Normally, state government imposes professional tax slab rates basis for salaried individuals and collects it monthly. However, in case of professionals, company, Director, Partners etc. the professional tax is collected annually. Below are the rates of professional tax slab of various states with respect to salary:

Union Territories and States Not Imposing Professional Tax

S.No	Name of Union Territory	Professional Tax Applicability
1.	Andaman & Nicobar	Not Applicable
2.	Chandigarh	Not Applicable
3.	Dadar & Nagar Haveli	Not Applicable
4.	Daman & Diu	Not Applicable
5.	Delhi	Not Applicable
6.	Lakshadweep	Not Applicable
7.	Puducherry	Not Applicable

States Exempted from Professional Tax are listed Below

S.No	Name of Union Territory	Professional Tax Applicability
1.	Arunachal Pradesh	Not Applicable
2.	Haryana	Not Applicable
3.	Himachal Pradesh	Not Applicable
4.	Jammu & Kashmir	Not Applicable
5.	Punjab	Not Applicable
6.	Rajasthan	Not Applicable
7.	Nagaland	Not Applicable
8.	Uttaranchal	Not Applicable
9.	Uttar Pradesh	Not Applicable

Andhra Pradesh Professional Tax Slab Rates for Financial Year 2016-17

Monthly Salary	Professional Tax (P.M)
Up to Rs. 15,000/-	NIL.
Rs. 15,001/- -Rs. 20,000/-	Rs.150
Rs. 20,001/- or Above	Rs. 200

Assam Professional Tax Slab Rates for Financial Year 2016-17

Monthly Salary	Professional Tax (P.M)
Up to Rs. 10,000/-	NIL.
Rs. 10,001/- to Rs. 14,999/-	Rs.150/-
Rs. 15,000/- to Rs. 24,999/-	Rs. 180/-
Rs. 25,000/- or More	Rs. 208 /- & Rs. 212/-

Professional Tax -Assam is payable at the rate of Rs. 208/- for first 11 months and Rs. 212/- in the last month.

Bihar Professional Tax Slab Rates for Financial Year 2016-17

Monthly Salary	Professional Tax (P.M)
Up to Rs. 25,000/-	NIL.
Rs. 25,001/- to Rs. 41,666/-	Rs. 83.33/-
Rs. 41,667/- to 83,333/-	Rs. 166.67/-
Rs. 83,333/- or More	Rs. 208.3/-

Chattisgarh Professional Tax Slab Rates for Financial Year 2016-17

Monthly Salary	Professional Tax (P.M)
Up to Rs. 12,500/-	NIL.
Rs. 12,501/- to Rs. 16,667/-	Rs. 150/-
Rs. 16,668/- to 20,833/-	Rs. 180/-
Rs. 20,834/- to 25,000/-	Rs. 190/-
Rs. 25,001/- or More	RS. 200/-

Goa Professional Tax Slab Rates for Financial Year 2016-17

Monthly Salary	Professional Tax (P.M)
Up to Rs. 15,000/-	NIL.
Rs. 15,001/- to Rs. 25,000/-	Rs. 150/-
Rs. 125,001/- or More.	RS. 200/-

Gujarat Professional Tax Slab Rates for Financial Year 2016-17

Monthly Salary	Professional Tax (P.M)
Up to Rs. 5,999/-	NIL.
Rs. 6,000/- to Rs. 8,999/-	Rs. 80/-
Rs. 9,000/- to Rs. 11,999/-	Rs. 150/-
Rs.12,000/- or More	Rs. 200/-

Jharkhand Professional Tax Slab Rates for Financial Year 2016-17

Monthly Salary	Professional Tax (P.M)
Up to Rs. 25,000/-	NIL.
Rs. 25,001/- to Rs. 41,666/-	Rs. 100/-
Rs. 41,667/- to Rs. 66,666/-	Rs. 150/-
Rs. 66,667/- to Rs. 83,333/-	Rs. 175/-
Rs. 83,334/- or More	RS. 208/-

* Professional Tax in Jharkhand is payable at the rate of Rs. 208/- for first 11 months and Rs. 212/- in the last month.

Karnataka Professional Tax Slab Rates for Financial Year 2016-17

Monthly Salary	Professional Tax (P.M)
Up to Rs. 25,000/-	NIL.
Rs. 15,001/- or Above	Rs. 200/-

Kerala Professional Tax Slab Rates for Financial Year 2016-17

Monthly Salary	Professional Tax (P.M)
Up to Rs. 1,999/-	NIL.
Rs. 2,000/- to Rs. 2,999/-	Rs. 20/-(120)
Rs. 3,000/- to Rs. 4,999/-	Rs. 30/-(180)
Rs. 5,000/- to Rs 7,499/-	Rs. 50/-(300)
Rs. 7,500/- to Rs. 9,999/-	Rs. 75/-(450)
Rs. 10,000/- to Rs 12,499/-	Rs. 100/-(600)
Rs. 12,500- to Rs. 16,666/-	Rs. 125/-(750)
Rs. 16,667/- to Rs 20,833/-	Rs. 166/-(1000)
Rs. 20,884/- or More	Rs. 208/-(1250)

Payable Semi-Annually. In brackets, Professional Tax Payable Semi-Annually is mentioned.

