What is Net Salary?
Net salary — also called take-home or in-hand pay — is what an employee actually receives in their bank account after all statutory and voluntary deductions are removed from gross salary.
Last updated: June 2026Definition
Net salary = Gross salary − all deductions. The deductions typically include income tax (TDS), employee Provident Fund (PF), Professional Tax (PT), Employees' State Insurance (ESI) where applicable, and any voluntary items like NPS contributions or loan EMIs run through payroll.
How net salary is calculated
- Start with gross salary (basic + DA + HRA + allowances + bonus).
- Subtract employee PF (12% of PF wages, typically basic).
- Subtract Professional Tax as per state slabs (e.g., ₹200/month in Maharashtra above a threshold).
- Subtract ESI (0.75% of gross) if gross wages ≤ ₹21,000/month.
- Subtract TDS as computed on annual projected income.
- Subtract any voluntary deductions (NPS, loans, insurance top-ups).
Why net salary varies month to month
Even when gross salary is fixed, net pay can change because of variable components (incentives, overtime), TDS re-projection after investment declarations or HRA proof submission, or one-off deductions such as loan EMIs and arrears recovery.
Net salary in Texlaculture HRMS
Texlaculture's payroll engine computes net salary per employee, per cycle, respecting tax regime choice (old vs new), state-specific PT slabs, PF/ESI caps and your custom deduction heads. The output is an audit-ready, e-mailed payslip.
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