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New Labour Code Salary Calculator — Calculate Your 2026 Take-Home Pay

Use this page to estimate how compensation distribution may change under wage-definition alignment. It helps you compare monthly take-home, PF movement, and gratuity accrual before talking to HR or payroll.

Last reviewed: 30 March 2026

Things to know before using this calculator

  • It is an estimator for planning, not a statutory notice or legal opinion.
  • Final payroll can vary based on employer policy and state-level tax treatment.
  • The same CTC can produce different in-hand outcomes depending on basic share.
  • Use your latest payslip and offer-letter structure for better input quality.
Instant salary impact calculator

CTC daaliye, current basic structure select kijiye, aur dekhiye new wage definition ke baad monthly in-hand kitna change ho sakta hai.

Current Basic Salary % of CTC40%
Employee PF contribution preference

Current Monthly CTC

₹83,333

State wage floor used

₹20,358/month

Annual CTC band

10L

New wage base

₹41,667/month

New Monthly Take-Home

₹73,133

Calculated for Delhi with a IT/ITES salary structure.

⚠️ Your take-home salary will DECREASE by ₹2,000/month

📈 Your PF contribution will INCREASE by ₹1,000/month

This happens because basic salary is increased to 50% of CTC under the new labour code.

Annual Impact Overview:

Over a year, take-home changes by ₹24,000. Your PF corpus grows by ₹12,000 a year more, and your gratuity accrual increases by ₹400.65 each month.

ComponentOld StructureNew Structure
Basic₹33,333₹41,667
HRA₹16,667₹20,833
PF (employee)₹4,000₹5,000
PF (employer)₹4,000₹5,000
Gratuity accrual₹1,603₹2,003
Professional Tax₹200₹200
Net Take-Home₹75,133₹73,133
Confidence note: Estimate based on standard assumptions (12% PF, 50% basic rule, flat ₹200 PT). Actual numbers may differ based on employer policy and state-specific slabs.
This is an estimate based on new labour code rules.
Last updated: 30 March 2026

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Last reviewed: 30 March 2026

Formula Assumptions

  • New Basic = max(CTC × 50%, State Minimum Wage × 12).
  • PF uses 12% mandatory by default; higher PF mode applies selected rate.
  • HRA is modeled at 50% of basic and professional tax is a flat ₹200/month estimate.
  • Take-home = CTC − employee PF − employer PF − professional tax.

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Step-by-step explanation of calculation

  1. Start with annual CTC and your current basic percentage.
  2. Compute current basic amount and current PF-linked deductions.
  3. Apply wage-base rule: new basic uses the higher of 50% of CTC or state wage floor equivalent.
  4. Recompute employee PF, employer PF, gratuity accrual, and estimated take-home.
  5. Compare old vs new values to understand monthly and annual deltas.

Detailed comparison table

ProfileOld take-home / monthNew take-home / monthEmployee PF change / monthGratuity accrual change / month
Employee A₹6,00,000 CTC · Delhi₹46,200₹43,800₹1,200₹481
Employee B₹10,00,000 CTC · Maharashtra₹76,133₹73,133₹1,500₹601
Employee C₹18,00,000 CTC · Gujarat₹1,35,400₹1,31,800₹1,800₹721

Employee impact

Monthly take-home can decline when PF and gratuity-linked components rise. This is mainly a timing shift between present cash and future benefit accumulation.

Employer impact

Employer PF outflow and compensation communication workload may rise. Payroll teams should model scenario bands before rollout and align messaging early.

Example salary structures

Compare a low-basic structure (for example 25–30% basic) versus a wage-aligned structure (around 50% basic). The second model generally increases statutory components and reduces in-hand variance risk.

For focused explainers, see the 50% basic rule guide and PF contribution page.

Practical payroll scenarios

Joining a new company

Compare two offers with the same CTC but different basic percentages. This often reveals a meaningful monthly in-hand difference.

Annual compensation review

Use estimated deltas to discuss whether a raise should be fixed-pay heavy, variable-heavy, or balanced with long-term benefits.

HR policy communication

Share consistent scenarios with employees before restructuring changes to reduce confusion and repetitive support tickets.

Payroll readiness checks

Run test cohorts across salary bands to estimate aggregate PF/gratuity movement and communication impact.

Frequently Asked Questions

It is designed for practical estimation and communication, not final payroll execution. Accuracy depends on your input assumptions and your employer's actual policy implementation for allowances, PT slabs, and compliance mapping.
The largest driver is wage reclassification. When basic wages move up, PF and gratuity-linked values also move up, which can lower monthly in-hand amount at the same total CTC.
Yes. The comparison includes both employee PF and employer PF estimates so HR/payroll users can discuss total compensation movement with better clarity.
Yes, as a structured comparison aid. Use it to compare offer structures by basic percentage and statutory impact, then validate with the official compensation policy from the employer.
Not necessarily. Monthly liquidity may reduce, but long-term retirement savings can improve through higher statutory contribution levels.
Because state wage floors and tax context can influence practical payroll baselines. A central framework still meets state-level operational realities.
Yes. It helps explain expected deltas transparently to employees and supports pre-implementation communication with scenario-based numbers.
Verify current basic share, PF mode, wage floor assumptions, and any company-specific CTC components such as insurance, variable pay, and retention structures.

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Reviewed by & methodology

Reviewed by the LabourCodeCalc editorial team for salary-estimation clarity and payroll usefulness. Method uses declared inputs (CTC, basic %, PF preference, state wage reference) and transparent output comparisons.

Disclaimer: This tool does not provide legal advice. Always confirm final payroll outcomes with HR/payroll and applicable legal advisors.