FBR Salary Tax Slabs 2020-21
The 12 slabs salaried individuals were taxed under from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.
- Tax-free up to
- Rs. 600,000
- a year (Rs. 50,000 a month)
- Top rate
- 35%
- above Rs. 75,000,000 a year
- Surcharge on salary
- None
- no section 4AB surcharge this year
- Deducted by
- Employer
- monthly, under section 149
Slab table
Annual taxable income, rupees| Annual taxable income | Rate | Fixed tax | How to work it out |
|---|---|---|---|
| Up to 600,000 | 0% | 0 | Nil |
| 600,001 – 1,200,000 | 5% | 0 | 5% of the amount over 600,000 |
| 1,200,001 – 1,800,000 | 10% | 30,000 | 30,000 + 10% over 1,200,000 |
| 1,800,001 – 2,500,000 | 15% | 90,000 | 90,000 + 15% over 1,800,000 |
| 2,500,001 – 3,500,000 | 17.5% | 195,000 | 195,000 + 17.5% over 2,500,000 |
| 3,500,001 – 5,000,000 | 20% | 370,000 | 370,000 + 20% over 3,500,000 |
| 5,000,001 – 8,000,000 | 22.5% | 670,000 | 670,000 + 22.5% over 5,000,000 |
| 8,000,001 – 12,000,000 | 25% | 1,345,000 | 1,345,000 + 25% over 8,000,000 |
| 12,000,001 – 30,000,000 | 27.5% | 2,345,000 | 2,345,000 + 27.5% over 12,000,000 |
| 30,000,001 – 50,000,000 | 30% | 7,295,000 | 7,295,000 + 30% over 30,000,000 |
| 50,000,001 – 75,000,000 | 32.5% | 13,295,000 | 13,295,000 + 32.5% over 50,000,000 |
| Above 75,000,000 | 35% | 21,420,000 | 21,420,000 + 35% over 75,000,000 |
Monthly salary table
What common salaries pay each month
Gross salary only, with no exemptions or deductions. For your own figure, use the calculator.
Calculate my salary tax| Monthly salary | Monthly tax | Take-home | Annual tax | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50,000 | 0 | 50,000 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 100,000 | 2,500 | 97,500 | 30,000 | 2.5% |
| 150,000 | 7,500 | 142,500 | 90,000 | 5.0% |
| 200,000 | 15,000 | 185,000 | 180,000 | 7.5% |
| 250,000 | 23,542 | 226,458 | 282,500 | 9.4% |
| 300,000 | 32,500 | 267,500 | 390,000 | 10.8% |
| 400,000 | 52,500 | 347,500 | 630,000 | 13.1% |
| 500,000 | 74,583 | 425,417 | 895,000 | 14.9% |
| 1,000,000 | 195,417 | 804,583 | 2,345,000 | 19.5% |
Worked example
How much tax on a Rs. 200,000 salary in 2020-21?
Rs. 15,000 a month (Rs. 180,000 a year), leaving Rs. 185,000 take-home, an effective rate of 7.5%. Rs. 2,400,000 a year falls in the Rs. 1,800,000–2,500,000 slab: Rs. 90,000 plus 15% of the Rs. 600,000 above Rs. 1,800,000.
The full Rs. 200,000 page →- 200,000 × 12
- 2,400,000
- 0 – 600,000 at 0%
- 0
- 600,000 – 1,200,000 at 5%
- 30,000
- 1,200,000 – 1,800,000 at 10%
- 60,000
- 1,800,000 – 2,400,000 at 15%
- 90,000
Year on year
2020-21 against 2019-20 on the same salary
| Monthly salary | Annual tax 2019-20 | Annual tax 2020-21 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | No change |
| 150,000 | 90,000 | 90,000 | No change |
| 200,000 | 180,000 | 180,000 | No change |
| 300,000 | 390,000 | 390,000 | No change |
| 500,000 | 895,000 | 895,000 | No change |
| 1,000,000 | 2,345,000 | 2,345,000 | No change |
Questions
About the 2020-21 rates
5 questions · answers checked 21 September 2026
12 slabs: 0% up to Rs. 600,000 a year, then 5%, 10%, 15%, 17.5%, 20%, 22.5%, 25%, 27.5%, 30%, 32.5%, with 35% on income above Rs. 75,000,000. Each rate applies only to the income inside its slab.
From 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021, under the Finance Act 2020. Employers use them for the monthly deduction under section 149 in that period, and they are the rates for the return for that tax year.
No. No section 4AB surcharge applies to salary in 2020-21.
Division I, Part I of the First Schedule to the Income Tax Ordinance 2001, as amended by the Finance Act 2020.
The table on this page was checked against: FBR Withholding Tax Rate Card, updated to 30 June 2020; FBR Withholding Tax Rate Card, updated to 30 June 2021.
A resident individual whose salary was more than 75% of taxable income. Below that share, the rates for non-salaried individuals applied instead.
What changed from 2019-20
The Finance Act 2020 kept the 2019-20 salaried table: no tax up to Rs. 600,000, then rates rising from 5% to 35%, twelve slabs in all.
Sources and dates
- Division I, Part I, First Schedule · ITO 2001
- as amended, Finance Act 2020
- FBR Withholding Tax Rate Card, updated to 30 June 2020 ↗
- Official document
- FBR Withholding Tax Rate Card, updated to 30 June 2021 ↗
- Official document
- Rates last reviewed
- Source links checked