How the calculation works on PKR 1,50,000 / month
Your annual gross of Rs 18,00,000 reaches the FY 2025-26 salaried slab 3. The marginal rate that applies to your next rupee earned is 11%, while your effective rate works out to 4.00%.
Bracket
Rate
Amount in band
Tax
Up to 600,000
0%
600,000
0
600,001 — 1,200,000
1%
599,999
6,000
1,200,001 — 2,200,000
11%
599,999
66,000
Total annual tax
72,000
That works out to roughly Rs 6,000 a month deducted from your gross — leaving you with Rs 1,44,000 take-home. Your effective tax rate is 4.00%, even though your marginal rate is 11%.
What changes if you're not salaried?
Earning the same PKR 1,50,000 a month as a business owner or self-employed professional puts you under the non-salaried slab table — bracket rates rise meaningfully. IT exporters under the export-services regime go the other way: a flat 0.25% (PSEB-registered) or 1% (unregistered) on foreign-currency receipts.
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