Pakistan’s salaried class has paid approximately Rs633 billion in income tax on salaries, exceeding the combined tax contributions of influential exporters, major real estate traders, and the retail sector during the 2025–26 fiscal year.
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) collected Rs174 billion from exporters, Rs191 billion from real estate sellers, and Rs70 billion in withholding tax from retailers.
In the new fiscal year, the government has decided to provide tax relief to both salaried individuals and exporters. It has also announced the elimination of direct interaction between taxpayers and tax officials.
The FBR collected Rs13.010 trillion during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, with the salaried class emerging as one of the largest contributors, as income tax was deducted directly from employees’ salaries and deposited into the national exchequer.
According to the FBR’s provisional figures, including book adjustments, salaried employees paid Rs633 billion in income tax during FY2025–26, compared with Rs585 billion during FY2024–25.
Exporters, who earn in foreign exchange, paid Rs174 billion in income tax during FY2025–26, slightly lower than the Rs176 billion they contributed in the previous fiscal year.
The figures indicate that exporters’ income tax contribution has remained largely unchanged over the past two years.
