calculated on the fixed part, and take-home is INR 1,40,266 a month before the bonus, or INR 1,58,671 averaged over the year if it's paid in full.

In-hand salary per month

INR 1,58,671

INR 1,40,266 a month without the variable pay

Take-home **INR 19,04,057**Income tax **INR 2,69,331**PF (both shares) **INR 2,70,000**Gratuity + PT **INR 56,613**

CTC

INR 25,00,000

− Employer PF

INR 1,35,000

− Gratuity provision (4.81% of basic)

INR 54,113

Gross salary

INR 23,10,888

− Your PF (12% of basic)

INR 1,35,000

− Professional tax

INR 2,500

− Income tax (new regime)

INR 2,69,331

Take-home for the year

INR 19,04,057

Basic works out to INR 93,750 a month. PF is still your money: it grows at 8.25% a year in your EPF account.

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## Good to know

-   If your employer calculates PF on the INR 15,000 statutory wage ceiling instead of full basic, take-home rises by INR 18,618 a month to INR 1,74,744, at the cost of slower EPF savings.
-   If 10% of the package is variable pay, fixed take-home drops to about INR 1,40,266 a month; the bonus arrives separately, taxed, when it's paid.
-   In Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and other states without professional tax, add INR 208 a month.
-   Ask for employer NPS at 14% of basic: it's deductible even in the new regime and would cut your tax by about INR 45,500 a year.

## Frequently asked questions

What is the in-hand salary for 25 LPA?

About INR 1,56,126 a month in FY 2026-27, with basic at half of CTC, PF on full basic, gratuity inside the CTC and the new tax regime. If PF is on the INR 15,000 ceiling, it's closer to INR 1,74,744.

How much tax do I pay on 25 LPA?

INR 2,63,868 a year in the new regime, including 4% cess. In the old regime with INR 1.5 lakh of 80C, INR 4,56,261.

How much is 25 LPA per month?

INR 2,08,333 is CTC divided by 12, but that isn't what you're paid. Gross salary is INR 1,90,823 a month, and after PF, professional tax and income tax about INR 1,56,126 reaches your account.

Is the old or new regime better on 25 LPA?

The new regime, unless your old-regime deductions add up to more than INR 7,69,143 a year. That's more than almost anyone on this salary can claim.

## Sources and assumptions

-   [Income Tax Department](https://www.incometax.gov.in/)
-   [EPFO](https://www.epfindia.gov.in/)
-   [Ministry of Labour and Employment](https://labour.gov.in/)

Rules and rates last checked on 25 October 2026. Results are estimates for planning and education, not tax, legal or investment advice. Kosh is an educational financial planning tool by Primedepth Labs. It is not a SEBI-registered investment adviser and does not offer personalised investment advice, hold your money or execute trades. Markets carry risk; read scheme documents carefully and consult a registered adviser before acting.
