Salary tax 2026-27

Tax on Rs 240,000 monthly salary

Monthly income tax, annual tax and take-home pay for a Rs 240,000 salary in Pakistan, with the slab-by-slab working.

Answer for Rs 240,000 a month

Monthly taxRs 21,000
Annual taxRs 252,000
Take-home per monthRs 219,000
Effective rate8.8%

At Rs 2,880,000 a year this salary reaches the 20% band, so the last rupees you earn are taxed at 20%, while the overall (effective) rate is only 8.8%.

Of the Rs 240,000 you earn each month, Rs 21,000 goes in tax, which leaves Rs 219,000. Put another way, each Rs 1,000 of salary costs you about Rs 87.5 in tax on average.

How the tax is worked out

The first Rs 600,000 of your Rs 2,880,000 is tax-free, and 3 higher bands cover the rest. Each rate applies only to the income inside its band:

Annual income band (Rs)RateYour income in band (Rs)Tax (Rs)
0 to 600,0000%600,0000
600,001 to 1,200,0001%600,0006,000
1,200,001 to 2,200,00011%1,000,000110,000
2,200,001 to 3,200,00020%680,000136,000

The bands add up to Rs 252,000 a year, or Rs 21,000 a month.

What a raise or a bonus does

A 10% raise to Rs 264,000 adds Rs 4,800 of tax each month, so you keep 80% of the extra Rs 24,000. One extra month of salary as a yearly bonus adds Rs 48,000 of tax, leaving you about Rs 192,000 of it.

RaiseNew monthly salaryNew monthly taxNew take-homeExtra take-home
5%Rs 252,000Rs 23,400Rs 228,600Rs 9,600
10%Rs 264,000Rs 25,800Rs 238,200Rs 19,200
20%Rs 288,000Rs 31,667Rs 256,333Rs 37,333

Compare nearby salaries

Monthly salaryMonthly taxTake-homeEffective rate
Rs 210,000Rs 15,000Rs 195,0007.1%
Rs 220,000Rs 17,000Rs 203,0007.7%
Rs 230,000Rs 19,000Rs 211,0008.3%
Rs 240,000Rs 21,000Rs 219,0008.8%
Rs 250,000Rs 23,000Rs 227,0009.2%
Rs 260,000Rs 25,000Rs 235,0009.6%
Rs 270,000Rs 27,167Rs 242,83310.1%

All figures use the 2026-27 slabs for salaried individuals (tax year 2027, 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027) and assume the whole salary is taxable for the full year, with no tax credits. Confirm with the Federal Board of Revenue or your payroll team before relying on them.

Related and frequently asked questions

Use the Pakistan Salary Tax Calculator for any other amount, or the guide to income tax on salary for the full slab table and examples. All salary levels: salary tax by monthly salary.

How much tax is deducted from a Rs 240,000 monthly salary in Pakistan?

For 2026-27 the annual income tax on Rs 240,000 a month (Rs 2,880,000 a year) is Rs 252,000, which is Rs 21,000 a month, if the whole salary is taxable.

What is the take-home pay on Rs 240,000 a month?

About Rs 219,000 a month after income tax, before any other deductions such as provident fund or loan recovery.

What happens to my tax if I get one extra month of bonus?

With 13 salaries in the year your annual tax would be Rs 300,000 instead of Rs 252,000, so the bonus adds Rs 48,000 of tax and you keep about Rs 192,000 of it.