Madhya Pradesh Professional Tax Slab Rates for Financial Year 2016-17

Monthly Salary	Professional Tax (P.M)
Up to Rs. 15,000/-	NIL.
Above Rs. 15,001/-	Rs. 208/- & Rs. 212/-

Madhya Pradesh Professional Tax is payable at the rate of Rs. 208/- for 11 months and Rs. 212/- for the last month.

Maharashtra Professional Tax Slab Rates for Financial Year 2016-17

Monthly Salary	Professional Tax (P.M)
Up to Rs. 7,500/-	NIL.
Rs. 7,501/- to Rs. 10,000/-	Rs. 175/-
Above Rs. 10,001/-	Rs. 200/- & Rs. 300/-

State Government of Maharashtra levies Professional Tax at the rate of Rs. 200/- for 11 months and Rs.300/- for the last month. Women who earn Salary up to Rs.10,000/- per month are exempted from paying Professional Tax.

Meghalaya Professional Tax Slab Rates for Financial Year 2016-17

Monthly Salary	Professional Tax (P.M)
Up to Rs. 4,166/-	NIL.
Rs. 4,167/- to Rs. 6,250/-	Rs 16.50/-
Rs. 6,251/- to Rs. 8,333/-	Rs. 25/-
Rs. 8,334/- to Rs. 12,500/-	Rs. 41.50/-
Rs. 12,501/- Rs.16,666/-	Rs. 62.50/-
Rs. 16,667/- Rs. 20,833/-	Rs. 83.33/-
Rs. 20,834/- to Rs. 25,000/-	Rs. 104.16/-
Rs. 25,001/- to Rs. 29,166/-	Rs. 125/-
Rs. 29,167/- to Rs. 33,333/-	Rs. 150/-
Rs, 33,334/- to Rs. 37500/-	Rs. 175/-
Rs. 37,501/- to Rs. 41,666/-	Rs. 200/-
Above Rs. 41,667/-	Rs. 208/-

Meghalaya Professional Tax is payable at the rate of Rs. 208/- for first 11 months and Rs. 212/- in the last month.

Orissa Professional Tax Slab Rates for Financial Year 2016-17

Monthly Salary	Professional Tax (P.M)
Up to Rs. 13,304/-	NIL.
Rs. 13,305/- to Rs. 25,000/-	Rs. 125/-
Rs. 25,001/- or More	Rs. 200/- and Rs.300/-

Orissa Professional Tax will be payable at the rate of Rs. 200/- for first 11 months and Rs. 300/- in the last month.

Tamil Nadu Professional Tax Slab Rates for Financial Year 2016-17

Professional Tax Exemption in Tamil Nadu: Upto Rs. 3,500/- per month professional tax is exempted from tax.

Monthly Salary	Professional Tax (P.M)
Up to Rs. 3,500/-	NIL.
Rs. 3,501/- to Rs. 5,000/-	Rs. 16.66/- (100).
Rs. 3,501/- to Rs. 5,000/-	Rs. 40/- (235).
Rs. 9,001/- to Rs. 10,000/-	Rs. 85/-(510).
Rs. 10,001/- to Rs.12,500/-	Rs. 126.67/-(760).
Rs. 12,501/- or above	Rs. 182.50/-(1095).

Collectible Semi- Annually. In bracket, Professional Tax Payable Semi-Annually is mentioned.

Telangana Professional Tax Slab Rates for Financial Year 2016-17

Monthly Salary	Professional Tax (P.M)
Up to Rs. 15,000/-	NIL.
Rs.15,001/- to Rs. 20,000/-	Rs. 150/-
Rs. 20,001/- or More.	Rs. 200/-

Tripura Professional Tax Slab Rates for for Financial Year 2016-17

Monthly Salary	Professional Tax (P.M)
Up to Rs. 5,000/-	NIL.
Rs. 5,001/- to Rs. 7,000/-	Rs. 70/-(420).
Rs 7,001- Rs 9,000/-	Rs. 120/-(720).
Rs. 9,001/- to Rs.12,000/-	Rs.140/-(840).
Rs 12,001- Rs 15,000/-	Rs. 190/-(1140).
Rs. 15,001/- or More	Rs. 2496/-(208).

Collectible Semi-Annually. The amount given in bracket is the Professional Tax Payable Semi-Annually.

West Bengal Professional Tax Slab Rates for Financial Year 2016-17

Monthly Salary	Professional Tax (P.M)
Up to Rs.8,500/-	NIL.
Rs. 8,501/- to Rs.10,000/-	Rs. 90/-
Rs. 10,001- to Rs. 15,000/-	Rs. 110/-
Rs. 15,001/- to Rs. 25,000/-	Rs.130/-
Rs. 25,001/- to Rs.40,000/-	Rs. 150/-
Rs. 40,001/- or More	Rs. 200/-

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Professional Tax Slab Rates in India for Financial Year 2016-17