Salary hike on ₹7 LPA
₹7 LPA is where product-company freshers and two-year IT services employees typically sit. It remains fully outside income tax under the new regime after the standard deduction and Section 87A rebate.
Where you stand today on ₹7 LPA
- Gross salary
- ₹ 6,58,000
- Employer EPF (part of CTC)
- ₹ 42,000
- Income tax (new regime)
- ₹ 0
- Monthly in-hand
- ₹ 51,133
Worked example: a 30% hike on ₹7 LPA
- Current CTC: ₹ 7,00,000
- Hike amount: ₹ 2,10,000
- New CTC: ₹ 9,10,000
- Monthly in-hand: ₹ 51,133 → ₹ 66,533 (+₹ 15,400), a real hike of 30.1%
Try your own number
Your appraisal
₹ 7,00,000 per year
Assumptions
Left at zero, the old regime is compared using only the standard deduction, professional tax and your EPF. Add your actual exemptions for a fair comparison.
What this hike does
Your real hike, 30.1% in your bank, tracks the 30% on paper. Of the ₹ 2,10,000 raise, ₹ 25,200 goes to tax and PF.
Revised salary breakdown
| Component | Monthly | Annual |
|---|---|---|
| Revised CTC | ₹ 75,833 | ₹ 9,10,000 |
| Employer PF, inside your CTC | − ₹ 4,550 | − ₹ 54,600 |
| Gross salary | ₹ 71,283 | ₹ 8,55,400 |
| Basic pay (50%) | ₹ 37,917 | ₹ 4,55,000 |
| HRA and other allowances | ₹ 33,367 | ₹ 4,00,400 |
| Employee PF (12% of basic) | − ₹ 4,550 | − ₹ 54,600 |
| Professional tax | − ₹ 200 | − ₹ 2,400 |
| Income tax (new regime) | ₹ 0 | ₹ 0 |
| Net take-home | ₹ 66,533 | ₹ 7,98,400 |
FY 2026-27 rates, new regime applied. It leaves you ₹ 64,667 a year better off than the old regime.
Where your revised CTC goes
- Take-home 87.7%
- PF, yours and employer's 12%
- Tax and professional tax 0.3%
Tax by regime
We assume no HRA or 80C claims. Add yours under Assumptions if your letter says otherwise, and the comparison will change.
Next step
Got the number. Now what do you say?
How to counter an offer: what to ask for, in what order, and what the ask is worth after tax.
Hike table for ₹7 LPA
From ₹7 LPA you can take a hike of roughly 94% before income tax begins at all. Because of that, the real hike and the headline hike track each other almost perfectly across most of the table below, a rare situation that disappears the moment your CTC crosses about ₹13.5 LPA.
| Hike | New CTC | Monthly in-hand | Extra / month | Real hike |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5% | ₹ 7,35,000 | ₹ 53,700 | +₹ 2,567 | 5% |
| 10% | ₹ 7,70,000 | ₹ 56,267 | +₹ 5,134 | 10% |
| 15% | ₹ 8,05,000 | ₹ 58,833 | +₹ 7,700 | 15.1% |
| 20% | ₹ 8,40,000 | ₹ 61,400 | +₹ 10,267 | 20.1% |
| 25% | ₹ 8,75,000 | ₹ 63,967 | +₹ 12,834 | 25.1% |
| 30% | ₹ 9,10,000 | ₹ 66,533 | +₹ 15,400 | 30.1% |
| 35% | ₹ 9,45,000 | ₹ 69,100 | +₹ 17,967 | 35.1% |
| 40% | ₹ 9,80,000 | ₹ 71,667 | +₹ 20,534 | 40.2% |
| 45% | ₹ 10,15,000 | ₹ 74,233 | +₹ 23,100 | 45.2% |
| 50% | ₹ 10,50,000 | ₹ 76,800 | +₹ 25,667 | 50.2% |
| 55% | ₹ 10,85,000 | ₹ 79,367 | +₹ 28,234 | 55.2% |
| 60% | ₹ 11,20,000 | ₹ 81,933 | +₹ 30,800 | 60.2% |
| 65% | ₹ 11,55,000 | ₹ 84,500 | +₹ 33,367 | 65.3% |
| 70% | ₹ 11,90,000 | ₹ 87,067 | +₹ 35,934 | 70.3% |
| 75% | ₹ 12,25,000 | ₹ 89,633 | +₹ 38,500 | 75.3% |
| 80% | ₹ 12,60,000 | ₹ 92,200 | +₹ 41,067 | 80.3% |
| 85% | ₹ 12,95,000 | ₹ 94,767 | +₹ 43,634 | 85.3% |
| 90% | ₹ 13,30,000 | ₹ 97,333 | +₹ 46,200 | 90.4% |
| 95% | ₹ 13,65,000 | ₹ 99,198 | +₹ 48,065 | 94% * |
| 100% | ₹ 14,00,000 | ₹ 98,913 | +₹ 47,780 | 93.4% * |
Assumes basic pay at 50% of CTC, EPF at 12% of basic, professional tax of ₹200/month, and whichever tax regime leaves more in hand. FY 2026-27 rates.
Old vs new tax regime on ₹7 LPA
On a ₹7 LPA salary the new regime wins outright and there is no realistic way to beat it. The ₹75,000 standard deduction and the Section 87A rebate already reduce your tax to ₹ 0, so no amount of HRA or 80C investment under the old regime can improve on it. Choose the new regime and skip the paperwork.
Common questions about a hike on ₹7 LPA
What is a 10% hike on ₹7 LPA?
A 10% hike on ₹7 LPA takes your CTC to ₹ 7,70,000, which works out to about ₹ 56,267 per month in hand, an increase of ₹ 5,134 a month over your current take-home.
What is a 30% hike on ₹7 LPA?
A 30% hike on ₹7 LPA takes your CTC to ₹ 9,10,000. Your monthly in-hand becomes roughly ₹ 66,533, up ₹ 15,400 a month. Note that the real increase in take-home is 30.1%, not 30%. The difference is income tax and provident fund.
What is the monthly in-hand salary for ₹7 LPA?
On a ₹7 LPA CTC with a 50% basic component, your gross salary is ₹ 6,58,000 after removing the employer's EPF contribution. After your own EPF, professional tax and income tax under the new regime, you take home about ₹ 51,133 per month.
Should I pick the old or new tax regime on ₹7 LPA?
At ₹7 LPA the new regime wins outright. Because your income is fully covered by the standard deduction and the Section 87A rebate, there is no realistic level of deductions that would make the old regime worthwhile.