₹4.2 LPA In-Hand Salary: Monthly Take-Home Estimate Tax Year 2026–27
A ₹4.2 lakh CTC works out at roughly ₹30,350 a month in hand on the assumptions below, not ₹35,000, which is what dividing by twelve suggests.
The short answer
There is no universal in-hand salary for a ₹4.2 lakh CTC. PF structure, how much of your package is Basic, variable pay, employer contributions, your state's Professional Tax and your tax regime all move the number.
Across the structures employers actually use, this CTC lands anywhere between ₹29,750 and ₹32,150 a month. The figure shown here is the mid-range case, and every assumption behind it is listed.
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Estimated take-home for this package
Estimated monthly in-hand salary
₹30,350- Annual in-hand
- ₹3,64,199
- Of CTC
- 86.7%
- Monthly gross
- ₹32,358
- Take-home pay ₹3,64,199 · 86.7%
- Your PF and VPF ₹21,600 · 5.1%
- Professional Tax ₹2,500 · 0.6%
- Employer-side costs ₹31,701 · 7.5%
| Component | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| Annual CTC | ₹4,20,000 | ₹35,000 |
| Employer's PF contributionGoes to your EPF and pension account, not your bank account. ₹15,000 a year of it funds the pension scheme rather than your PF balance. | −₹21,600 | −₹1,800 |
| Gratuity provisionAn accounting entry. You only receive it if you stay long enough to qualify. | −₹10,101 | −₹842 |
| Gross salaryWhat your offer letter’s salary table adds up to. | ₹3,88,299 | ₹32,358 |
| Your EPF contributionDeducted from salary, but it is still your money. | −₹21,600 | −₹1,800 |
| Professional TaxRs 200 a month, Rs 300 in February. Salaries up to Rs 25,000 a month pay nothing, after the threshold was raised from Rs 15,000 in April 2025. | −₹2,500 | −₹208 |
| Income tax and cessTaxable income ₹3,13,299 under the new regime. | ₹0 | ₹0 |
| Estimated take-home | ₹3,64,199 | ₹30,350 |
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What we subtracted before taxing
- Standard deduction, ₹75,000 Automatic for salaried employees.
Entered but not allowed under this regime
- Professional Tax paid: ₹2,500. The new regime does not allow the section 16(iii) deduction, so PT still leaves your bank account but does not reduce taxable income.
Taxable income: ₹3,13,299
| Slab | Income in slab | Tax |
|---|---|---|
| ₹0 to ₹4,00,000 at 0% | ₹3,13,299 | ₹0 |
| Tax before rebate | ₹0 | |
| Add: Health & Education Cess at 4% | ₹0 | |
| Total income tax | ₹0 |
Show the salary structure used
| Component | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| Basic salary | ₹2,10,000 | ₹17,500 |
| House Rent Allowance | ₹84,000 | ₹7,000 |
| Special allowance and other payThe balancing figure, whatever is left of gross after Basic, DA and HRA. | ₹94,299 | ₹7,858 |
| Gross salary | ₹3,88,299 | ₹32,358 |
Using these assumptions
- Basic salary is 50% of CTC, ₹2,10,000 a year, ₹17,500 a month.
- No Dearness Allowance, which is normal in the private sector.
- Your PF is capped at the ₹15,000 statutory wage ceiling.
- The employer's PF contribution is counted inside your CTC.
- A gratuity provision of 4.8% of Basic + DA is included in CTC.
- Professional Tax: Rs 200 a month, Rs 300 in February. Salaries up to Rs 25,000 a month pay nothing, after the threshold was raised from Rs 15,000 in April 2025.
- No variable pay or annual bonus.
- Tax is calculated under the new regime for Tax Year 2026–27.
Estimates only. Your payslip is the authority. Disclaimer
Why another ₹4.2 LPA offer might pay differently
Same CTC, different structures. Each row changes exactly one thing against the assumptions used above, so you can see which levers matter at this package.
| If your offer is structured like this | Monthly in-hand | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Basic at 50% of CTC, PF capped at the statutory wage | ₹30,350 | baseline |
| Basic at 40% of CTC | ₹30,758 | +₹408 |
| Basic at 60% of CTC | ₹30,182 | −₹168 |
| PF charged on the whole of Basic, not the ₹15,000 ceiling | ₹29,750 | −₹600 |
| Employer's PF sits outside CTC | ₹32,150 | +₹1,800 |
| A state with no Professional Tax, such as Delhi | ₹30,558 | +₹208 |
| No gratuity provision inside CTC | ₹31,192 | +₹842 |
At ₹4.2 LPA the biggest single lever is this one: Employer's PF sits outside CTC, worth ₹1,800 a month on its own. That is 5.1% of the whole package, decided by a line in your salary structure rather than anything you negotiated.
The same package in a different state
Professional Tax is the only part of this calculation that depends on where you are payrolled. It is capped at ₹2,500 a year nationally, so it is never the reason a salary looks wrong, but it is real money, and several states charge nothing at all.
| State | Professional Tax a year | Monthly in-hand |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Goa, Odisha and other states with no Professional Tax | None | ₹30,558 |
| West Bengal | ₹1,800 | ₹30,408 −₹150 |
| Telangana | ₹2,400 | ₹30,358 −₹200 |
| Gujarat | ₹2,400 | ₹30,358 −₹200 |
| Karnataka | ₹2,500 | ₹30,350 −₹208 |
| Maharashtra | ₹2,500 | ₹30,350 −₹208 |
| Andhra Pradesh | ₹2,500 | ₹30,350 −₹208 |
What matters most at ₹4.2 LPA
- Your employer's provident fund policy is worth ₹300 a month here. Capped at the ₹15,000 statutory wage, your contribution is ₹1,800; charged on your full Basic it is ₹2,100. Your payslip says which. Work yours out.
