Compare Salary Tax Across Years

Enter your salary once. See your income tax under every year's slabs, from 2021-22 to 2026-27.

01 Year by year

Your salary tax in every year

Example: tax on a salary of Rs 150,000 a month under each year's slabs. Enter your salary above to see your own figures.

Change is the difference in monthly tax from the year before.

Tax year	Monthly tax	Take-home	Effective rate	Change
2026-27	Rs 6,000	Rs 144,000	4%	No change
2025-26	Rs 6,000	Rs 144,000	4%	− Rs 4,000
2024-25	Rs 10,000	Rs 140,000	6.7%	+ Rs 2,500
2023-24	Rs 7,500	Rs 142,500	5%	No change
2022-23	Rs 7,500	Rs 142,500	5%	No change
2021-22	Rs 7,500	Rs 142,500	5%	—

02 What changed

How salary tax rates changed each year

The salary slabs are set in each year's Finance Act. These are the main changes behind the figures above.

2026-27Finance Act 2026

Eight slabs instead of six. Rates were cut from Rs 2,200,001 upwards, the 35% top rate now starts at Rs 7,000,000, and the salaried surcharge was removed.
2025-26Finance Act 2025

Rates fell for most salaried people in 2025-26. The first taxable slab dropped from 5% to 1%, and the salaried surcharge was cut from 10% to 9%.
2024-25Finance Act 2024

Tax went up for most salaried people in 2024-25. The slab boundaries were lowered, every taxable rate rose, the 35% rate started much earlier, and a 10% surcharge was added for income above Rs 10,000,000.
2023-24Finance Act 2023

The first two slabs stayed the same in 2023-24, but rates rose for higher salaries and the 35% top rate started at Rs 6,000,000 instead of Rs 12,000,000.
2022-23Finance Act 2022

The salary tax table was simplified in 2022-23 from twelve slabs to seven. Tax fell for monthly salaries up to about Rs 200,000 but rose for higher salaries, because the 35% top rate now started at Rs 12,000,000 instead of Rs 75,000,000.
2021-22Finance Act 2019 (unchanged in 2020 and 2021)

Salary tax rates did not change in 2021-22. The twelve-slab table introduced for tax year 2020 stayed in force, from 5% on the first taxable slab to 35% above Rs 75,000,000.

03 Answers

Questions about tax across years

Quick answers about how salary tax has changed in Pakistan since 2021-22.

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Which year had the highest salary tax in Pakistan?

For any salary above Rs 100,000 a month, 2024-25 had the highest tax of the last six years. Between Rs 50,000 and Rs 100,000 it tied with 2021-22. On Rs 500,000 a month the tax was Rs 113,750 a month in 2024-25, against Rs 92,000 in 2026-27.

Is salary tax lower in 2026-27 than in 2025-26?

For most salaries, yes. The 2026-27 slabs cut rates from Rs 2,200,001 a year upwards and removed the 9% surcharge on salaried income above Rs 10,000,000. Up to Rs 2,200,000 a year (about Rs 183,000 a month) the tax is the same.

Why does my tax change from year to year if my salary is the same?

The salary slabs are set each year in the Finance Act. When the slab boundaries or rates change, the same salary is taxed differently. Use this calculator to see the effect on your own salary.

How do I find the tax rates for a past year?

Each year has its own page with the slab table and a calculator for that year. Start from the income tax slabs page and pick the year.

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Sources and last update

Finance Act 2026 (Gazette of Pakistan, 26 June 2026)
FBR Withholding Income Tax Rate Cards for tax years 2026 and 2027
Income Tax Ordinance 2001 (amended up to 30 June 2026), First Schedule, Part I, Division I, with footnotes for earlier tables
2021-22 rates: published tax cards (not yet checked against an FBR document)
Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)

Last reviewed: 7 November 2026. How we calculate

Results are estimates, not tax advice. For your exact tax, check your salary certificate or ask a tax professional.