India Payroll RulesTelangana professional tax on salary
The Telangana Commercial Taxes Department’s “PT Schedule” page (read on 14 November 2026) shows the First Schedule of the Telangana Tax on Professions, Trades, Callings and Employments Act, 1987 “as amended upto date”. For salary and wage earners by monthly pay: nil up to ₹15,000; ₹150 a month from ₹15,001 to ₹20,000; ₹200 a month above ₹20,000 (₹2,400 a year).
Examples
| Monthly salary | Tax a month | Tax a year |
|---|---|---|
| ₹15,000 | ₹0 | ₹0 |
| ₹15,001 | ₹150 | ₹1,800 |
| ₹18,000 | ₹150 | ₹1,800 |
| ₹20,000 | ₹150 | ₹1,800 |
| ₹20,001 | ₹200 | ₹2,400 |
| ₹60,000 | ₹200 | ₹2,400 |
Limits of this page
This is the department’s consolidated web page, not the amending gazette or the text of the Act, and it carries no date or amendment number. Only entry 1 (salary and wages) is worked; professionals, businesses and the other entries of the schedule are not. Check your employer’s notice.
Common questions
How much professional tax does a salaried person pay in Telangana?
The First Schedule shown by the Commercial Taxes Department: nothing up to ₹15,000 a month; ₹150 a month from ₹15,001 to ₹20,000; ₹200 a month above ₹20,000, which is ₹2,400 a year.
Is this from the gazette?
No. It is the department’s own consolidated page of the First Schedule “as amended upto date”, not the amending notification or the Act text, and it gives no date.
Is there a different amount in February?
The page shows no separate February rate, so none is applied.
Source
- Commercial Taxes Department, Government of Telangana (tgct.gov.in), PT Schedule: First Schedule of the Telangana Tax on Professions, Trades, Callings and Employments Act, 1987 (as amended upto date), entry 1, read on 14 November 2026.
Read on 14 November 2026 from the department’s consolidated web page, which carries no date or amendment number. Later changes were not looked for. This site is independent, not connected with the Telangana Government, and gives information, not tax advice.