- Moving Basic from 40% to 60% of CTC shifts take-home by ₹577 a month, and changes your tax by nothing. Basic drives provident fund and gratuity, not taxable income, so it is a cash-now-versus-savings-later decision. More on that.
- The old regime catches up at about ₹0 a year of deductions. Section 80C and health insurance alone can get you most of the way, so it is worth checking properly. How the regimes differ.
- Stepping up to ₹4.5 LPA adds ₹2,440 a month. That is 97.6% of the ₹30,000 added to the package. The rest goes to tax and to employer-side components that scale with Basic.
- Dividing ₹4.2 LPA by twelve overstates your salary by ₹4,650 a month. 13.3% of the headline figure never reaches your account, and ₹2,642 of that was never salary in the first place. Where the gap comes from.
Why a ₹4.2 LPA package pays no income tax
Taxable income here is ₹3,13,299, which sits inside the first slab. Nothing is charged on the first ₹4,00,000 under the new regime, and the ₹75,000 standard deduction pulls this package below even that.
So none of the gap between ₹4.2 LPA and your bank balance is tax. All of it is structural: ₹31,701 a year is employer-side cost that was never salary, and ₹21,600 goes into your own provident fund. Of those two, only the first is genuinely gone.
Old regime or new regime at ₹4.2 LPA
New regime
₹30,350
a month · ₹0 annual tax
Old regime
₹30,350
a month · ₹0 annual tax
On the figures entered, the two regimes come out level.
This compares only the figures you entered. The old regime rewards rent, 80C investments, health insurance and home loan interest. If you have those and have not entered them, the comparison will understate it. Your employer also needs to know which regime you have chosen before they calculate TDS.
| Deductions and exemptions claimed | Old regime | Against the new regime |
|---|---|---|
| Nothing claimed | ₹30,350 | +₹0 |
| ₹1,50,000 | ₹30,350 | +₹0 |
| ₹2,25,000 | ₹30,350 | +₹0 |
| ₹3,00,000 | ₹30,350 | +₹0 |
| ₹4,00,000 | ₹30,350 | +₹0 |
| ₹5,50,000 | ₹30,350 | +₹0 |
Each row spreads the total across the heads the old regime allows: section 80C first, then NPS, health insurance, home loan interest, and metro rent for anything beyond. Your own mix will differ, which is what the full calculator is for.
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Questions about a ₹4.2 LPA salary
Is ₹4.2 LPA divided by 12 my monthly salary?
No. ₹4.2 LPA divided by twelve is ₹35,000; the estimate here is ₹30,350. That is a gap of ₹4,650 a month, or 13.3% of the headline figure.
It is not one deduction but four: ₹31,701 a year of employer-side cost that never becomes salary, ₹21,600 into your own provident fund, ₹0 of income tax and ₹2,500 of Professional Tax.
Can two ₹4.2 LPA offers pay different amounts?
Yes, and by more than most people expect. Running this CTC through the structures employers actually use produces a range from ₹29,750 to ₹32,150 a month, a spread of ₹2,400.
The largest single lever at this package is one line in the salary structure: Employer's PF sits outside CTC. On its own it is worth ₹1,800 a month.
Do I pay any income tax on ₹4.2 LPA?
No. Taxable income comes to ₹3,13,299, which falls inside the nil-rate slab. Your employer should not be deducting TDS at this package under the new regime.
If TDS is being deducted from your payslip, it is worth asking payroll why. A common cause is that no regime declaration was submitted and an old-regime assumption is being applied.
Which tax regime is better for ₹4.2 LPA?
It depends on how much you can claim. At this package the old regime overtakes the new one once your total exemptions and deductions reach roughly ₹0 a year.
If you pay substantial rent in a metro, have a home loan, and use the full section 80C and NPS allowances, that is reachable. If you rent modestly and have little invested, it is not. Run both with your actual numbers rather than guessing.
How this estimate was produced
- Tax rules are the ones in force for Tax Year 2026–27, under the Income-tax Act, 2025 (in force from 1 April 2026).
- EPF and pension figures follow EPFO’s published contribution rules.
- Professional Tax is included only for states where we have a rule we trust, and named as missing where we do not.
- Every assumption behind the estimate is shown on screen and can be changed.
- The calculator runs entirely in your browser. Your salary is never sent anywhere.
Method and sources
Every figure on this page was computed by the same engine that powers the main calculator. This is a saved state of that tool, not a written-up example. Tax slabs, the section 87A rebate, surcharge, cess, the PF wage ceiling and Karnataka's Professional Tax rule all come from one versioned data file for Tax Year 2026–27.
Read the full methodology for what is and is not modelled, or the sources page for where each rule comes from. If something here looks wrong, tell us. Corrections are published.
Written by Divya Akash Dutta. Last reviewed 18 August 2026 for Tax Year 2026–27.