CTC Breakup Calculator — Components Decoded
Split a CTC into basic, HRA, special allowance, employer PF and gratuity — the standard structure, month by month.
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About CTC Breakup Calculator — Components Decoded
A CTC is an annual COST equation, and decoding it is offer-evaluation 101. The standard structure: basic (the anchor everything else scales from), HRA (usually 50% of basic in metros), employer PF (12% of basic — inside your CTC but paid into your EPF, never your bank), a gratuity accrual (4.81% of basic — the 15/26 formula spread monthly), and special allowance, the balancing figure that absorbs whatever remains. Basic percentage is the structural lever: at 40% of a ₹10 lakh CTC, basic is ₹33,333/month. Push basic UP and PF + gratuity grow (forced savings, lower take-home, bigger retirement corpus); push it DOWN and monthly cash rises while HRA exemption capacity (tied to basic) shrinks — a trap for renters. Companies also park insurance premiums, meal cards, joining bonuses and ESOP values inside CTC; two ₹12 lakh offers can differ by ₹8,000+ a month once decoded with this table. Note what this calculator deliberately separates: GROSS monthly (cash components) versus in-hand, which further subtracts YOUR 12% PF, income tax and professional tax — that final step is the in-hand salary calculator's job, linked below. Structure first, tax second: most offer-comparison mistakes happen at the structure step, not the tax step.
How to use CTC Breakup Calculator — Components Decoded
- 1Enter Annual CTC, Basic as % of CTC (%), HRA as % of basic (%) into the CTC Breakup Calculator.
- 2The result is computed automatically using CTC = basic + HRA + special allowance + employer PF (12% of basic) + gratuity accrual (4.81% of basic) — only the first three are monthly cash — there is no button to press; it updates live as you type.
- 3Change any input to model a different scenario, then use “Copy result link” to share the exact numbers.
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Frequently asked questions
Special allowance kya hota hai aur itna bada kyun hai?+
Yeh CTC ka balancing item hai — jo bachta hai woh 'special allowance' ban jaata hai, fully taxable, koi exemption nahi. Basic kam rakhne wali companies me special allowance bada dikhta hai (cash zyada, PF/gratuity kam). Isme koi jaadu nahi: taxable cash hai. Offer compare karte waqt isko basic + HRA ke SAATH jodkar total cash dekhiye, alag-alag label par mat atkiye.
Employer PF mera paisa hai ya company ka?+
Aapka hai — par bank me nahi, EPF account me jaata hai. 12% me se 8.33% EPS (pension) me aur 3.67% EPF me jaata hai. CTC me dikhakar bhi yeh 'cost to company' hi hai jo aapke naam jama hota hai, 8%+ tax-free interest ke saath. Isliye CTC-to-CTC comparison me PF ko ignore mat kijiye: high-basic offer ka 'kam in-hand' asal me forced savings hai, loss nahi.
Gratuity 4.81% kahan se aata hai?+
Gratuity formula hai: har poore saal ke liye 15 din ki basic (15/26 mahine ki salary). 15 ÷ 26 ÷ 12 = 4.81% per month accrual — isliye companies CTC me itna hi dikhati hain. Catch: payment 5 saal continuous service ke BAAD hi milta hai (death/disability exceptions chhodkar). 3 saal me chhodne par CTC me gina gaya yeh paisa kabhi nahi milta — switch decisions me isse adjust kijiye.
Offer letter ka CTC mere calculation se match nahi ho raha?+
Aam wajahен: variable/bonus CTC me hai (is calculator me cash components ke bahar rakhiye), insurance premium ya meal card jode गए hain, employer NPS hai, ya basic % alag hai. Annexure se line-items nikaal kar inputs adjust kijiye — basic% aur HRA% sliders se zyadatar structures reproduce ho jaate hain. Jo line reproduce na ho, HR se poochhna bilkul jaayaz hai: yeh aapka contract hai.
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