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Karnataka professional tax on salary

The Karnataka Commercial Taxes Department’s professional tax portal (read on 14 November 2026) links a schedule of rates under section 3(2) of the Act. Entry 1: salary or wage earners whose monthly salary or wage is ₹25,000 or more pay ₹200 a month. Entries 2 to 12 (GST-registered persons, self-employed professionals, employers of more than five employees, companies and others) pay ₹2,500 a year; a person covered by more than one entry pays under any one of them.

Limits of this page

The linked file is named “pt amendment bill”. The enacted amendment and its commencement date were not found. There is no February rate in the Department’s file, but the text of Karnataka Bill 8 of 2025 (PRS copy) adds ₹300 for February. The older Act text on another Karnataka site holds an older schedule. Confirm with the Department.

Common questions

How much professional tax does a salaried person pay in Karnataka?

The schedule the Department publishes: ₹200 a month where the monthly salary or wage is ₹25,000 or more; nothing below that.

Is there a higher amount in February?

Karnataka Bill 8 of 2025 (PRS India copy of the Bill) would substitute ₹200 a month except February and ₹300 for February. The Department’s own schedule file has no February rate, and this site could not confirm the Bill was enacted, so the calculator does not apply ₹300; if the Bill is in force, February is ₹300 and the year is ₹2,500.

Is this the law in force?

The file the Department links as its PT schedule is named "pt amendment bill". This site did not find the enacted amendment or its date, so check with the Department before relying on it.

Source

Read on 14 November 2026. The schedule file is named as an amendment bill and the enacted Act was not found, so confirm with the Department before deducting. This site is independent, not connected with the Karnataka Government, and gives information, not tax advice.