Income Tax on ₹10 Lakh Salary

Set to a ₹10 lakh salary. Add your own income and deductions.

A ₹10 lakh salary is tax-free in the new regime. Taxable income after the ₹75,000 standard deduction is ₹9.25 lakh: 5% on ₹4 to 8 lakh (₹20,000) plus 10% on the ₹1.25 lakh above ₹8 lakh (₹12,500) gives ₹32,500, and the 87A rebate cancels it.

About Income Tax on ₹10 Lakh Salary

A ₹10 lakh salary is tax-free in the new regime. Taxable income after the ₹75,000 standard deduction is ₹9.25 lakh: 5% on ₹4 to 8 lakh (₹20,000) plus 10% on the ₹1.25 lakh above ₹8 lakh (₹12,500) gives ₹32,500, and the 87A rebate cancels it.

In the old regime the tax is ₹1,06,600 including cess with only the ₹50,000 standard deduction, ₹59,800 with ₹2.25 lakh of deductions and ₹28,600 with ₹3.75 lakh. It takes about ₹4.5 lakh of deductions to bring the old regime down to nil.

How it works

  1. Choose your age group and enter your gross salary and any other income.
  2. If you are thinking of the old regime, open its deductions and add HRA, 80C, 80D and home loan interest.
  3. Compare the two totals, see how much the cheaper regime saves, and copy the comparison.

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Questions people ask

Is a 10 lakh salary tax-free in 2026-27?

Yes, in the new regime, for a resident individual whose only income is the salary. Any salary up to ₹12.75 lakh is tax-free.

What is the monthly tax on a 10 lakh salary?

Nil in the new regime. In the old regime with no deductions it is about ₹8,883 a month.

Can HRA make the old regime better at 10 lakh?

Only if HRA, 80C, 80D and other deductions together reach about ₹4.5 lakh, which brings the old regime to nil as well. Otherwise the new regime costs less.

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